Mic options for solo Jazz/Pop piano recording....

achabloop5080 · 2nd December 2009

Hi guys,
I'm in the process of recording my first serious (as I'm not only the pianist but also the composer this time) piano solo cd...
Jazz/Pop/Film-scoring style compositions......
I've tested many mics and high-end equipment but I'd like to pay attention to your experience and professionality (I'm more a pianist than engineer, though in the past years I grew up a bit also as recordist)...
Piano will be a Steinway D274 in a beatiful hall...
I got Schoeps MK4 (x2), MK21 (x2), MK2S (x2): I've been offered a great deal on Sound Devices 302, how does this unit compete with Grace Design Lunatec or Dav or Millennia?
If I buy the SD 302, would it make sense to have a main cardioid pair (mk4) and a omni spot? Or should I use a main omni (mk2s) pair with a cardioid spot?
I like very much Stefano Bollani sound on the ECM "Piano Solo" recording...
Warm, detailed and very 3d...

P.S.: I'll use Apogee Rosetta 800 converter.

Thank you

didier.brest · 3rd December 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by achabloop5080

Hi guys,

I like very much Stefano Bollani sound on the ECM "Piano Solo" recording...
Warm, detailed and very 3d...

Did you identify the mic on the pics in the CD booklet?

achabloop5080 · 3rd December 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by didier.brest

Did you identify the mic on the pics in the CD booklet?

Maybe a Schoeps CCM8, but I'm not sure....

didier.brest · 3rd December 2009

Then it would be a setting only for the photo because at least another mic would be missing. I was thinking that it was a stereo microphone.

2nd December 2009	#1
achabloop5080 Gear nut Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Italy Posts: 84 Thread Starter	Mic options for solo Jazz/Pop piano recording.... Hi guys, I'm in the process of recording my first serious (as I'm not only the pianist but also the composer this time) piano solo cd... Jazz/Pop/Film-scoring style compositions...... I've tested many mics and high-end equipment but I'd like to pay attention to your experience and professionality (I'm more a pianist than engineer, though in the past years I grew up a bit also as recordist)... Piano will be a Steinway D274 in a beatiful hall... I got Schoeps MK4 (x2), MK21 (x2), MK2S (x2): I've been offered a great deal on Sound Devices 302, how does this unit compete with Grace Design Lunatec or Dav or Millennia? If I buy the SD 302, would it make sense to have a main cardioid pair (mk4) and a omni spot? Or should I use a main omni (mk2s) pair with a cardioid spot? I like very much Stefano Bollani sound on the ECM "Piano Solo" recording... Warm, detailed and very 3d... P.S.: I'll use Apogee Rosetta 800 converter. Thank you __________________ Gianluca Piacenza http://www.gianlucapiacenza.it info@gianlucapiacenza.it

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didier.brest Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,792	Then it would be a setting only for the photo because at least another mic would be missing. I was thinking that it was a stereo microphone.