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<DIV>The PR-1 is a fantastic invention. I've seen it several times,
most recently at NAMM, and uses proprietary microphones designed
specifically for piano recording. As of now no one else is making anything
similar. It is designed JUST for recording pianos, and indeed it does so
exceptionally well. With ambient noise cancelling circuitry it
provides a clean professional sounding recording that would rival a studio- at a
fraction of the cost. It's nice to see that someone has finally
invented such a device. I highly recommend.</DIV>
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<DIV>(Do I sound like a commercial?)</DIV>
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<DIV>Seriously, it's pretty cool. Check it out.</DIV>
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<DIV>Rob Goodale, RPT</DIV>
<DIV>Las Vegas, NV</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I suppose most
tuners who have been around a few years have seen several examples of
recording techniques for pianos. </DIV>
<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>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</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://www.kawaius.com/main_links/digital/Special/pr-1.html">PR-1 CD
Recorder</A> </DIV>
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