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Originally Posted by roughly Check out Paper Chase, this bands does this very well, IMHO. Sometimes it's nice to listen to others work and hear what works or not.
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I just saw them again a few nights ago for the first time in years. They've got lots of negative space in their songs and a lot of guitarless moments and the piano just plays riffs. Here again, arrangement is the key. Turning the piano up can really zap the energy out of a rock tune if it swallows the guitars. If you set a compressor to enhance the attack without making the sustain go crazy and bumping somewhere in the upper mids to add attack since it's probably not a tack piano (which can sound cheesy so it might be better that it isn't). Just automate up the parts that need to be heard and/or automate the guitars down if the piano does something crazy on a spot.