How do I add warmth and body to Piano ??

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Hi,
I am in the process of mixing some piano tracks. They just seem to sound a little weak, and don't have that "booming" sound that you get on a professional recording. My piano seems to have to much high end.

If I EQ, what frequencies would be best to boost/cut for piano?

Ive put a little reverb on it which helped...

What are some tips/tricks that you all know??

Thanks,
Justin
 
For piano, in very general terms, around 80 hz is fullness -- presence is at 2.5kHz to 5kHz -- and there's honkiness at 2.5kHz...

But you're much better off tracking it the way you want to sound (using mic selection and placement) rather than unnecessaryEQ'ing at mixdown...!
 
i use PSP vintage warmer(one of a kind plug-in so i can't give it a group name such as compression or whatever) then i'll add reverb and delay to the aux...thats best i can get w/o actually recording a real G piano
 
What kind of piano was it (size and brand)?
Where did you mic it, and with what mics?
Describe the room it is in?

On synth pianos the low end enhancement features on the BBE or Aphex Aural Exciter can sometimes help (one of the few genuinely useful applications for those boxes).

On an already recorded real piano track, you might try some multiband compression to enhance the low end and control the highs.
 
Fire and Clay:D :D

I actually dont know but have been fighting myself to not post that joke every since I saw your thread. I couldn't hold back any longer. It was all ment in fun as a joke. No harm no foul. You might want to go to the taxi site and download the free studio buddy it helps with a lot of questions like yours. If it is no longer up let me know I send you a copy.
 
warmth and body ?

throw Harry Connick Jr. in it, shut the lid and set it on fire
 
Once again i apologize for the wise crack had i known this was going to happen I would not have done it but you know a snowball rolling downhill tends to build.

p.s. good ones fellas
 
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