I assume that the presets in Pianoteq are more or less suitable for play to go.
What else do I need to get an intimate recording as a piano solo in professional quality?
I would choose a Prelude preset for this.
Are external plug-ins such as EQ or compressor also necessary? Is there any kind of guide on how to get a professional recording?
I assume that the presets in Pianoteq are more or less suitable for play to go.
What else do I need to get an intimate recording as a piano solo in professional quality?
I would choose a Prelude preset for this.
Are external plug-ins such as EQ or compressor also necessary? Is there any kind of guide on how to get a professional recording?
Related:
https://forum.modartt.com/viewtopic.php?id=11372
What FX plugins to use - It's extremely subjective anyway. Is there a virtual piano recording/performance benchmark you have in mind for this? - a track you really like and were impressed by the production quality with virtual Piano?
What do you mean by professional- at what level?
What type of music?
While someone making a piano backing track for a corporate video may well use an excellent sounding virtual instrument we aren't at a point where we are likely to hear that on say a Deutsche Gramophone classical recording. Even if the sound quality is good enough already for the majority of listeners (or getting close - and I don't think majority of the public is so discerning most of the time) this is unlikely to be accepted at a professional level, even if they were to become indistinguishable in the future.
There's a great deal that you can do within Pianoteq without turning to external FX. I like experimenting with all sorts of other reverbs though but this isn't about necessity to achieve "professional" results.
Suggestions by Phil Best for recording processing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT4GN-kJK24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvmsTAUEZj0
Looking at Phil Best recording environment it's remarkable how much his recording room has changed recently too - he's added a substantial amount of lightweight black sound damping pads. Moved the piano over to the other side of the room, and added the big Roland workstation keyboard. It must sound quite dead in there. I cannot see bass treatment though -could be off camera.