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Re: What is your favorite piano-sound playing blues-rock?

Postby nic cue » 16 Aug 2017, 11:16

Hello,

I play in a blues / blues-rock band (but mostly chicago blues style), and after several gigs (6 or 7) on several different PA systems since I have my NE4, for me the winner for acoustic pianos is the Blueswede Upright. This is what seems to me and my band the most authentic in our style of blues. Sometimes I use Black upright on a few songs. I must add that I systematically request for stereo PA and stereo stage monitors. I do not use EQ adjustments on the keyboard.

But I have to say that I do not always have the possibility to judge the sound quality directly from the PA system. I generally hear my piano sound from stage monitors….
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Re: What is your favorite piano-sound playing blues-rock?

Postby venro » 16 Aug 2017, 11:53

Sound so much more natural w.o. the EQ! I use the volume pedal for solos and riffs put gain on Max.
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Re: What is your favorite piano-sound playing blues-rock?

Postby Rudy Wendt » 23 Aug 2017, 02:39

I currently use the Grand Lady D most of the time. I love the Black upright when playing at home, but i'm having some trouble with the lower volume of the upper keys... (with all the upright pianos) Does it happen with you too? (NE5d73).
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Re: What is your favorite piano-sound playing blues-rock?

Postby harmonizer » 23 Aug 2017, 05:37

I know I will get some "what the heck are you thinking" type of reactions to this. Currently my "go-to" acoustic piano sound for playing in my covers band is the basic acoustic piano sound in my Roland XV-5050, modified to have less sustain. For solo playing, the Royal Grand sounds a lot better, even in my mono setup, but this old acoustic piano patch really sits nicely in the mix in our 6 person covers band.
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Re: What is your favorite piano-sound playing blues-rock?

Postby Quai34 » 23 Aug 2017, 07:33

Most of the time I use no EQ on A. Piano unless the song has already an heavy "processed" Piano, and it's either the Bosendorfer Imperail or he Fazzioli...Anyway, these are the only Piano that I have in my Stage 2, Grand Imperial in XL and Fazzioli in L...
My monitors are two Yorkville sound PS-10P and the PA is two EV 15' on each side and One EV 15' Sub and one EV 18' sub on each side...
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Re: What is your favorite piano-sound playing blues-rock?

Postby NightSkyStudio » 24 Aug 2017, 05:23

Rudy Wendt wrote:I currently use the Grand Lady D most of the time. I love the Black upright when playing at home, but i'm having some trouble with the lower volume of the upper keys... (with all the upright pianos) Does it happen with you too? (NE5d73).
Have you tried using the compressor? It can really help even things out.

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Re: What is your favorite piano-sound playing blues-rock?

Postby Rudy Wendt » 24 Aug 2017, 14:33

NightSkyStudio wrote:
Rudy Wendt wrote:I currently use the Grand Lady D most of the time. I love the Black upright when playing at home, but i'm having some trouble with the lower volume of the upper keys... (with all the upright pianos) Does it happen with you too? (NE5d73).
Have you tried using the compressor? It can really help even things out.

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No i haven't... i will try! Thanks
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Re: What is your favorite piano-sound playing blues-rock?

Postby mattbow1990 » 27 Oct 2017, 01:21

I really dig the Blue Swede piano sample for the bluesy/rock stuff! Works very well!
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Re: What is your favorite piano-sound playing blues-rock?

Postby venro » 27 Oct 2017, 11:23

Killed all EQ on piano sounds. Much more natural and realistic. However in a 60s band I need volume so my gain is at level 10, controlled by pedal and the master level a bit over half. The sound guys do the front. Oh and absolutely Stereo!
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Re: What is your favorite piano-sound playing blues-rock?

Postby Gambold » 27 Oct 2017, 15:56

>Killed all EQ on piano sounds. <

I'm not alone! I've read a lot of comments on this board about using EQ with the piano samples and I've kept mostly silent - since I think if the piano sample was done properly you should not need EQ, ever. Adding EQ makes the acoustic sound more like the digital copy it is, to me.

There's also a lot of typing about using EQ to make the Rhodes samples more bearable - which is plucky and optimistic, but Clavia should really stop farting around with Chris Maene pianos and layered 80s synths, and just produce a decent Rhodes sample and be done with it.

No, the Nefertiti is not it, and piling on the EQ to pretend that is like dumping more salt into the soup to make it taste better. I mean come on, the humble Korg SV-1 blows away Nord with their Rhodes emulation. This can't be that hard.
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