Pictures Of Mic'ed Up Pianos In The Studio

[Dot]

Just posted in the Pictures Of Mic'ed Up Drum Kits In The Studio topic here at Gearslutz. Thought we could use one for pianos.

I recently recorded some jazz sessions in a really nice home project studio. More info at The Listening Sessions Meets Jazzooo

Kawai grand piano: a pair of ADK TL's set on omni to Millennia HV-3D and an ADK Commemorative Edition running through a John Hardy M-1.

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ADK on Kawai grand piano Pic #2

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ADK on Kawai grand piano. Pic #3 Close up of ADK TL on higher register and the ADK Commemorative Edition lying on foam pad.

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Here's a shot of Doug "Jazzooo" Robinson at his Kawai grand. Also to the left are two of the Azola basses brought in for the sessions.

[C.Lambrechts]

Chris Pfanneschmidt Mic-Setup during a recording session for Steinway at the Galaxy Main Hall in an attempt to capture the essence of 1 note in surround.


www.galaxy.be

[Jason Poulin]

This is all right on!!!

Great thread Dot. (nice pics btw.)

Hope it picks up.

Jason

[discolightning]

finally a topic I where can contribute!

It's a good thing my 19y/o brother plays piano and is stage manager at the local Civic Center Auditorium! We tracked piano for all our songs in one night, much to my amazement. And upon review, I had to edit very little. Also, he learned most of the songs on the spot.

2 Oktava 319 (Joly Modded) -> Firepod (uggghhh) -> Nuendo 3

[Spall]

I know this thread is years old, but I am looking for some hints on upright piano mic possies....

if you have any photos - let us have 'em!

[Baderup99]

just mic'd up my first ever grand piano.

Rode NT5 spaced pair >> Grace 101
BD M260 Room mic >> Digi 003r

[Baderup99]

here's an audio sample

[Mazaga]

AEA ST Ribbon...

[csimprov]

Yamaha C7 close mic'd with Coles 4038s through Earthworks 1024 pres. The U47 over the left shoulder ran through a 1070. We also put a matched pair of U87s spread wide as distant room mics through API 3124s. iZ Corp. Nyquist converters were used. Engineer: John Shipp

[Rick Sutton]

Pair of 47's on Steinway.

[drBill]

Pairs of ribbons are what I use on piano almost exclusively these days for solo piano recordings. (In this pic there are 2 pairs cause I was shooting them out against each other. I only used one of the pairs in the mix. Didn't use the 92's on the outside of the piano, they were aenimic out there.)

Kind of a bizzare figure-of-8 extravaganza, but it sounds fantastic in use. It's something that I've ended up using on the last 3 solo piano albums I've recorded. Fletcher seems to think I'm trying to redefine the Blumlein technique, but I like to think of it as using my ears and being creative. If you look close, you can see that the front mic(s) are firing L and R and NOT up at the lid and down at the strings. The rear mic(s) is firing down towards the strings and up towards the lid - both mics obviously fig 8's.



Links to sound clips and the entire shootout here. More pics as well if you're interested:

Ribbon Madness....Some Comparisons

I won't spoil it and tell you whether we ended up using the Coles or the Oktavamod 205's. Both mics sounded outstanding.

bp