| Garnd piano recording
You didn't say what genre of music you would be recording. For solo piano, you don't have to be quite as concerned as you would if the piano were part of an ensemble, but never the less, there are different techniques for recording "classical, jazz, and pop piano.
Spaced omnis is a standard practice for classical piano recordings in a reasonably good accoustic space.
As others have said, for close micing (typical for jazz and pop), a pair of cardiod condensers can be made to work, especialy if you take time to find the sweet spots in the piano. A great grand paino will have two very distinct lobes of sound. Stick you head in the piano while someone is playing it and keep listening until you can "see" the pattern of the lobes. Once you know where they are, deciding on mics and mic positions will be easy. |