Recording

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There are many ways to mike a piano and they all depend on the situation and application. Are you going to record the piano as well as amplify it? Does the pianist use a monitor which could limit the gain before feedback structure? I there an overall high stage spl? I would certainly use a condenser mic but I'm not certain the Beta 91 has the nuance for a great piano mike because the pattern might be too tight. I'm sure it sounds great in a kick drum. Audix has a very nice arrangement using 2 of it's SCX25 mikes. There are a lot of products that would work fine (look into the new Kawai system), but placement is the key with any of them so plan to spend some time finding the sweet spot.
Chuck Vetter
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Morgan 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 3:35 PM
  Subject: Recording


  My church is installing a new sound system, and we will be miking the Steinway M (not a particularly stellar representative, but serviceable.  I have two questions:

  1.  What is the best way to mike a grand?

  2.  Originally (until we decided the sound was best with the mike [Shure Beta 91, cardioid mike] placed on the soundboard to the left of the bass strings, near the top of the bass bridge and resting on foam to isolate)  They suggested it was common to tape it or screw it to the underside of the lid.  Is this underside-of-lid placement (and attaching with screws!) common?

  Thanks for your input.

  Richard Morgan



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