PiANO
2013-10-07 by Peter Giles
Here's some information on a fabulous new album that prominently features the Disklavier--Yamaha Artist Tony DeSare's October 1st release of his CD titled, “PiANO.”
“PiANO is the result of more than two years of experimentation and recording entirely created on a Yamaha Disklavier reproducing piano, using various features and technology exclusive to the instrument,” explains DeSare. “Every sound you hear on this album, other than my voice originated from somewhere in, on or under the piano. For example, many of the guitar sounds are played with a guitar pick on the piano string, then processed with EQ, reverb and often run through the great guitar amp simulators featured in Steinberg Cubase music software. The big kettle drum sound from “You Give Love A Bad Name” was made by putting a microphone on the soundboard and another right under the keyset. Many songs use more than 60 tracks of individually recorded piano parts sonically sculpted to sound like anything from a bass drum to a banjo.”
Learn more about it here:
“PiANO is the result of more than two years of experimentation and recording entirely created on a Yamaha Disklavier reproducing piano, using various features and technology exclusive to the instrument,” explains DeSare. “Every sound you hear on this album, other than my voice originated from somewhere in, on or under the piano. For example, many of the guitar sounds are played with a guitar pick on the piano string, then processed with EQ, reverb and often run through the great guitar amp simulators featured in Steinberg Cubase music software. The big kettle drum sound from “You Give Love A Bad Name” was made by putting a microphone on the soundboard and another right under the keyset. Many songs use more than 60 tracks of individually recorded piano parts sonically sculpted to sound like anything from a bass drum to a banjo.”
Learn more about it here: