greengyozaman
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Hi all,
New here, and wondering if you can help.
I'm doing a piano recital next month and wondering what's the best way to record a grand piano in a small recital room (120+ capacity).
Piano: Steinway Model-D grand, 9-ft
Venue: Small recital room (120+ capacity), high ceiling with a dome roof in the middle part of the long diagonal room, with good acoustic (sound will travel far)
Piano position: one end of the room, lid fully-open facinig other side of the room
Music: classical (Debussy, Arvo Part, Mussorgsky, new music by Andrew Campling)
Equipments I have so far:
1) Recorder: Zoom R24, Zoom H4n
2) Mics: 2 x Shure PG81, 2 x AKG Perception 420, 2 x AKG C214 matched pair
Equipments I'm thinking about getting:
1) Mics: 2 x Rode NT2-A, 2 x Rode NT55, or 2 x Audio Technica AT2050
2) Preamp: Presonus Digimax D8 or Focusrite Octopre MkII
Or should I go for 2 x AKG C414 XLS, or other mics and not bother with the preamp?
Should I use more or less mics?
I would like a transparent, clean, sound without too much hammer action noice but need to capture the weight of the Steinway grand sound in full without loss of lower-frequency signal...
Thanks for your help in advance.
New here, and wondering if you can help.
I'm doing a piano recital next month and wondering what's the best way to record a grand piano in a small recital room (120+ capacity).
Piano: Steinway Model-D grand, 9-ft
Venue: Small recital room (120+ capacity), high ceiling with a dome roof in the middle part of the long diagonal room, with good acoustic (sound will travel far)
Piano position: one end of the room, lid fully-open facinig other side of the room
Music: classical (Debussy, Arvo Part, Mussorgsky, new music by Andrew Campling)
Equipments I have so far:
1) Recorder: Zoom R24, Zoom H4n
2) Mics: 2 x Shure PG81, 2 x AKG Perception 420, 2 x AKG C214 matched pair
Equipments I'm thinking about getting:
1) Mics: 2 x Rode NT2-A, 2 x Rode NT55, or 2 x Audio Technica AT2050
2) Preamp: Presonus Digimax D8 or Focusrite Octopre MkII
Or should I go for 2 x AKG C414 XLS, or other mics and not bother with the preamp?
Should I use more or less mics?
I would like a transparent, clean, sound without too much hammer action noice but need to capture the weight of the Steinway grand sound in full without loss of lower-frequency signal...
Thanks for your help in advance.