If you don’t then listen to other related songs to get an idea. If you know what the piano should sound like then you have a good advantage. When you know what the end results should sound like then you’ll have half of the battle won. If it’s an acoustic song then the piano needs to dominate and become bright. For instance, a piano sound should be mixed bright on a POP song while a dark piano sound works well on a blues or jazz song. Does it have a percussive touch or is it playing chords? Are there any other instruments playing or is it an acoustic song?
I’ll show you how to mix a piano using an Equalizer, Compressor, how to get good Width and Depth to make a piano sit well with other sounds in a mix.īefore diving into mixing piano you need to determine what’s the role of the piano in the entire song. In this tutorial I assume you already recorded a good piano sound or chose a good one if you’re using VST instruments or samples.
