Robert Kridle

Hey Craig, Thanks for this. I think I’ll go seriously mic shopping. On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 7:06 AM Craig Pardee craig-techguy@users.sourceforge.net wrote: Thank you, Here's a diagram of placement, the foam is an vibration damper for the mic on the metal plate. Slide it side to side to find the sweet spot in your piano. Used AT mics are plentiful on eBay. There was several models, the one I referenced is one of the larger models. They were also OEM'd for conferencing systems, VTEL is one of them....

Craig, Like all your suggestions! Buying new microphones - what a great endless sink for my resources. I WOULD love to have a nice set of SDCs, though.... And I hear great things about boundary mikes. I would love to see a pic to better understand where you are placing yours, although I don't have $300-400 right now to get a new PCC160 or AT871 , I will keep my eyes open on ebay, etc. Like your ideas about making a series of very controlled recordings and then A-B ing them later. It really is hard...

Interesting ideas plimptm! I, too, am curious about the the more quality binaural wearable Mic/headphone sets at the URL you suggest. I think they are more intended for the person who wants better audio while shooting video with their phone. In this particular case, I think my movements while playing would produce undesirable changes in levels, etc. Also, most of these mike/headsets are designed to be plugged into a phone (lightning connector) and are not really amenable to breaking out separate...

I am interested in what pianists are using to mike their acoustic pianos for on-line planing with others. It seems that requirements are somewhat different than for recording. One wants isolation between pianist and instrument to best follow "rule #1" and not hear the piano too much directly. I have been using a large diaphram condensor underneith my Yahama C7 with the lid closed. I play using noise cancelling, tight fitting headphones. I'm not very satisfied with the results which tend to to be...