charleski
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It actually exists:piano for left handed
It actually exists:piano for left handed
It actually exists:
YES!... far and away better than most piano recordings on a vid... the fidelity is there - not to much 'room' - just enough... great presence and hammer attack... a bit of 'something' odd at the very top (6.5 seconds in) - action noise (a slow hammer escapement or a damper fall created a harmonic on a string)... a very good grab as an example...You can do so much better relative to what I post in the OP. Here is an example:
You can do so much better relative to what I post in the OP. Here is an example:
The Netherlands is a crazy place!
considering the venue - pros recorded it - 24 bit (assuming) and conservative levels - it almost records itself... obscure note: whomever did it ahead of time, that piano was voiced exceedingly well...It stays far away from max level.
What ribbons did you use?My last piano recording was a guy playing a Steinway in Miller Hall on campus here. I used crossed ribbons back about 3 or 4 meters on the side of the piano where the lid was open. I added a 1/2" omni condenser mike over the soundboard and pointed at the lid, mixed in at a very low level just as a slight hint of spice. I was pretty pleased with it.
Exceedingly important! People often forget that a piano is a percussion instrument.
Jim
My home-made ones. Stereo mike, 1.5" ribbons, 1:37 step-ups (Lundahl).What ribbons did you use?
mu metal lundahl xfmr - and home made... brave!...My home-made ones. Stereo mike, 1.5" ribbons, 1:37 step-ups (Lundahl).
I think no one complains because expectations are low.Adding on, when reading the comments, not one person says anything about bad recordings! Are folks this tolerant of distortion and bad sound quality?
My last piano recording was a guy playing a Steinway in Miller Hall on campus here. I used crossed ribbons back about 3 or 4 meters on the side of the piano where the lid was open. I added a 1/2" omni condenser mike over the soundboard and pointed at the lid, mixed in at a very low level just as a slight hint of spice. I was pretty pleased with it.
Pianos are loud instruments, with a wide dynamic range accessible to the player, so the mic has to be rated for it. They are percussion instruments with felt mallets. They evolved to fill a medium size hall without amplification and are usable in a large hall without amplification.I have been watching a lot of short piano videos. With almost no exception, they sound so distorted and poor to me. I assume some are recorded using iPhones and such. Others appear to have pro videographers yet the sound is just awful. Are they just doing a poor job or is it this difficult? I mostly hear the distortion from the bass notes. Some examples:
This one seems under water:
Every one of her videos sound bad in a different way!
Another under water:
This one screwed up the image too:
Another one with good image but so bad of a recording:
Professional recordings sound infinitely better no matter which album I listen to. Any ideas?
You can thank me for that. Trust me.I don't see that one in my folder....
I might not necessarily agree with that.... no extreme LF or HF.
The lowest piano note should be around 28 Hz. But the physical size & construction of the string & piano means most of what we hear is harmonics of that frequency - even live! And most piano music doesn't use those lowest notes. I also have a couple of piano recordings that show energy down there, but they are the exception, not the norm. And that's not just about the recording, it's the same as what we'd hear live. That's why I said piano doesn't usually have much LF or HF. In other words, when a piano recording doesn't sound right, the common primary reasons are not due to the system (whether recording or playback) LF response.I might not necessarily agree with that.
The full audible spectrum should not be missing on a recording. I once knew a guy in Austria who developed a loudspeaker for Bösendorfer. From him I got a CD with reference recordings of various concert grands. The frequency and dynamic range of these recordings is very large and also goes down very low.