Piano – SF-12
Engineer & Producer: Russell Dawkins.
Recorded at the University of Victoria – British Columbia.
One SF-12 stereo ribbon mic over a grand piano with the lid removed.
No EQ, compression or effects. The level of this track was raised 3 dB over the original source material level.
“Point No Point” (Paul Cantelon)
Piano – SF-12
Engineer: Norbert Putnam
Recorded at Norbert Putnam’s Cadre Entertainment, Memphis, TN.
One SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone over the soundboard of a Yamaha C-7 piano.
“Impromptu Op.90, No 2” (Franz Schubert)
Violin – R-121
Engineer: Brian Knave
Recorded at White Cow Studio.
One R-121 on violin.
From the Wariznake Productions release “Amistades / Friendship”.
“Cancion del atardecer” (Rafael Manriguez)
String Quartet – SF-12
Engineer: Joe Chiccarelli
Recorded at Cello Studios, Hollywood, CA
One SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone capturing a string quartet.
Joe Chiccarelli recorded this direct to DAT for us in 2000, for early Royer demonstration purposes.
String Quartet
Strings – SF-12
Recorded and mixed by Steve Durkee.
Recorded at The Music Room, Los Angeles, CA.
From the BBC Film “The Messiah.”
One SF-12 on a string quartet.
Recording chain: One SF-12 into an API DiMedio preamplifier. Recorded to a Tascam D-88.
Michel Colombier – “Apologize!” (Michel Colombier)
Harp – SF-12, SF-1
Engineers: John Richards and Travis Dickerson.
Recorded at Travis Dickerson Recording Studios, Chatsworth, CA
One SF-12 and two SF-1ʼs on the harp. Recorded through console preamps to Pro Tools.
In Royer’s early days, we asked world-class session harpist Gayle Levant if she would record a song for us for demonstration purposes. She sent a beautiful harp to a local studio, met us there with her husband John Richards, sound checked, and then recorded this beautiful piece of music in one take. Gayle’s talents are matched only by her wonderful personality and generosity.
“Largo” (from the 5th Violin Sonata by JS Bach)
Clarinet – SF-12
Cello – SF-12
Recorded and mixed by Alan Meyerson. Producer: Hans Zimmer.
Recorded at The Newman Scoring Stage, 20th century Fox.
SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone on cello and clarinet. The high, eerie, sweet melody is an overdubbed cello section playing harmonics, recorded with a single SF-12. The clarinet melody was also recorded on one SF-12. From the 20th Century Fox movie “The Thin Red Line.”
“Light”, from “The Thin Red Line” (Hans Zimmer)
Saxophone – SF-12
Piano – SF-12
Recorded and mixed by Russell Dawkins.
Recorded at the Christ Church Cathedral – Victoria, BC, Canada
One SF-12 stereo ribbon microphone on live saxophone and piano. The SF-12 was positioned twelve feet in front of the musicians, piano slightly to left, saxophone slightly to right. This recording came from a warm-up jam. Recording is dead dry, exactly as it went to DAT.
“Cathedral Jam”
Brass – R-121
Drums – R-121
Recorded and mixed by Craig Brock. Produced by Tom Royer and Craig Brock.
Recorded at Whitehorse Studios, Portland, OR.
Two R-121’s capturing all the brass and drums in a live room (drums also have a single KM-84 small diaphragm condenser mic blended in, hung four feet above the snare).
From the Lil Tom Tom, Inc. release “Insect Ball”.
“Mister Five By Five” (© D. Raye & G. DePaul)
Trumpet and trombones – R-121
Engineered and mixed by Tommy Vicari. Produced by Quincy Jones with Sammy Nestico and Jerry Hey.
Recorded at Capital Studios, Hollywood, CA
From the Qwest Records release “Basie & Beyond”.
Seven R-121’s capturing the trumpets and trombones.
Recorded digitally on Sony 3348-HR’s.
“Out Of The Night” (Sammy Nestico)
“Joy Of Cooking” (Sammy Nestico)