Recording from digital piano ?

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arcadian
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Re: Recording from digital piano ?

Post by arcadian » Tue Jul 04, 2017 4:17 pm

Thanks for the info, bit lost when you say the last Windows tool ? Otherwise how did it sound generally ?
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Trebor
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Re: Recording from digital piano ?

Post by Trebor » Tue Jul 04, 2017 5:38 pm

Here's a YouTube video showing how to turn-off "Playback" enhancements in Windows 10 ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxnUjiGgBaI
You need to look in the "Recording" tab for a similar "disable all enhancements" tick-box.
The recording tab looks something like this ...

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Right mouse click on the microphone you want to use, then select "properties" from the menu that appears,
then look for any "enhancements" in the microphone properties, and switch them off.
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Demo of how to see microphone properties in Windows
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arcadian
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Re: Recording from digital piano ?

Post by arcadian » Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:24 pm

Thanks Trebor very helpful :)

BTW how did the short WAV clip sound to you....?
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Trebor
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Re: Recording from digital piano ?

Post by Trebor » Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:28 pm

arcadian wrote:... how did the short WAV clip sound to you....?
Like it's over the 'phone.
If you can disable the "enhancement" new recordings will sound much better: they will have bass & treble.
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arcadian
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Re: Recording from digital piano ?

Post by arcadian » Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:32 pm

I have disabled it, but never mind thanks again.... :)
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Trebor
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Re: Recording from digital piano ?

Post by Trebor » Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:36 pm

arcadian wrote:I have disabled it, but never mind thanks again.... :)
If your piano has a "line-out" socket, you can connect it to a computer directly, rather than via a microphone.
If your computer does not have a "line-in" socket, a gadget costing ~$30 will convert a USB socket in the computer into a line-in ...
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