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tips for recording Piano for Youtube ?

  • 02-03-2013 11:12pm
    #1
    silverharp
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    my son wants to record some of his piano pieces (upright) to upload to youtube. I dont have any mics and the quality of the sound is poor just using standard cameras. What are the basic steps involved and any (reasonably priced) equipment suggestions would be helpful. I live in Dublin so anything in town would be great for shop suggestions

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  • #2
    Irish Musician
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭Irish Musician


    You can get a pretty good sound out of newer cameras but it is not quite there.You haven't said what you would be recording it to,also do you have an idea how much you want to spend. A reasonable vocal mic like a shure sm 58 will give you an ok sound.The thing is acoustic pianos are not the easiest thing to record cheaply. Another solution would be to record it using a digital piano and use a direct feed into your camera if it is possible.

    Sometimes putting the camera mic in the right position will give you good results.


  • #3
    i57dwun4yb1pt8
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    rent borrow or buy a ZOOM camera


  • #4
    silverharp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,611 ✭✭✭✭silverharp


    thanks, I bought a Zoom H4n in the end and used Windows Movie Maker to mix them. Playing around with Sony Vegas now which looks better

    first attempt here :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m59zO6-2c8

    A belief in gender identity involves a level of faith as there is nothing tangible to prove its existence which, as something divorced from the physical body, is similar to the idea of a soul. - Colette Colfer



  • #5
    Irish Musician
    Registered Users Posts: 42 ✭Irish Musician


    silverharp wrote: »
    thanks, I bought a Zoom H4n in the end and used Windows Movie Maker to mix them. Playing around with Sony Vegas now which looks better

    first attempt here :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m59zO6-2c8

    Very nice playing.


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