Seattle Piano Trio

[tapeman01]

Hello,

“Seattle Piano Trio” is a number I recorded in January 2022 with final mixdown in February 2022. It is composed by me, aka “Remix21”. It is recorded entirely on my Tascam DP-02 and is going to form part of a collection called “Places in the world I love”. Like “Seattle Techno” it is a tribute to the city of Seattle, but with an entirely different approach.

Here are the production details:

TRK 1 and 2 (Stereo): Grand Piano. Technics digital piano with reverb (Hall) of the piano. EQ Hi: 1.

TRK 3: Cello. Roland synthesizer music workstation keyboard with reverb (Hall) of the synthesizer. Pan: Hard left. EQ Hi: 1.

TRK 4: Double bass. Roland synthesizer music workstation keyboard with reverb (Hall) of the synthesizer. Pan: Hard right. EQ Hi: 1.

At mixdown I applied some overall reverb (Hall) of the DP-02 on all 4 tracks.

After final mixdown I made a CD on the DP-02.

I’ve tried to achieve a crystal clear and transparent air of the recording by a wide stereo image and applying extra Hi EQ on all 4 tracks to reflect the beauty of this city.

Link to the number on YouTube: Seattle Piano Trio - YouTube

 

[Arjan P]

Ah, sounds familiar, but quite different
Pretty good mix, though I wouldn't put a bass instrument in one channel. It sounds unbalanced, and though it wasn't uncommon in the sixties, they had the excuse that stereo was new For widening the stereo field, maybe give double tracking (and then hard panning Left-Right) a try. I'm listening on headphones, so can't really comment on the (extra?) brighness, but it sounds nice, all in all. And I said it with the other version too, the playing could be tighter, do you use a click while recording?

 

[tapeman01]

Hi Arjan, Thanks for your feedback. It is an unstable and fragile tune I've composed, if one gives it a little push it might collapse . It is an F major and C major played simultaneously to create tension. I can see in my written notes that panning is not hard left/right, but it is more moderate.

 

[Mark Richards]

I’ve tried to achieve a crystal clear and transparent air of the recording by a wide stereo image and applying extra Hi EQ on all 4 tracks to reflect the beauty of this city.

Thanks to the spamming efforts of another member hogging this forum, your thread got buried and so I never got to see/hear this song thread (nor your other one) until the moderators removed the spam.

I agree with Arjan's production comments overall.

I also think that while you've created a nicely broad sound stage, next time you might also experiment using more stereo reverb with a pre-delay, perhaps placed on its own stereo pair, to add some depth to the sound stage while still allowing the instruments to remain clear.

And if you decide to double-track, try setting the double tracked instrument off by: using a slight delay of 3ms - 6ms; apply slightly different EQ; and play a bit with the pan controls, phase, and fader levels to find the sweet spot in the mix.