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Old 11th May 2011   #55
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Originally Posted by tenkas View Post
Nice recording, sounds a bit dull to me in the high end. The pianist is the weakest link in the chain here... not your recording.
Yep, there's not a lot of top end in that one as the space was a concert hall and the mic-to-piano distance was pretty considerable compared to a more 'intimate' venue.

However, here's a point of contrast - this (link below) is from a live jazz trio performance that I did a few years back; the mic is considerably closer, so there's more presence and a bit more top end on the piano. Again, this one's a KU-100 only, so it's binaural in nature, and you'll need good headphones for it to sound 'right':

What is your favorite binaural recording?

...and this link as well for the piano (particularly the 2nd mp3 (05-Boogin' Encore [Optimized For Headphones] as that's jazz piano), whereas the classical link is an orchestral rehearsal and absent any piano:

WOW! Check this out dudes!

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