Release Year: 2011
Producer: MacProVideo
Author: Anthony Iannucci
Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes
Type of Material Handout: Video Lesson
Language: English Anthony Iannucci will explain and demonstrate how to record and process piano.
See and hear how audio engineer Anthony Iannucci recorded the legendary jazz pianist, Dave Brubeck! This tutorial shows you how to mic and record pianos!
Dave Brubeck is a jazz icon. So when we combined him with seasoned audio engineer Anthony Iannucci, we came up with a solo piano recording tutorial that will reveal piano recording techniques that were, until now, the secrets of the pros!
Recording solo piano, especially with a virtuoso like Dave Brubeck at the keyboard, is a delicate and precise task. Everything has to be perfect. The room has to sound just right. The piano has to be placed correctly in the room. The piano itself must meet the artist’s exacting standards and be tuned and regulated to perfection. Then there’s the microphones … What kind do you use? Where do you place them? How many mics are required to get the sound you’re after? Then follows the pre-amps, EQs, DAW. And (let’s not forget) mixing and mastering!
It this tutorial, Anthony Iannucci takes you through the whole solo piano recording process, from felt-hammers-hitting-strings to mastering. You’ll be exposed to all kinds of advanced recording techniques and outboard processing. You’ll even get a lesson in the physics of sound as it emanates from the piano’s soundboard and is then transformed by the placement of the piano lid!
So sit back and take a page from the Anthony’s playbook of Recording the Grand Piano … and enjoy the added bonus of being a part of jazz history! Witness: The Dave Brubeck Sessions!
Content :
1: Introduction
01:14
1.Introduction
02:37
2. Acoustic Considerations
02:10
3.Piano Lid Positions
02:01
4.Microphone Placement
02:47
5. Realizing The Potential for Phase Cancellation
01:59
6. Microphone Pre-Amplifiers
02:19
7. Understanding EQ & Signal Controllers
03:59
8. Multitrack Recording on Your DAW
01:54
9. The Dave Brubeck Piano Sessions
2: Editing
03:51
10. Phase Lock Editing for Multiple Tracks
03:40
11.Individual Track Edits
3: Mix it Up!
02:13
12. Piano Blend in a Group vs. Solo Piano
03:33
13. Plug-in Use
02:19
14. EQ, Level & Image Control
4: Mastering
01:57
15. Create Consistency Between Songs
01:24
16. Sotware Mastering with Waves Plug-ins
5: Z Noise
06:41
17. Description
04:43
18. Use on Piano Demo
6: Linear Phase Broadband EQ
03:23
19. Description
01:44
20. Use on Piano Demo
7: Linear Phase Multiband
06:18
21. Description
03:31
22. Use on Piano Demo
8: S1 Shuffler
04:34
23. Description
03:49
24. Use on Piano Demo
9: L3 LL Multi
02:10
25. Description
03:12
26. Use on Piano Demo
10: Audio Formats and Conclusion
03:32
27. Audio File Formats
00:32
28. Conclusion
Sample files: none | Video format: MOV
