Piano Mic Techniques, Part V Piano Rock

Piano Rock

One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces- Ben Folds Five

7 inch:


21 inch:


Facing:


XY:

Results:

Man this was a hard one to choose. I like the fullness of the 7 inch method. Since it's the main instrument, I want it to be big sounding. But it did lack some detail. One the other hand the Facing method was also very nice, but totally opposite. It captured the dynamic range of the piano, and articulated the hammer sound, which to me really makes it sound energetic. The downside is that it lacked some of the deepness that I'm looking for and had a bit too much room tone for the style. I suppose what I'll have to do is mix the two tracks, get them to sound as good as I can, and then decide which would work best. Winner- undetermined!.....for now......

Update:
Facing Mixed


7 inch mixed:



Well it's still hard to tell, but I think I'm leaning towards the 7 inch method. I might be getting hung up on the room sound of the facing technique, but for now its not fitting. And I like the fullness of the 7 inch method. Winner, 7 inch!