Disklavier

Hi Carol and all
I recently made a CD of piano performances of my DKV for my mother. The
resulting recording quality has been widely praised by quite a few people,
and I have even sold a few of the CDs. Here's the setup I used:
. microphone - AKG D65S, mono (about $100)
. position - placed in curve of grand piano, pointing towards music desk
(critical to get the right placement)
. room - 4 x 5 metre, nothing special, piano sitting on vinyl covered floor
. pre-amp - one I built myself from a magazine design
. storage medium/processing - computer, via Cool Edit Pro, small amount of
reverb, but not much else.

Since making this recording I have researched other microphones and
researched the topic of recording pianos in particular. An often repeated
opinion is that using a very high quality microphone can result in
recording all the clicks and mechanical noises made by a piano. That is,
don't always go for the highest quality. As well, a stereo mic is not
necessarily twice as good as a mono mic.

Carol: I'm happy to mail you a copy of the audio CD for your appraisal.
Then you can judge whether my setup would suit you.

From Australia - Peter Phillips
From Peter Phillips, Electronic Editorials NSW. Phone (02) 9773 4734,
mobile 0418 407 607, fax (02) 9773 9943. Website at
http://members.optushome.com.au/eleced/index.htm


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