In this video for Production Expert, Michael Costa takes a look at Waves' Greg Wells Piano Centric plug-in, where he demonstrates how to brighten and make an entire part piano stand out more in a mix. Michael also demonstrates how to use features like the delay function to get your piano to cut through a busy mix.
What Is Waves' Greg Wells Piano Centric
The piano can be a tricky instrument to mix due to its wide frequency range and varying dynamics. Greg Wells, himself an accomplished pianist and piano aficionado, has produced artists such as Adele, Katy Perry, Mika, One Republic, and Twenty One Pilots. His PianoCentric plugin makes mixing piano that much easier by giving you direct access to his customized tools, signal flow, and piano processing techniques.
Part of Waves’ Signature Series, Greg Wells PianoCentric lets you quickly find the right sound for your piano or keyboard recordings. With just a simple interface, it delivers usefully diverse results, varying from full-range piano to lo-fi filtered sounds.
For full details on PianoCentric and Waves’ Signature Series, head over the their website.
Michael is an audio engineer, educator and musician with a long history in mixing and mastering. His career began in the early days of Pro Tools and he later co-founded a successful DVD authoring company that specialised in producing surround sound audio for DVD. He has worked with such notable artists as INXS, Little River Band and John Farnham.