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🎸 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽.

At , records a 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗗-𝟭𝟴 using an 𝗖𝟰𝟭𝟰 in figure-8 as the 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 microphone and a .berlin 𝗞𝗠𝟭𝟴𝟰 as the 𝗠𝗶𝗱 microphone.

The 𝗦𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹 is then duplicated, one copy is phase-inverted, and both tracks are panned left and right to create a 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 & 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 stereo image.

A simple recording technique that gives you 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 when mixing an acoustic guitar.

🎬 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 (𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘰)

Do you use the Mid-Side, XY or spaced pair technique when recording acoustic guitar? Tell us why in the comments 👇

🤖 𝗔𝗜 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲… 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄?

In this video, shares the 𝗔𝗜-𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 he recommends for every stage of music production.

From generating new musical ideas with 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿, repairing recordings with 𝗱𝘅𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼, aligning vocals with 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼, balancing mixes with 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁:𝗘𝗤 𝟰, controlling dynamics with 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁:𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽 𝟮, refining tonal balance with 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, and mastering with 𝗢𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟮 - each plugin is designed to solve a 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲.

The goal isn’t to let AI make music for you. It’s about spending less time on repetitive tasks and more time making 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

🎬 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 (𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘰)

Which AI plugin has made the biggest difference in your workflow? Share your favorite in the comments 👇

🎙️ 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 .berlin 𝗦𝗠𝟲𝟵

Inside the legendary Studio D at , and capture the room sound of a grand piano using a .berlin 𝗦𝗠𝟲𝟵 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲.

The goal: add 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵, 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 & 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 around the piano.

The SM69 allows engineers to shape the stereo image directly at the source, capturing both the 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and the 𝗮𝗰𝗼𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 of the room 🎹

At Westlake Studios, the room itself becomes part of the sound.

🎬 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 (𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘰)

👇 Do you prefer close piano miking or room microphones?

🎙️ 𝗔/𝗕 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 .berlin 𝗨𝟲𝟳

Back at with and exploring an A/B microphone technique using two legendary .berlin 𝗨𝟲𝟳 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀.

The goal: capture a 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 & 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 stereo piano image while preserving detail and depth.

The U67 brings 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 - making it a perfect choice for modern piano recordings with a vintage character 🎹

Small microphone movements can completely change the 𝘄𝗶𝗱𝘁𝗵, 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 and 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 of the piano inside a mix.

🎬 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 (𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘰)

👇 What’s your favorite stereo miking technique on piano?

🎙️ 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥-𝟭𝟮𝟭

Back inside with and recording a grand piano using a pair of 𝗥-𝟭𝟮𝟭 𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀.

The goal: capture a 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝘆, 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺 & 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 piano tone directly at the source.

Ribbon microphones like the R-121 help soften transients while adding 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵, 𝗹𝗼𝘄-𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 and 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 piano texture 🎹

No overprocessing. Just microphone 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 shaping the sound.

🎬 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 (𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘰)

👇 Would you use ribbon mics on piano?