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Topic: My first Steingraeber recording (critiques always welcome)

I know some of you have great ears, and I always appreciate feedback of any sort.

This is my first recording featuring the Steingraeber E-272.

Preset is Recording 1 which involves two closely mic'd spaced omnis plus another at the foot of the piano.

No reverb at all, and I also took out the boost in the upper end EQ that was included in the original preset. I felt it was already bright enough. I wonder if it is still too bright. How does it sound on your system?

I edited the pedalling to get a very clean sound, a sound hard to achieve in a real performance.

As a final step, I added a few extra notes here and there to produce a bigger, richer texture.

Thanks for listening.

https://soundcloud.com/george-tingley-8...rand-piano

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Re: My first Steingraeber recording (critiques always welcome)

Very clean, indeed, and brighter on my system than I prefer.

...but the third hand is great!  Can your three hands play Libertango?

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Re: My first Steingraeber recording (critiques always welcome)

dklein wrote:

Very clean, indeed, and brighter on my system than I prefer.

...but the third hand is great!  Can your three hands play Libertango?

Thanks, David - I suspected there might be still a little too much top end. I will low pass some of those highs.

I do play Piazolla's OBLIVION for which I have done an original arrangement. I should get to recording that soon. What piano do you think I should use?

George

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Re: My first Steingraeber recording (critiques always welcome)

I can hear this in the mind's eye as very rich, such as with the Bluethner, but, having found a Youtube of a guy on the accordion, then a pick from the Rhodes Mk II, Wurlitzer W1, Hohner, or even one of the 'old' pianos such as the Bechstein 1899 or Frenzel might be quite expressive for this.

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Re: My first Steingraeber recording (critiques always welcome)

@gtingley   ”I wonder if it is still too bright. How does it sound on your system?”

     Not too bright at all. Sounds wonderful. Like I am standing with my head near the lid, when playing a bit loud. Using Mac Mini late 2014,  2,6 GHz Intel Core i5,  Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 and headphones Grado Labs SR80i. Your playing and music is really an enjoyable experience, real flow. What a pleasure to listen to it. Thank you so much!
Well, that’s what I think about it.