I'm a jazz pianist/educator getting into recording using the PMI Bosendorfer 290 and have a few general questions about how to obtain a better sound.
I probably don't even know enough to ask the right questions, but I do know that my sound is very thin or tinny when I record a solo track in DP 4.6. When I listen to the demo tracks on the East-West web site, they sound very full and have a much softer sound which is what I want.
I've been recording a stereo track using the first generation MOTU 828. I have played around with reverb settings, EQ, Channel Strip (presets), etc. and can't seem to fatten the sound--it still sounds thin and tinny. A friend suggested going through a preamp and back into the 828. I'm not even quite sure how to do that using my Mackie 1202.
Any suggestions would really be appreciated.
Thanks,
Aaron
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Are the demos made with the stock sounds that come with it? Sometime the demos are made with another library and it can get a little confusing...
If all else fails... just run it through a nice tube pre-amp and re-track the returns. Since this is a VI your really @ the mercy of the quality of the actual samples. You know... Altiverb is a great environmental process for anything that needs a warm sound to it. One thing.. I take demos with a grain of salt man, you never know what people use to make demos so beware of that "instant gratification" thing.
If all else fails... just run it through a nice tube pre-amp and re-track the returns. Since this is a VI your really @ the mercy of the quality of the actual samples. You know... Altiverb is a great environmental process for anything that needs a warm sound to it. One thing.. I take demos with a grain of salt man, you never know what people use to make demos so beware of that "instant gratification" thing.
I tried to find out what presets where used and nobody at East West knew the answer.
I'll try your suggestions except the one using Altiverb since I don't have it at this point. I did play around with the eq and was able to get a warmer sound. But sitll not as full and fat like the demos.
By the way, since I posted this question I got Ivory and like it much better than the PMI Bosenforfer.
Thanks,
Aaron
I'll try your suggestions except the one using Altiverb since I don't have it at this point. I did play around with the eq and was able to get a warmer sound. But sitll not as full and fat like the demos.
By the way, since I posted this question I got Ivory and like it much better than the PMI Bosenforfer.
Thanks,
Aaron