How to make the Upright Piano sound great! (Recording & Mixing the acoustic piano)

Recording the upright piano is always a very rewarding part of being a recording engineer. Making the acoustic piano sound great in a mix is just as rewarding too!

I hope in this video I can give you some quick insights to what I do to make my Yamaha U1a Upright Acoustic piano record and sound great.

You will be surprised how easy and how little you need to do to make things sound good. The most important parts are using your ears and getting to know and appreciate the sounds of a acoustic piano. Digital touch pianos sound great too, but if you are so use to a digital preset sound, the first times you come to record an actual piano can be quite different!

Best of luck with your recordings and keep well! Martin

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Video produced by Meyer Street Records
Camera – Panasonic GH5
Video edited in Final Cut ProX
Audio recorded and edited using Pro Tools
Audio recorded with Neumann U87 microphone

Recorded, edited and mixed by Martin Van Der Sande
Mastered and additional mixing by Martin Van Der Sande
Music performed by Martin Van Der Sande

Studio kit used in the studio at Aston End Studios – Hertfordshire, UK
Yamaha TF5 mixer for monitoring audio signals
Genelec 1032c main audio monitiors
Yamaha NX5 reference monitors
Neve 1073dpx dual mic pre amplifier – main mic pre in the studio
TLAudio valve compressor for outboard compression
Microphones used for recordings – Neumann TLM49, Shure SM58, Neumann U87 Vocal Condenser Mic, Rode NT1a Microphone, AKG C414
Instruments used in videos but not all videos:
Yamaha U1a upright piano, Taylor acoustic 214ce guitar, Yamaha MX61 keyboard, Epiphone Les Paul, Epiphone Dot electric guitar, Yamaha Pacifica electric guitar, Fender Squire P Bass, Fender American Pro Stratocaster olive green guitar.
DAW – Pro Tools (latest addition) run on a Mac Pro.

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