CONSIDERATIONS • Microphones inside the instrument will pick up unwanted pedal and hammer sounds in addition to the music, but they get a brighter, closer sound. • Microphones outside but near the side of the instrument “looking in” can also hear reflections from the top. That can be good or bad, depending on what you want. • Microphones away from the instrument will record the piano and the room. If your room sounds good, and you don’t need a very close sound, this is a safe method for recording a balanced piano as the sound of the instrument doesn’t really exist properly until you get some feet away from it. • Miking from the side usually means that the higher notes will come out louder. Miking inside the case will tend to emphasize the middle octaves, which could be good for some music styles and not for others. (from page 170 in Owsinski book) ## Steve Albini Method ![[Piano Microphone Techniques .excalidraw.svg]] ## Al Schmitt Method ![[Piano Microphone Techniques _0.excalidraw.svg]]