R10 Ribbon Microphone

The Royer R-10 is a passive mono ribbon microphone designed for use in the studio and on live stages. Hand-built in our Burbank California factory, R-10’s sound and performance are all-Royer! R-10 is exceptionally rugged, handling SPLs of up to 160 dB @ 1 kHz (!), and its compact size and mounting system allow for flexible, unobtrusive positioning. The R-10’s 2.5-micron aluminum ribbon element (same as in the legendary R-121) is formed with our patented direct-corrugation process, and is extremely well-protected by a 3-layer windscreen system and internally shock-mounted ribbon transducer. The R-10’s built-in windscreen provides superior protection from air blasts and plosives. It also reduces proximity effect (bass buildup from close miking) so guitar cabinets and acoustic instruments can be close-miked with less bass buildup. The internally shock-mounted ribbon transducer isolates the ribbon element from unwanted vibrations, increasing the ribbon element’s durability. The transducer is even wired for humbucking to reject electromagnetically induced noise!

• THE ROYER MIC FOR EVERYONE, THE RIBBON FOR EVERYTHING: Basically, if you can think of an acoustic or electric sound source, the R-10 is just the right tool to capture it.
• DAVID ROYER CUSTOM DESIGNED TRANSFORMER for high overload threshold, minimizing saturation at even extremely high sound pressure levels. You’ll never overload an R-10!
• OPEN GRILL DESIGN minimizes standing waves and associated comb-filtering effects and its smooth frequency response, phase linearity and lack of self-distortion make it ideal for all digital recording and live sound formats.
• ROYER'S PATENTED OFFSET RIBBON DESIGN like the rest of the R series, positioning the ribbon element toward the front of the transducer, which allows for high SPL handling on the front (logo) side and the option of a brighter response when recording lower SPL sound sources like acoustic guitar, ukulele and vocals on the backside.
• RIBBON TRANSDUCER WIRED IN HUMBUCKING FOR LOW NOISE
• FIGURE-8 POLAR PATTERN