[MattC]

Hey there,
I'm going to record a piano part for a rock style song, I have a
reasonable range of studio mics available (AKG414 and C451B's, Neumann
U87 and M147, Sennheiser KM84's, and Rode NT5's and various dynamic
mics as well. Also have a range of preamps available - valve, class A
etc. The piano part is equal in importance to the vocals and I want it
to be very full, detailed, clear and upfront while having plenty of
power in the loud sections. In particular, I'm wondering what the
optimum number of mics to use should be, and that brings up the issue
of phase cancellation, so what can I do to avoid phase cancellation
between these mics?

Regards,
Matt