for Kaisers and Königs

I've begun fleshing out ideas for some of my music, as well as working on some new songs. Inspiration for new songs sometimes comes from some part of an old one that was played wrong or accidentally and it ends up sounding cool. I've realized how important pre-production is in general for any recording whether it is a single or an album. The arrangement really does define the song's mix, so the better the instrumentation, then the easier it will be to get a great sounding mix.

I started getting sounds for a piano song and the recording sounded so good I may end up keeping this take and not redoing it later, assuming the arrangement stays the same. The piano itself is pretty dark and mellow tonally, so I tried to counter it by miking the hammers to get more of the attack and less of a muddy wash. I used two EV 635a's on the lows and mids, and a Rode NT1 on the highs to capture detail. I put an Avantone pencil mic in the back of the room.

Ciao.