piano/ mics/ small room

Chucho · 1st January 2007

got a room 12 by 13 + carpet (high ceiling)
got nice piano - rodgers upright

assuming there won't be a stellar acoustic, wondering if omins would be wasted. Figure of 8s also?
Cardioids then ?

2 mics for $2k ish

thank you

**Remoteness** · 2nd January 2007

That's a simple one and at half your budget...

DPA SMK4061

bachconnelly · 2nd January 2007

I would try TLM 193's in ORTF or 414's in ORTF. Bluemline 414's might not be a bad choice either. I have never found an upright that sounds good to my ears... but knowing how directional they are, I wouldn't be opposed to maybe try close miking the thing and adding reverb later. I would use either the 414's or maybe 4041's for close miking. Just my 2 cents..

D-

Chucho · 3rd January 2007

thanks for that.
I was thinking about 414s so I could play around with the polar patterns but I had a couple in a studio a while back and never liked them. More likely my fault than AKGs.
I also got it in my head I needed SDCs. Who knows why.
I know the real answer is to try a load of them but I was interested in peoples real life experience of small rooms and pianos.
I never noticed those little DPAs before.
anyone have much luck with close miking pianos and adding reverb later?

onwards and upwards

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Remoteness Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 7,405	That's a simple one and at half your budget... DPA SMK4061

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bachconnelly Gear nut Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 116	I would try TLM 193's in ORTF or 414's in ORTF. Bluemline 414's might not be a bad choice either. I have never found an upright that sounds good to my ears... but knowing how directional they are, I wouldn't be opposed to maybe try close miking the thing and adding reverb later. I would use either the 414's or maybe 4041's for close miking. Just my 2 cents.. D-

3rd January 2007	#4
Chucho Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 596 Thread Starter	thanks for that. I was thinking about 414s so I could play around with the polar patterns but I had a couple in a studio a while back and never liked them. More likely my fault than AKGs. I also got it in my head I needed SDCs. Who knows why. I know the real answer is to try a load of them but I was interested in peoples real life experience of small rooms and pianos. I never noticed those little DPAs before. anyone have much luck with close miking pianos and adding reverb later? onwards and upwards