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<p>The following audio examples were recorded with pianist <a href="[[$URL_JonWhitten]]">Jon Whitten</a> using the Yamaha upright piano in the Colin Hill Recital Room at Cambridge's <a href="[[$URL_HRSFC]]">Hills Road Sixth Form College</a>. The microphones used were <a href="http://www.rodemic.com">Rode</a> NT55 small-diaphragm condenser mics, kindly loaned by UK distributor <a href="http://www.sourcedistribution.co.uk">Source Distribution</a>, which were preamplified via the mic preamps of a Tascam DM3200 digital mixer and recorded digitally without any signal processing. Many thanks to the college's Director of Music, Jonathan Sanders, for the use of the recital room and its adjoining control room, and also to <a href="[[$URL_DanJeffries]]">Dan Jeffries</a> and <a href="[[$URL_TomAdams]]">Tom Adams</a> for their assistance with the sessions.</p>

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<a href="#Setup1Diagram">MULTIMIC SETUP 1 (PANELS ON)</a> -- 

<a href="#Setup2Diagram">MULTIMIC SETUP 2 (PANELS OFF)</a><br>

<a href="#reading">FURTHER READING</a><br>

</h5>


<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory"><a name="Setup1Diagram">MULTIMIC SETUP 1</a></h3>



<p>This microphone setup used three stereo pairs of Rode NT55 microphones: one pair in a coincident crossed-pair configuration using cardioid capsules; and the other two pairs in spaced-pair configurations using omnidirectional capsules. The piano was recorded by all mics simultaneously.</p>



<ul>

<li><strong>Panels On:</strong> Without removing any of the instrument's panels, its lid was opened and the mics were placed in horizontal line inside the piano above the hammers, as shown in the diagram. In addition, we also recorded two additional passes with the mics raised 20cm and 100cm above the instrument respectively to showcase the effects of increasing the miking distance.</li>

</ul>



<p class="pLMPPics"><a href="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_AcPno02aHiRes.jpg"><img src="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_AcPno02a.jpg"></a><br>(For a higher-resolution image, click <a href="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_AcGPno02aHiRes.jpg">here</a>.)<br><br></p>


<table class="tableLMPFiles">

  <tr>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterHeader" rowspan="2">Mic</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact" colspan="3" >Distance</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesDescriptionHeader" rowspan="2">Polar<br>Pattern</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesDescriptionHeaderStretch" rowspan="2">Position/Angle</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">Inside</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">20cm</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">100cm</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterBlue">A</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_1A_PanelsOnInside_CardioidXY120`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_1A_PanelsOn20cm_CardioidXY120`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_1A_PanelsOn100cm_CardioidXY120`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Cardioid</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">XY stereo pair (mutual angle 120 degrees) angled downward, a little to the bass-register side of the centre of the instrument</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterPink">B</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_1B_PanelsOnInside_SpacedOmnis50cm`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_1B_PanelsOn20cm_SpacedOmnis50cm`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_1B_PanelsOn100cm_SpacedOmnis50cm`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Omni</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Spaced stereo pair (spacing 50cm) angled downward and roughly centred on the instrument</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterGreen">C</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_1C_PanelsOnInside_SpacedOmnis100cm`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_1C_PanelsOn20cm_SpacedOmnis100cm`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_1C_PanelsOn100cm_SpacedOmnis100cm`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Omni</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Spaced stereo pair (spacing 100cm) angled downward and roughly centred on the instrument</td>
  </tr>

</table>

<br><br>





<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory"><a name="Setup2Diagram">MULTIMIC SETUP 2</a></h3>



<p>This microphone setup used three spaced stereo pairs of Rode NT55 microphones, all with their omnidirectional capsules fitted. The piano was recorded by all mics simultaneously.</p>



<ul>

<li><strong>Panels Off:</strong> Both the over-keyboard and under-keyboard front panels of the instrument were removed for these audio files. Three separate recording passes were recorded, to showcase the effects of increasing the miking distance: 20cm, 50cm (as shown in the diagram), and 100cm.

</li>

</ul>



<p class="pLMPPics"><a href="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_AcPno02bHiRes.jpg"><img src="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_AcPno02b.jpg"></a><br>(For a higher-resolution image, click <a href="[[$sitePrefixCMT]]SitePix/LMP_AcGPno02bHiRes.jpg">here</a>.)<br><br></p>


<table class="tableLMPFiles">

  <tr>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterHeader" rowspan="2">Mic</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact" colspan="3" >Distance</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesDescriptionHeader" rowspan="2">Polar<br>Pattern</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesDescriptionHeaderStretch" rowspan="2">Position/Angle</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">20cm</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">50cm</td>
    <td class="tdLMPFilesHeaderCompact">100cm</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterBlue">A</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_2A_PanelsOff20cm_SpacedOmnis80cmUpper`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_2A_PanelsOff50cm_SpacedOmnis80cmUpper`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_2A_PanelsOff100cm_SpacedOmnis80cmUpper`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Omni</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Spaced stereo pair (spacing 80cm) with the mics placed either side of the pianist's head, angled horizontally towards the over-keyboard strings</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterPink">B</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_2B_PanelsOff20cm_SpacedOmnis80cmLower`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_2B_PanelsOff50cm_SpacedOmnis80cmLower`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_2B_PanelsOff100cm_SpacedOmnis80cmLower`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Omni</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Spaced stereo pair (spacing 80cm) with the mics placed either side of the piano stool, angled horizontally towards the under-keyboard strings</td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesMicLetterGreen">C</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_2C_PanelsOff20cm_SpacedOmnis80cmSoundboard`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_2C_PanelsOff50cm_SpacedOmnis80cmSoundboard`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesCompact">[[playerWavMp3Button? &compact=`1` &exampleFile=`LMP/RS_LMP_Piano02_2C_PanelsOff100cm_SpacedOmnis80cmSoundboard`]]</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Omni</td>
 <td class="tdLMPFilesDescription">Spaced stereo pair (spacing 80cm) with the mics placed at the back of the piano, angled horizontally towards the soundboard</td>
  </tr>

</table>

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<h3 class="h3ResourceCategory"><a name="reading">FURTHER READING</a></h3>

<ul>

<li>To read (and hear) more about recording upright piano, check out this <a href="http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr09/articles/uprightpianos.htm"><i>Sound On Sound</i> magazine article</a>, to which the above audio examples directly relate.<br><br></li>

</ul>