[pianotech] mp3 recordings - How

[Rob McCall]

I've had several of my friends in the recording business use this mic system for recording pianos. They swear it's the best they've encountered for recording acoustic pianos.  It is a little pricey though, but I like the concept.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PianoMicSys/

You can even record with the lid closed with this system, effectively eliminating the "room" problem.

Regards,

Rob McCall

McCall Piano Service, LLC
www.mccallpiano.com
Murrieta, CA
951-698-1875

On Jun 03, 2012, at 12:04 , Kent Swafford wrote:

> I have a good bit of experience providing mp3 files here and on CAUT.
> 
> Close-miking can be great. Recording music and listening to music are two very different things. Close-miking is not the same as "listening with your ear in the piano"; for one thing, one can turn down the volume of the close-miked recording unlike when your head is in a piano.
> 
> Close-miking minimizes the influence of the acoustics of the room upon the sound of the recording.
> 
> Close-miking allows (forces) one to lower the gain of your recording, which tends to minimize environmental sounds like air conditioning, the refrigerator, outside traffic, playing children, etc.
> 
> Your distant miking instructions are fine if you have a beautiful sounding room and a perfectly quiet environment, but they would contribute to the apple-oranges problem since everyone's room will sound slightly different.
> 
> Kent Swafford