<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1586" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  <STRONG><EM>Hi Alan And Dale</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>Peter Clark is correct and Dale, you are not...again. :-)</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>My experience with mikes,equalization board,sound reinforcement are more live than recording so bear with me please. I found that boosting the bass section to just above the roll off curve in relation to the tenor section,and detent the treble will give some good results. I always asked for a piano tuning/mike placement eq/check. I would "tweak" the settings to adjust to the PA systems capabilities.  Once set,a little gaffers tape indicated to the sound man to let things alone. This was an A/B test...Board /Amplification. My thoughts were to try and match harmonics of the piano,mikes,board,and amps as closely as I could in relation to 'live' the venue . All lids were required to be open. I know that is not too related to piano recording, however I have never heard an electronic system that can deliver the "visceral  kick" of a live 9 foot concert grand,not to mention the subtile shadings of the overtones,nuances etc. Good mikes,good board, good ears,good studio, good monitors may help...but then again ...what do I know .</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>Hubert Liverman</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>Opelika, Al</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  My Friend Peter Clark RPT & recording engineer says it is because of the complexity of the sound waves. Some of the bass waves for example are 27 feet long: Heck, that's longer than an Oscar Meyer Weaner. So when recording a true piano sound it would make sense<FONT size=5> not</FONT> to stick the mikes in the piano & shut the lid.  Don't cha think?  <FONT size=3>sorry pet peeve</FONT></EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Also I recall him saying something like the waves are 3 dimensional or x , y & Z axis or some such.  Somebody help me out here I'm over my head.............again</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale</EM></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000> <DIV>and the piano seems to be one of the hardest instruments to faithfully reproduce through recording, if not the hardest.  Any thoughts as to why that is?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan Eder</DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT> <P> <HR> <P></P>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.6/617 - Release Date: 1/5/2007<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>