recording experiment

[Byeway222 at aol.com]

I suppose most tuners who have been around a few years have seen several  
examples of recording techniques for pianos.  
In the studios which specialise in the recording of jazz, pop and group  
music there appears to be a tradition of close mike positioning of the type you  
are talking about.  I have seen this accompanied by the complete deadening  of 
any 'ambiance' which may be present in or around the piano so that the  
engineers can play around with the sound later and add their own reverb and  
atmosphere.  A grand piano close miked and covered with a duvet is not an  unusual 
sight in a recording studio.  The recording of classical music is a  totally 
different system and it seems that a good (often almost too good) sound  is 
really only acheived with the main mikes between 1 and 5 metres away,  and in a 
studio or hall which has a recognised good acoustic of its  own.  Even then , 
engineers usually edit the sound afterwards.  
 
I recently came across the adverts for a small recording system made by  
Kawai which enables the player to record straight on to CD.  It has two  small 
powered mikes which the advertising blah suggests are placed under the  
soundboard, attached with Velcro onto the maing bracings under the piano.   The 
equipment allows for a certain amount of added reverb etc later
 
 
_PR-1  CD Recorder_ 
(http://www.kawaius.com/main_links/digital/Special/pr-1.html)  
 
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