Electric Guitar – R-121
Recorded and mixed by Justin Niebank. Produced by Dan Huff.
Recorded at Blackbird Studios, Studio A.
Recording chain: Mics into Neve 8078 console preamps (31105). Recorded to Pro Tools HD at 24/48.
Electric Guitar: R-121 & SM57 on electric guitars, close miked.
“Life is a Highway” (Tom Cochrane)
Acoustic Guitar – R-121
Baritone Acoustic Guitar – SF-24
Vocals – R-121
Electric Guitar – R-121
Percussion – R-121
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.
2) “Sleep Easy Hutch R” (Alex Wurman)
Recorded and mixed by Alex Wurman
R-121 turned backwards on an acoustic guitar.
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.
Acoustic Guitar, Classical – R-122V
Flute – R-121
Recorded and mixed by Robert Friedrich
Recorded at Skywalker Sound Studios, San Rafael, CA.
Acoustic Guitar: Four guitars recorded with four R-122V’s. Mics 1 to 2 ft from guitars.
Flute: One R-121 on flute, at 1 ft distance.
Recording chain: All mics fed to AEA TRP mic preamps, then directly to Sonoma DSD recorder (console was bypassed).
“Mas Que Nada” (Spanish Lyric Version – Jorge Ben/Emily Cranz) Peer International Corp. (BMI)
Brass – R-121, R-122
Saxophone – R-121
Drums – SF-12
Percussion – SF-24
Vocals – SF-24
Sousaphone – R-122
Recorded and mixed by Clint Bennett. Produced by Anthony Marinelli & Shawn Amos.
Recorded at Westlake Studio D (Los Angeles, CA) and Bismeaux Studio (Austin, TX). Additional recording and all mixing at Music Forever.
Recording chain: All mics into Neve VR console preamps at Westlake and API console preamps at Bismeaux. Recorded to Pro Tools HD at 96k. Digi 192 converters at Westlake and Bismeaux, and Apogee converters at Music Forever.
Special thanks to Shout Factory for the use of these recordings.
“Flying High” (Gaye, Stover) – SONG INTRO
1a) Full Mix
1b) Isolated Saxophone: R-121 on saxophone
“Flying High” (Gaye, Stover) – SONG ENDING
2a) Mix
2b) Isolated Vocals, Claps, Percussion: One SF-24 with musicians gathered around it.
2c) Isolated Horn Stem: R-121’s and R-122 on various horns.
2d) Isolated Drums: SF-12 on drum overhead, low and towards the front of the kit.
2e) Isolated Sousaphone: R-122 on sousaphone.
Trumpet – R-121
Trombone – R-122
Electric Guitar – R-121
Drums – SF-12
Sousaphone – R-122
Recorded and mixed by Clint Bennett. Produced by Anthony Marinelli & Shawn Amos.
Recorded at Westlake Studio D, Los Angeles CA. Additional recording and all mixing at Music Forever.
Recording chain: All mics into Neve VR console preamps. Recorded to Pro Tools HD at 96k. Digi 192 converters at Westlake Studios and Apogee converters at Music Forever.
“What’s Going On” (Benson, Cleveland, Gaye)
a) Full Mix
b) Isolated Trumpet & Trombone: R-121 on trumpet and R-122 on trombone.
c) Isolated Electric Guitars: R-121 on electric guitars.
Brass – R-121, SF-24
Trumpet – R-121
Trombone – R-121
Recorded and mixed by Tommy Vicari
Recorded at Bill Schnee Studios, North Hollywood, CA.
Recording chain: All Royer mics through Millennia HV-3D preamps. SF-24 room mic through HV-3D preamp to GML EQ with 3 dB boost at 10K. Recorded to Pro Tools HD.
“Backrow Politics” (Gordon Goodwin) – Full mix from two sections of the same song, with isolated tracks
a) Full Mix
b) Isolated Trumpet solo: R-121 on soloist.
c) Full Mix 2.
d) Isolated Brass & Sax Section: Eight R-121’s on trumpets & trombones, with SF-24 room mic.
e) Isolated Brass & Sax Section: SF-24 room mic alone.
Live Electric Guitar – R-121
Engineer: Tony Daigle
Recorded live at Grant Street Dancehall, Lafayette LA.
Recording notes: Neve, UREI, API, Manley, Amek and PreSonus preamps. Recorded to Otari RADAR system with Nyquist converters.
Special thanks to Dave Klausner for getting us this track.
“Wind In Denver” (Sonny Landreth)
a) Live club mix
b) R-121 (close miked) & KM185 (at 3 ft) on a Dumble Overdrive Special amp
c) The R-121 in “b” alone
d) The KM185 in “b” alone
e) R-121 & 421 (both close miked) on Matchless DC30 amp
f) All four microphones combined (R-121 & KM185 on Dumble and R-121 & 421 on Matchless)
Electric Guitar – R-121
Drums Overheads – SF-12
Produced, engineered & mixed by Michel Wagener.
Recorded at Wireworld Studio, Nashville, TN.
Recording chain: All R-121s into Chandler TG2, TG Channel, and Germanium preamps. All preamps mixed to one bus, to Crane Song HEDD, to Euphonix AM713 A/D converter. Recorded to Steinberg Nuendo.
1) “Free” (Kings X)
a) Full Mix
b) Electric Guitar: two R-121’s on a Randall 4-12 stereo guitar cabinet. (See photos)
c) Electric Guitar: two R-121’s on a Randall 4-12 stereo guitar cabinet and an R-121 three inches from a Randall RM-20 small combo amp. (See photos)
2) “I Don’t Know” (Kings X)
Two R-121’s on a Randall 4-12 stereo guitar cabinet. (See photos)
3) “Move” (Kings X)
Two R-121’s on a Randall 4-12 stereo guitar cabinet and an 121 three inches from a Randall RM-20 small combo amp. (See photos)
Electric Guitar – R-121
Drum Rooms – R-121
Produced, engineered and mixed by Ross Hogarth.
Recorded at Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA.
All tracks recorded to ProTools at 48K.
1) “Rowboat” (Casey, Daniels, French)
a) Full Mix
b) Electric Guitars: R-121, SM-57 and 421 clustered on one 4X12 cabinet speaker.
Recording chain: R-121 to V72 Telefunken tube pre, SM-57 and 421 to Trident console preamps.
c) Drum rooms: R-121 & Coles 4038 blended. Coles 2 ft back from kit, 121 five ft back from kit.
Recording chain: R-121 and 4038 to Trident console preamps, to Chandler EMI compressor. Recorded to ProTools at 48K.
Electric Guitar – R-121
Drums Room – R-121
Produced, recorded and mixed by Ross Hogarth
Recorded at NRG Studios, North Hollywood, CA.
Recording chain: All R-121’s into Neve 1073 preamps. Drum room R-121 compressed with Chandler EMI.
“Mercy” (Etheridge, Taylor)
a) Full Mix
b) Electric Guitars: one guitar miked with an R-121 and SM-57 blended. The wah-wha guitar is miked with an R-121 on a single 1-12 cabinet.
c) Mono Drum Room: R-121 five ft in front of kit, 3 1/2 ft high.