RECORDING WEEK 2025: The upright piano is so much more than a dusty piece of furniture in the corner of your lounge. The average upright contains around 12,000 parts - and 80% of those are moving. It certainly puts the petrol engine in its place! The physical stress of the strings across the piano’s frame is equal to around 20 tons. And you thought life was stressful enough?
Recording a live piano isn’t the easiest task, but it is one of the most rewarding. Part of the problem with relying on DAWs is that it is all too tempting to hit the Quantise button the moment you have recorded a track.
