How I make recordings
Several people had expressed an interest in how I make my recordings — so I posted an explanation of my methods that includes far, far more detail than anybody actually wanted.
I’ve tried to include enough technical detail to make it genuinely useful to others setting out to record pianos and/or set up home studios, but I also tried to keep the discussion at least semi-approachable to the casually interested but not technically inclined. Whichever of those categories you fall into, I hope you’ll find it interesting.
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Nice discussion! I got a 404 when I clicked on the link for comparison.mp3, though.
OOPS! Thanks for the heads-up, Nick. How very sloppy of me. It’s fixed now.
Thank you Paul for these helpful explanations. I haven’t got a recording system yet but I can tell you it is difficult to be more cunning than you are! Plenty of good tips for placing mikes and so on…
Very nicely detailed.
Thanks
thanks for a great explanation of your recording methods and set-up. I will be looking at your recommendations once I get back to my piano. Unfortunately I’m currently living about 9000 miles away from my Steinway B so nothing in the works right now.