Hi all, a little late to the party, but here’s my entry for the week, after a long hiatus:
I’m at a “summer camp”, so this piece was recorded on a baby grand piano that is in a large barn.
I knew my field recorder was low on battery, so I grabbed that and used it to record for about 30 minutes. Very simple set-up - just put the recorder on the piano and used the stereo on-board mics. I recorded multiple tracks in sequence (without monitoring or listening to them).
Unfortunately I didn’t realize that my cell phone was in my pocket and searching for service, so you can hear that radio interference throughout the recording. There’s also some hammering in the background and the A/C is pretty loud, too. I liked the noise floor, so I added some static created from a picture of a pink lawn flamingo that I took today.
I also laid some paper clips on the piano strings, so that’s the buzzing sound you hear.
Took it all back to my room, unplugged the computer and edited away. Since I didn’t use headphones or a metronome for the recording, the tempo is pretty free-flowing. I edited the audio as much as necessary, added a little verb and some light mastering. Tried to keep it relatively simple.
Enjoy!
