Producer: Shawn Sullivan. Engineer: Kyle Homme.
Recorded to Pro Tools at World Class Audio, Anaheim, CA.
One back side R-121 on vocals and acoustic guitars. Two R-121’s on drum overheads.
Sean Sullivan was the original discoverer of the backward R-121 recording technique. Due to our patented offset ribbon element, the back side of the microphone is slightly brighter than the front side when placed within 3 ft of any sound source.
Recorded by Dusty Wakeman
Recorded at Mad Dog Studios – Burbank, CA.
First rhythm track recorded on an SF-12 stereo ribbon mic (in mixing, one side was centered and the other was panned to left). Harmony/solo track was recorded on a backward R-121, panned toward the right.
The guitar is a Taylor 512 cutaway.
Recorded to 20-bit ADAT. No EQ, compression or effects.
2) Improv.
Strat through a Line-6 amplifier in a hallway (you hear some natural single-coil hum).
R-121 centered 18-inches from the speaker, 10-degrees off axis.
Recorded and mixed by Don Smith. Produced by Steve Jordan.
Recorded at Woodland Studios, Nashville, TN
From the Rycodisc, Inc. release “Shoulda Been Home.”
1) “Baby’s Arms” (Robert Cray)
R-121 on electric guitar.
2) “Help Me Forget” (Robert Cray) Backward R-121 on vocals. R-121 on electric guitars.
Multi-Instrumental Musician/Engineer/Producer Andy Georges worked at Royer Labs for years and remains a good friend of the company. He created many recordings at home and in Los Angeles studios and you’ll find much of his work in this Library.
1) “My Guitar is on Fire” (Andy Georges)
Recorded and mixed by Andy Georges
Recorded at Andy’s home studio.
SF-24 on an acoustic baritone guitar, ten inches from the 12th fret, blended with a piezo pickup. SF-24 80%, piezo 20% in the mix.
Recording chain: SF-24 into a Royer custom built class A tube preamp. Piezo into a Motu 828 preamp. Compression on both mic and piezo. High shelving roll-off on piezo starting at 4K. Recorded into Digital Performer.
3) “Music Of The Speres” (Andy Georges)
Recorded to Digital Performer and mixed by Andy Georges in his home studio. Vocals and all instruments tracked on a backward R-121.
Produced, recorded and mixed by Randy Kohrs
Recorded at Slack Key Studio, Nashville TN.
Recording chain: R-121 and Mojave Audio MA-200 through V-72 Telefunken preamps, high passed at 128 (no other eq). Mild 2 to 1 compression with Kjaerhus Gold compressor. Recorded to Nuendo 3.
“This Is the Last Time (I’m Ever Going to Hurt)” (Blackmon, Lauderdale)
a) Full Mix
b) Isolated Dobro: miked with backward R-121 left position and Mojave Audio MA-200 right position, 8 inches from the guitar for depth.
c) Full Mix, Section 2:
d) Isolated Dobro: miked with backward R-121 left position and Mojave Audio MA-200 right position, 8 inches from the guitar for depth.
