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Larry Oji, Super Moderator, Judge, "Dirge for the Follin" Project Director, VG Frequency Creator
 Member 23125 Level 2.74 Jul 2007 
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Recording acoustic piano
Is there anyone out there recording acoustic piano digitally? I have been using Apple Garageband to record a real instrument track, importing it to itunes, and burning it to a cd from there. Is anyone using a different program they find works well for this type of application? I am recording mostly classical type pieces, and only occasionally working with other instrumentalists. Thank you very much!
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Syklis Green
Member 19355 Level 8.23 Feb 2007
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I think most professionals/studios either use Pro Tools or a hardware recorder. I use Cakewalk Sonar 6 myself.
I'm interesting in what kind of mic setup you use. Almost touching strings (close)?, a few feet away (mid-ambient)?, far away (ambient)?, mixed? etc... I wish I had access to a hall with nice acoustics to record my playing, it's tough to get good results when ever I record anything... |
Member 19121 Level 28.49 Feb 2007
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I utilize a sampler. Its Garritan Personal Orchestra's piano. Its not as realistic as I would like but sometimes its easier to use a sampler than find a player.
(ex) http://www.allacrost.org/staff/user/rain/Prelude2.mp3 I imagine the best way to get a good crisp mic recording of a piano, would be to set up 2 mics , (for L, R stereo) near the piano's aural 'sweet spot'. The thing is, most piano's are different and therefore adjustments need to be made to take advantage of each piano's sound. For a brighter piano, I tend to like a closer mic, to catch the vibrant key tones for a brighter, jumpier responsive sound. On an older piano, the wood has aged and probably has a different quality of sound. Therefore, mic-ing the piano a bit further might help to take advantage of the tone and pick up the natural reverb of the room/piano nicely. It depends on what you want. 
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