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Re: An upright attack I can't get on the U4 (FXP help, anyone?)

null@example.com (stamkorg) — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 08:39:03 +0000

Great sound indeed.

I like the U4 but I find its sound a little muddy when you play soft and a little aggressive when you play very hard. In the mf and f range, no problem.

I usually use the open U4 preset which is a player's perspective, decrease the dynamics to 37-38, increase the unison to 10-15, increase a little the hammers hardness for the piano and medium range and decrease the hammer harness for the forte.

That makes it more to my taste.

Re: An upright attack I can't get on the U4 (FXP help, anyone?)

null@example.com (skip) — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 04:55:45 +0000

That's a great sound indeed.

Greg

An upright attack I can't get on the U4 (FXP help, anyone?)

null@example.com (Jake Johnson) — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:24:27 +0000

(EDITED as I experimented and found the correct, I think, mics.) No comment on the song or the compression, but I do like the attack and the general vibe of the piano in this video. The attack and general timbre are pretty much summed up in that opening repeated D, and I can get the sound of that D in the Americana preset by putting the R84 mics in the positions in the video, and reducing the second partial a little. (Notice the mic positions for the piano. The right mic is almost on the keys. Seem to be two mics on the bass side, but it's hard to see exactly where they're pointed.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JbjuUvijqQ

(Remember the word "vibe"?)

But when the piano player starts playing chords at about 0:26, and later, as the song builds and the piano becomes more prominent, I'm lost in trying to get a similar sound. Anyone have ideas or suggestions? Of course, there may be out-of-sight mics that are picking up the piano body.

I know, Pianoteq was released recently, and I was one of the first people to say how good it was. Always wanting something different, I suppose. And this piano sound is good for a singer-songwriter situation. The classical people are going to throw things, yes, Joe?