“Has anyone attempted to record a piano recital? And how did it work, sound good, any tips?”
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I have recorded various musical performances. This recorder does a pretty good job, although the frequency response might be somewhat tailored for speech intelligibility. If recording music, you should use the best recording quality, PCM. You should use the "360º mics" which is the outward facing stereo pair. Be sure all the filters are turned off (wind filter, speech filter, etc.) and be sure the limiter is turned off. Make some test recordings to be sure you have the mic sensitivity set correctly. I'd say that most of the time the recording level indicators should come up to about midpoint on the scale, with the loudest notes. That way you will have some "headroom" for occasional notes that are unexpectedly loud, as well as for applause. Note that you can NOT change sensitivity while recording, and if it's set too high the recording will be irreparably distorted, so if you're in doubt set it lower. Make test recordings, and listen to them on headphones, to determine the best location relative to the piano. If it's a grand, I'd suggest about six feet away from the open side, about three feet high, and aimed into the lid opening ... that's a starting point, but different pianos and different rooms will require some adjustments to suit your taste.
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