Royer R-10 Ribbon Mic Review / Test

MicrophoneReview
Written By Bandrew Scott

Today I review the Royer R10, a miniature R121 for less than half the price. It is a very smooth figure 8 ribbon mic with a very mid forward sound and tame top end.

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Buy the Focusrite 2i2 (3rd Gen)- Same Performance as 18i20 (Affiliate Link)
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00:00 - Intro / Price / Disclaimer
00:20 - Setup
00:37 - What’s in the Box
01:09 - Build Quality / Walkthrough
01:43 - Specifications
02:02 - Polar Pattern Test (Tone / Rotation)
02:24 - Plosive Test
02:47 - Distance Test / Proximity Effect Test
03:07 - Background Noise Test
03:28 - Untreated Room Test
03:42 - Microphone Mount Bump Test
04:00 - Mic Resonance Tap Test
04:14 - Intro to Comparison
04:34 - MXL R144 Comparison
05:23 - Shure SM7b Comparison
06:00 - Beyerdynamic M160 Comparison
06:48 - AEA KU5a Comparison
07:29 - Neumann U87 Ai Comparison
08:00 - Music Test
10:02 - Pros & Cons
11:40 - Overall Thoughts
14:21 - Recommendation
16:00 - Outro

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing. 

https://www.bandrewscott.com/
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