on this page<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhat I’m learning is this: my Yamaha is more fun to play. I don’t have to work so hard to achieve the dynamics I hear in my head. Unfortunately, pianos are notoriously hard to record and this one is no exception.<\/p>\n
With the keyboard, on the other hand, recording is a snap. No mics to set up, no need to close all my doors and windows and pray that my neighbor doesn’t start using his power tools, no need for an expensive tuning.<\/p>\n
And\u2014joy of joys!\u2014I can edit with ease. Never again do I have to re-record an entire page if I accidentally play one note too loudly.<\/p>\n
As to the downside of the digital approach, I have to work really hard to get the dynamic nuances. And some of the softer effects seem completely impossible. Not to mention that I haven’t yet figured out how to make half-pedalling work. (Though I can’t say I’ve looked into it very deeply.)<\/p>\n
No doubt, I’ll continue using both instruments. Though I have to say, it’s a pain moving back and forth between the two because they respond in radically different ways to my touch. Which means that by playing a lot on one, I’m setting myself up for a difficult period of adjustment when I need to play the other.<\/p>\n
This week, for example, I recorded on the keyboard in the mornings, and taught on the acoustic in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Anyway, these are the Friday night ravings of a tired man. Come tomorrow, after a good night’s sleep, I’ll no doubt be feeling how fortunate I am to have two wonderful instruments at my disposal.<\/p>\n
Oh\u2014in the Allegro, I re-recorded, and pasted in, 4 measures that I was a little unhappy with. Other than that, I did no editing.<\/p>\n
The Andante was a different matter entirely. Though there were no wrong notes to fix (maybe one, actually), I did do considerable adjusting of dynamics.<\/p>\n
I hope you like the result.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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