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Topic: Changing the sound speed

'Sound speed' in the mics section is a parameter that I had ignored until just now. But I've discovered that it's quite a useful tool to focus the sound without messing around with mic positions. It's particularly valuable in Stereophonic mode, in which the mic positions are fixed and invisible. Just increase the sound speed for a sharper sound.
In the real world, though, the air temperatures necessary to achieve values much higher than 350 would surely be catastrophic for the piano (and everything else in the studio). See https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/CheukWong.shtml

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Re: Changing the sound speed

Great find!  I just increased to 380 m/s for the D.G. Bechstein Player  - just a wee bit improved, but nicely.

- David

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Yes, I was adjusting the stereo width of one of my Steinway B presets and suddenly got curious about the effect of Sound speed. Pushed it to 384, thought 'hmm, that sounds nice' - and then had to laugh when I learned that, in reality, it would require an air temperature close to 98 degrees centigrade. Burn, baby, burn...

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So, that's what the piano would sound like if Paganini played piano instead of violin, right?  ;-)

- David