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I use VST plugins of sampled or modelled pianos for demos and stuff. My input is a weighted 88-key Yamaha digital piano which I picked up for free, and I send a midi out to the DAW. I find it works well in a mix and you are not confined to just the one piano sound. Also recording a real piano picks up the sound of the room.
It works for me as I am all digital, Kemper amp, V-Drums, etc. If I was releasing material professionally, I would definitely consider using a proper studio for recording, as micing stuff up in a home environment is a bit of a nightmare for me
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youSupportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
It didn't work out very well, I could compensate for the volume drop off when the piano player used keys further from the mic but not so much the proximity effect
In the studio I've never mic'ed a piano, I've done a harp and all kinds of other stuff but piano parts were always soft synths. I would definitely try condensers, 2 for stereo, placement would be crucial
I'll experiment, but it's up against a wall in the dining room so not the best placement, it's also a room with interesting natural reverb because of the huge open fireplace taking up most of one wall.
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Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after youPS I use these Kontakt samples, so you may like to compare your mic'd results later with the demo tracks on the website as a comparison .. https://cinesamples.com/product/abbey-road-classic-upright-pianos
https://youtu.be/6gD7Byr6g_Q
Most of the guys I work with seem to do similar.
414s are lovely for this, have also successfully used Neuman TLMs and others.. Doesn't really matter too much - Large Diaphragm is better than small..
Live, I would do different things - but this is recording, so I think that is the optimum strategy..
Not exactly, no.. It's more direct, like a close mic'ed snare vs the snare in a room mic..
but that's generally what I want from a piano on a pop/rock record..
If I were doing a classical record, say, I wouldn't use an upright at all, I would use a grand, and would use a stereo pair (probably spaced) of either Neumann 184s or perhaps some omnis outside the (fully open) lid by 18" or so, and another pair or cardioid SDC in XY about 3m in the air, 5m or so back from the piano for room ambience.. blend to taste.