Recording Studio
Welcome to the Harmony Grove Recording Studio and Performance Hall. This is a perfectly tuned room with a wonderful Steinway D Concert Grand piano that will be sure to delight your sensibilities. We are located in a pastoral setting in south central Pennsylvania where it is quiet, beautiful and peaceful.
The recording studio is a well balanced sound area allowing the piano to shine. Custom acoustic treatments designed for our space allow just the beautiful warm sounds of the piano to come through. 4 microphones are used in the recording process, 2 Earthworks QTC 40's close to the strings, and the warm sound of Neumann's TLM 104's used to capture the room. These mic positions, coupled with the natural warmth of the piano, produce an intimate, warm and pure recording. Your next piano project is sure to sound the best ever.
We also offer graphics for your next CD. Linda Maroney has a proven track record of beautiful CD covers. Linda can work with your ideas or help you to find a design to fit your vision.
Our studio can take your project from an idea all the way through recording, mastering, graphics and cd production by submitting it to Discmakers or the manufacturer you prefer.
If you are interested in talking about rates and availability, please contact Greg.
Here are a few tips I have gleaned over the past few years of recording on this piano:
Your recording will be done on a Steinway D Concert Grand piano (9 foot). It has a BIG sound and is very different from a keyboard or an upright piano. The touch, expression, pedaling and sound are all unique to this piano. The room has been acoustically tuned to fit this instrument. If you have composed and practiced your music on a keyboard, I would highly suggest that you do at least some practice on a grand piano. Your results will be much better.
Be prepared. Although I try to make the environment as stress free as possible, stress cannot be eliminated. You are paying for your time at the piano, make the most of it.
Tuning the piano is required right before your session. You want it to sound the best possible. You are responsible for that cost.
All music recording in our studio must be mastered. I will be the engineer for your session at the piano, but mastering will be done separately at Full Tilt Productions by Jason Shaffer.
