Music Production and Technology
In they sink, Arnalds uses layered piano recordings and feedback delay effects to effectively play more notes than would otherwise be possible. This creates an interesting stereo image that sounds (on monitors with descent soundstage) like the recorded piano is dispersed all around your head.
– Nick Andreev
In Forever Changeless, Frahm uses close-miking to more clearly capture the sound of a piano’s action mechanism. This, combined with a very soft-sounding piano, creates a distinctly intimate sound.
– Nick Andreev
This song is beautiful, the chord progression mixed with the sweetness of her voice is perfect. She also did an amazing job balancing out the harmonies, they are just the right amount and it makes it so calming to listen too. Theres also a really faint percussion that sounds like a wood block that sounds amazing.
Simple piano, drums, acoustic guitar in some parts. The beat it some what repetitive, with a nice harmony through the song. Especially at 1:20.
In this music piece, they kept it simple with basically just the drums and electric guitar carrying. At 1:15 it goes a lower tone than raises to a higher tone and that happens throughout the song.
Type of sound:
You’ll need slightly different setups based on the type of sound you’re going for.
In my case I’m going for an accompanying background sound, which should be somewhat soft. This can be achieved by playing the piano slightly quieter rather than all out loud piano.
Upright Piano Recording Samples:
In order to get the sound needed from above, either place a pair of microphones on the outside of the instrument for a more natural sound, or just one. They should be cardioid condenser mics like stated before. The mic(s) should be placed close but not too close, and placed either close to the front or back of the piano for a singular mic or in both spots for two. Optimal distance is 8 inches (more or less) for the most dynamic sound. The piano can also be opened. In most cases, you can put a mic on top of the piano.
In short, all you really need is the piano, condenser mics that have a cardioid setting and distance proportional to the volume of the piano you want.
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https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/support/basic-recording-techniques-wpiano-sound/https://www.dawsons.co.uk/blog/how-to-record-piano
Spaced Pair (A/B) Technique
Two cardioids spaced a foot or two apart are placed at or around the unhinged side opening of a grand piano. The mic closer to the keyboard can be thought of as a treble mic, the other as a bass.
How it works:
This song has a good sound of piano in the chorus, I like the rhythm of this song. This is song that is originally from Steve Winwood.
This is a nice pop song, I like the use of instruments in the background.
This song overall has a lot of repetition. The beginning starts out with piano and guitar, and drums fall in when the lyrics come in. The drums disappears pretty soon, and that continues throughout of the song. I like the steadiness throughout the song 🙂