"Don Pearce" wrote


Afraid it does miss out not being stereo, though - just the one
dimension is very strangled-sounding to me these days.


So how would you set up *two* mics to record the single intrument - on a
'clamp' just so far apart? And what about orientation, where do you point
them for a *stereo* effect? The mic site (presuming a single mic, I
suppose)
says 12 - 18" over the strings...???

(I don't rule out the stereo pair and mixer - it's just that I wanted to
'trial it' with the minimum complication...!! :-)



The normal way for close miking would be to position the right hand
mic over the treble strings and the left hand one over the bass
strings, keeping both as far from the keyboard as possible. A little
reverb would then be added later. In this circumstance, you would need
to use the low cut switches on the mics to compensate for the bass
boost you get when you use directional mics close up.


OK, I'm writing all this down....



If you are recording in a good acoustic space, you could use a more
distant setup with the mics pointing 45 degrees each left and right,
sharing a stand about six feet from the piano, in a normal concert
listening position, ie side on, looking into the lid. That will result
in the sound of a piano in a room, but unless it is a good room,
probably not the way to go.


OK. All very interesting - I'm looking forward to this! No doubt I'll post
the usual pix and clips once it all gets going!!

Take a squint at the specs. he

http://www.oktava.be/en/products_mk319.htm

Anything strike you as massively *untoward*....???