SKU: HL.1753728
Royer Labs. Microphone.
Hal Leonard #SF-12.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.1753728).
The SF-12
stereo coincident ribbon
microphone combines high
quality audio performance
with outstanding stereo
separation and imaging.
It is a modern ribbon
design with no audible
diffraction effects or
cavity resonance. An
SF-12 is actually two
matched ribbon
microphones placed one
above the other; each
aimed 45 degrees from
center in the classic
Blumlein configuration.
The frequency response is
excellent regardless of
the angle of sound
striking the ribbons and
off-axis coloration is
negligible. The SF-12
utilizes two 1.8-micron
ribbons, each weighing
approximately 1/3
milligram and producing
superb transient
response. The two ribbon
transducers are
magnet/pole piece
structures that produce a
wide, uniform frequency
response with no
substantial peaks or
dips. The case is ingot
iron and forms part of
the magnetic return
circuit, an effective
system with low leakage
flux which accounts for
the relatively high
sensitivity in a trim
package. The SF-12's
extension cable comes
with a Y adapter that
splits into separate
3-pin male XLR connectors
labled âUpperâ
and âLower,â
for the upper and lower
capsules of the
microphone (when held
vertically). The SF-12 is
uncanny for creating
âyou-are-thereâ
stereo recordings that
capture not only the
instrument being
recorded, but, depending
on positioning, the
acoustic environment as
well. If you pay carefull
attention to the sound of
an instrument or ensemble
in the recording
environment, you will
likely find a place where
it sounds best to you.
Position the SF-12 in
that place and you will
capture that sound.