In light of the discussion about recorded piano sound, kinda curious to know what you mofos make of it here.
This is a studio rec, so it’s got splices
Piano is a Hamburg D. I didn’t get on all that well with it (really light action - almost felt worn) but once you’ve paid for a hall and stuff you gotta make the best of it, and I do really like this ultrarare piece. The sound is a mix of hall mics plus close mics which are near the rear of the piano, maybe a metre away… I’ve got a photo somewhere but can’t find it right now.
I think it sounds good - but too close. Assuming a good hall (which this seems to be) I would have relied just on a single stereo pair placed probably about in between these two pairs, or used less of the close pair. I for my part also love the singing treble you get from left lid, but that is admittedly a bit of an “effect”. Mid- or right lid does give a more neutral/balanced/homogenous sound.
Please do post the picture if you find it! I love these things.
Close mics were my own pair of Rode NT5s. The hall mics were possibly two Neumann U87s, but I’m not sure about that. I know the engineer had them available plus an AKG C414 and another pair which I can’t remember - possibly not ideal for piano as he’s actually more an engineer / producer for rock bands but I know him well and I get good rates.
