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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Michael,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> I don’t doubt you`re receiving a good recording from your set up but it doesn’t seem very logical to me. Those mics on the bar going across look as if they would focus on the notes that they’re stationed right above and cause them to stand out quite readily. How do you prevent that?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Greg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></a></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Spreeman<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 04, 2012 2:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] mp3 recordings - How<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Detailed information about the Earthworks PianoMic system can be found along with recorded comparisons on the Earthworks site. I suggest listening with the best headphones you can get your hands on: <br> <br><a href="http://www.earthworksaudio.com/microphones/pianomic-series-2/">http://www.earthworksaudio.com/microphones/pianomic-series-2/</a><br> <br>We've used the PM40 for about 3 years for both recording and live performances. Attached are a few photos from a recent session done on a Model 220 where we used the PM40 with a set of Neumann M149s. This was about as close to sounding like an accurate representation of the piano's sound that I've heard. Unfortunately, I don't have the audio files from this session (yet). The quality of the PM40 is comparable to the Neumann's and although the 3k price tag may seem a little steep, it's still about 1/4 the cost of the Neumann's. <br> <br>Here's a recording using just the Earthworks PM40. <br> <br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQXPVG_LXuU&list=UUOs5Mzk0G9CtJGr0SJtiE5g&index=4&feature=plcp">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQXPVG_LXuU&list=UUOs5Mzk0G9CtJGr0SJtiE5g&index=4&feature=plcp</a><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#330000'>Michael Spreeman </span></em><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#330033'><br></span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#000066'><a href="http://www.RavenscroftPianos.com">www.RavenscroftPianos.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=stopSpelling></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>I believe this is a unit I viewed on The Ravescroft that Michael Spreeman uses. Michael?<br>Comments on its uses in recording?<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue'>Dale Erwin... 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