Thank you !! 😊 really appreciate your encouraging words!

Thank you :) My room is small/narrow. about 10' by 20'. There was only single option where to place this piano -- by the corner on the 10' wall side. Yes, this was a very raw take with minimal acoustic treatment I'm trying first. And the mic is placed at about 4 feet away. So it's only taking the room ambience but not catching a bit more direct sound from the piano. I increased the overall volume afterwards I think, but increasing louder than this starts creating distorted (clipped) sounds at peaks. In general I think classical music recordings are low in volume due to the wide dynamic range.

Maybe I understood in a different way 🙃 I wonder if you meant the volume of the piano in my room, not the volume of the recording? If it's the former, so far I don't have any issue. I find that keeping the lid closed generates just the right level of volume for daily playing. Opening the lid certainly increases the volume but I find it's okay. I'll experiment with acoustic panels more over time.

@@mchoi-amateur-pianist Yes, I meant more the volume of the piano in your room! I think the recording sounds lovely. I ask because I'll be bringing a large grand piano into a ~12' x 12' room, and I'm a bit worried about the volume. Seeing your large piano in a similarly cozy space gave me hope that the sound might be manageable!

@@jamesdolezal8936 my idea right now is to attach diffusion panels or mix of diffusion and absorption panels on the walls that the piano sound would originate from. And absorption panels on the walls that would be the audience side. This way you would efficiently diffuse the piano sound and then prevent reflection from the walls that the piano lid opens towards, so the sound doesn’t come back to the piano.

@@mchoi-amateur-pianist Makes sense! I'll keep an eye out for future recordings, I'd be curious to hear how it changes the sound.

네ㅠ 너무 좋아서 한눈에 반하고 데려왔습니다… 제 외장마이크가 비루해서 피아노 소리의 깊이를 잘 못잡아준것도 고려하시면.. 실제 소리는 훨씬 좋다고 말씀드리고싶어요. 한 1-2미터 떨어진곳에 마이크를 두고 녹음해서 베이스가 아쉽게 됐어요.

@@mchoi-amateur-pianist 계신곳이 미국인가 보네요. 한국에선 구하긴 힘든 모델인데 프레임 광택을 보니 중고로 구입하신것 같은데 잘 고르신것 같네요. 축하드려요

@joonjeong4878 감사합니다 ㅎㅎ 제 피아노는 새거이구요 제가 첫 오너입니다 ㅎㅎ 딜러샵에서 2년정도 갖고있던 피아노라고 했고 디스플레이 돼있던거이기도 하고 해서 완전 아무도 건드리지 않은 새것까진 아니지만요. ㅎㅎ 애초에 제작 기간이나 소리를 길들이는 작업도 1년여에 걸친 뒤에 스토어에 나오는 과정도 있다고 하고요!

@@mchoi-amateur-pianist 와우. 엄청 비쌀텐데 기분 좋으시겠네요. 박스제품 보다는 floor model이 여러모로 더 좋죠.

😃 thank you!!! I am very happy with this piano. Certainly I played many pieces on it before I made the purchase decision. Tested numerous recordings after I brought it with me 😄. I think I should put my mic closer between the lid and the rim of the piano. In th e recording, I put the mic about 4 feet away. Mine is a compact condenser mic so if placed a bit further it doesn’t catch the bass too well. I took this piano after I tried playing on it several times at the piano dealership. Visited three times. I did side-by-side comparisons at the store during my visits. There was also a rebuilt steinway and more expensive Bechsteins. But this specific piano kept me astounded and hypnotized. It responded right away. Usually I need time to get to know a piano that I first meet. This one I didn’t need that. While it’s considered a baby grand, it’s on the larger side in that category. The bass sounds vigorous, the middle registers are warm, and the treble is crystal clear. Different tones across the three sections. I searched online about Chopin’s Pleyel piano while I was making the decision during the week, and I found similar statements about his piano from him and others. And I found that this will be the piano I have to fall in love with.

@@mchoi-amateur-pianist What an amazing story of how this acquisition came to fruition! Thank you for sharing. And yes of course it makes sense that you were courting it at the dealership for some time (it's worth a fully loaded luxury vehicle) and pianos are very personal. I meant if that's the first piece you played on it at home after it acclimated. The three distinct register ranges timbres you describe sounds like an ideal situation to have because it would underscore expressions of different feelings and make different voices stand out better. Mic'ing is an art in itself, I know because I streamed and recorded a dozen shows in the past year. Only one out of a dozen had everything set correctly where there is no clipping distortion at high volumes, entire register range is properly picked up, and mixing levels with other instruments are all balanced. It's a shame they don't put care into the audio set up. One again, great acquisition and congrats again! Looking forward to future uploads played on it.

@LogioTek :D yea I played various things and the first thorough recording was the Nocturne 55-2, although not posting it publicly. Yes I was ok with my current mic for a while, but with this powerful piano my dissatisfaction might grow over time… 😅 I will try several times more and see if it can be improved by putting the mic right between the rim and the lid, or just inside the piano 1-2feet above the strings below the lid.

@@mchoi-amateur-pianist That piano really deserves a pair of Myburgh M1 mics. 😅

@@LogioTek omg 7k?? Per unit??