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Gary Baldassari has over 10 solo RIAA listed piano recordings, including the mammoth 117-tune Dick Hyman’s Century of Jazz Piano. His piano mentors were Dr. Billy Taylor and Marian McPartland in the 1970s. Since then he has worked with the who’s who of the Jazz business, and so many it would be hard to list them all. He has participated in ongoing piano research since 1992, and tells us that what he learned on this project will not be repeated next time, although much was carried on from the Dick Hyman session in 2007. The next attempt will have still more innovations in microphones and Resinno effect.
The Recording Engineer
What was the occasion and circumstance of the gig? Gary Baldassari: The Lynne Arriale Solo Piano live performance was recorded on the afternoon of October 2, 2011, at The Mainstage Theatre at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor Campus, Tampa, Florida. The Campus and Theatre are located in Ybor City, a National Historic District. The concert was part of the JAZZ YBOR series, presented jointly by the Visual and Performing Arts Series of HCC Ybor and the Tampa Jazz Club.
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What was the room and stage like? The auditorium is a traditionally shaped performance space with a very neutral acoustic signature. The stage is 36' wide, and 22' high, with a 52' fly space above the 22' of the proscenium. The seating provides an audience area for 246 persons. The stage floor is covered with Marley. The room has good sound with a short, clean, and natural reverb time. What about the piano? This piano was the most important part of this endeavor. We took a very good stock Yamaha C7, supplied by Yamaha Artist Services, then had Resinno install their Royal Ebony piano upgrade. Resinno’s piano designs are the first truly important innovation to the piano in over 200 years. Justin Elliott, the inventor of the piano upgrade, was also the piano technician for this recording. (More info at www.classicpiano shoppe.com) He prepped, tuned, and voiced the piano to Lynne’s liking. What does this upgrade do? The upgrade opens the acoustic space between the notes and strengthens the even harmonics, both upper and lower, while reducing non-musical mechanical hash in between the notes at the same time. The piano becomes a sonically oriented kaleidoscopic projection system for music,
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Contents
Talkback
Fast Forward
Lynne Arriale’s Solo—A Piano Solo Recording Of Note
Kel Audio HM-7U amd HM-3C Microphones
Fanny Franklin’s Get Wet—A Conversation With Producer/Engineer Jason Gutierrez
AKG Perception 120 USB Microphone
Miking Instruments: The Lost Art
Earthworks SR20 Microphone
SXSW 2012
Radial Engineering MC3 Passive Monitor Switcher
Readers’ Tapes
Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 5: Introduction To Microphones—Part Two (Directionality).
Miking A Symphony Orchestra For A Commercial
Audio-Technica AT4050ST Stereo Microphone
Alclair Reference In-Ear Monitors
RME Fireface UCX
Advertiser Index
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Recording - May 2012 - Miking Instruments: The Lost Art
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Recording - May 2012 - Earthworks SR20 Microphone
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Recording - May 2012 - SXSW 2012
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Recording - May 2012 - Radial Engineering MC3 Passive Monitor Switcher
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Recording - May 2012 - Readers’ Tapes
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Recording - May 2012 - Recording Fundamentals. Chapter 5: Introduction To Microphones—Part Two (Directionality).
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Recording - May 2012 - Alclair Reference In-Ear Monitors
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