Pianist • piano • microphones • desk • analogue-to-digital interface • audio workstation • editing and mixing • post-production • cd Artists using pianorecording.co.uk not only have access to a Bösendorfer piano, but also to the high quality components used during the other stages in a successful recording sequence. Close miking a piano with valve mics gives a naturally warm and accurate sound with very low noise. Rode NTK and MXL V77 tube mics are used.  These mics have dedicated power supplies, and are excellent for close miking. It is also useful to capture the more rounded sound of the piano from around 3m away, and for this purpose a pair of Rode NT2 condensers are used.  The option to use any blend of these sources during mixing is then left open.  Just as important as the microphones themselves is their proper placement.  No build quality can ever fix the problem of a badly positioned microphone, and before recording begins time is spent getting optimum sound.  It is down to the engineer’s experience to find the sweet spots within a given recording environment with careful listening. Once good sound capture has been achieved, it is vital that its integrity is kept during the analogue-to-digital conversion (ADC).  This stage is handled by a MOTU 828 interface.

 

 

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