Devices and software for posting our videos

Software & Setup
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I was thinking the audio would capture a sound from the keyboard, For example my Roland RD700 has maybe 20 or so different piano sounds.

I don’t really understand this stuff! :grinning:

Agreed!!

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not sure to understand what you mean
most digital piano have

  • an audio output so if you record this way you will have of course the piano sound you are playing, no need of anything else it will record a mp3 or wav file.

  • midi output so you can record the notes (the height of the note , the aftertouch , the sustain pedal on or off)
    so you can record the midi of what you are playing and this can be played on a computer and you can choose the sound you like ( piano , rhodes , organ , flute … whatever )

  • often a midi input which enable the piano to play a midi file , even the midi file of yourself , you have recorded .

theres often an inside recorder on the digital piano
which can record audio and sometimes even midi too.

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i just discover windows 10 have is own camera recorder “Camera” which record my soundcard and either the sound outcoming from the computer
No need of OBS any more which was a bit painful setting up . The cons are that the software is is very basic and the video quality is not as good .

maybe this will help me posting a bit easily though

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Yep! correct. I got my wording wrong.

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Hi @niall there is actually a zoom device that captures audio and video in answer to your question and it seems quite compact and versatile from the quick search I’ve just done…
https://www.zoom-na.com/products/field-video-recording/video-recording/zoom-q2n-handy-video-recorder
I personally haven’t used one of these Zoom products but my guess is that the audio technology will be top quality the only issue I can think of is that you won’t be able to position the mic in an alternative place to where the video is being captured.

It’s worth looking into as it would provide a very quick and efficient workflow to recording with a simple file to upload straight to YouTube etc.

I’ll look into it further and get back to you.

Thanks
Dan

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Even its not really done for that . It have an 3.5 jack input for micing.
It seems to be a cheap , easy setup very small camera . quite impressive.

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Hi Niall

Now i better see what you are looking for , after you email

niall:

So, recording piano in stereo preferably Direct input , so I can hear the playback with no key noise .

yes when possible always best choice for digital piano

just to know : its direct OUPUT - (whats getting OUT of your piano that is recorded) not input.

The iphone 4s have a nice camera and sound should be already great but you need to transfer the video each time and no input.
But if you have decent amplification and speakers and with a pretty high volume level i m pretty sure you would n t have any keys noises. So you have all the device for what you are looking for i think

Of course recent camera like zoom Q2n seems great too and they are now quite affordable 150 euros (wow really impressive) for nice (not great ) video and audio … really cool . I am discovering this camera in fact with you :wink: and his quality price seems pretty awesome.

It seems really done for the job you are looking for This camera is designed to be set up in one place and left alone. not handheld .
Second they have some stereo input for pluging your piano in .

For editing i recommand you to try Reaper it is a really cheap DAW (50 euros) with the greatest possibility . You can even try it for free life long .https://www.reaper.fm/ and above it is all not too much data consumming . It is done for audio but if you add free addon it can do simple edit video (croping , cutting…) too .

But again dont know what time youd like to spend on this . And for editing, even simple one, we have to be patient at the begining.
So simple editing can be probably done directly on the iphone or the Q2n,

Hope all this help you

Cheers

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Hello all: I apologize if I missed this piece of info that I would like in any of the posts. Namely, I am not happy with VIDEO RECORDING apps I have on my Android cell phone and the Apple iPad Mini Tablet. Would you suggest some/any, especially for the Apple mini iPad/Tablet.

The video recordings I made with the Android cell phone, when hooked to the PC, are fine but I would prefer using the iPad since the screen is bigger, I can use it for the lessons, with iRealPro and to store the recordings, too. So, I guess, I am asking for video recording apps (preferably free but will buy, too, if recommended) recommendations. [It is time that I add another source of disgust in the form of watching myself playing what I think I am doing on the Casio Privia]. Thanks much, Smole

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Hi Smole :wave:

There will be lots of different camera apps in Apple App Store.

Is the iPad’s default ‘Camera’ app not suitable?

I have used the default ‘Camera’ app on my iPad Mini to share a few videos in the forum, and whilst the visual quality was not amazing, the audio quality sounded fine to my ears.

If you want to send anything over to me I will happily take a look/listen and let you know what I think of the recording quality.

Cheers, Hayden

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Hello Hayden: the camera app on my mini iPad does a good job and the audio quality with the pic that Dan suggested is fine. When I play it on the iPad itself, the sound is weak which is not the case when I transfer the final product to my PC where both the video and audio are fine.

However, I am not ready, as yet, to send any recordings to anyone; besides, I cannot ask you to spend time on this problem. Thank you very kindly for offering.

I will check to see what Apple Store offers, thank you for the suggestion. Best, Smole

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I apologize if this problem has been discussed in the above thread and I missed it; if it was, would you kindly point me to the response(s)?

I would like to make a video recording on my iPad directly from the digital piano (Privia PX 150) without an external mic. I found this Youtube video as a guide:

It did not work, that is, Voice Record Pro does not get the audio via the cable connections. It appears that I have to find cables that meet some CTIA standard (I really do not understand this staff) for Apple products (iPad in this case), especially for the splitter that goes into the iPad and that should allow me to record the sound directly from Privia but also plug into the splitter the earphones (not to disturb anyone while playing). Also, I seem to understand that the cables I am using should have TRRS connectors for proper link. [Did I explain clearly what I am asking? Hope so. Oh, and I am not ready for MIDI route, way beyond my understanding at this point].

Any help? Please?

Thanks much, Smole

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Hi Smole

I found this for you : seems you need two adapters

look at the youtube video in this page which explicate how to do it more clearly

Hope it helps you

Good luck .

ps : i never use it personnaly.

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Merci bien, Pierre, for the quick response. On the first and quick reading, the article is full of useful information and I will read it more carefully later on.

I am sorry that I was not clear in what I was looking for: an effective direct link (bypassing the use of external mic) from the digital piano to iPad. [I have a functional set with the external mic that I have set up last year with a most helpful guidance from Dan, you, Hayden, and others].

It seems that iPad, being an Apple product, requires very specific cables and connectors for the Apple products that I have not been able to find to set up a direct ling: digital piano >>> iPad.

Any thoughts on the score?

Thank you again. Smole

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I think if you can record from a mic in the ipad you can record the output of your digital piano the same way … let me know

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Recording from a mic is working fine; however, recording from the digital piano does not work for some reason. It seems that I have to have some intermediate electronic gadget to enable that connection Weird but true (although it is possible that my skills are so inadequate that…). Thanks for the response and encouragement, Pierrot., I’ll keep trying.
Smole

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Hi Smole
The only difference btw a mic and a the audio output of your digital piano is the level of output

you mean you can record on the ipad from a mic with your adapters ? which mic is it ?
are you sure your are using the audio output ? dont remember what is your digital piano
can you record your piano on other device than the ipad ?

all this seems a bit strange .

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Thanks again, Pierrot for trying to help. I decided to stop looking. I have a functional set up to record audio or video on my iPad, with an external mic and that is fine for what is needed. [My hope to get a better quality recording I’ll just have to put on hold].

Again, thanks for all the help, I see that you understand a frustration of a fellow playing and that’s kind of you. Best, Smole

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you’re welcome … those tecnical aspect of music cant sometimes get us crazy … i already get some … :wink:

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Hayden I have a camera related question,

I’ve recently moved and purchased a yamaha cp88 which I need to use for my zoom lessons. Unlike with my acoustic piano where I had set the camera tripod directly on the (closed lid) of the piano. I am now in a smaller room with my digital keyboard basically shoved against a wall.
I believe in your video here showing an overhead shot, your keyboard is in a more open area and you’ve place your camera tripod in front of the keyboard. I cannot do that, so I’ll need to put my tripod a) on the floor b) behind where I’m sitting, or possibly to one side.

Can you post a behind-the-scenes photo of your camera / tripod setups that you’ve used for overheads of a digital keyboard ?

thanks,
Michael

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Hi Michael :wave:

Yes currently I’m using a Manfrotto tripod and Camera Arm - a couple of photos below.

The arm screws directly onto the tripod plate, and there is a camera bracket on the other end of the arm which screws into any handy-cam or DLSR. I would be cautious about using this arm with a heavy DLSR cam, but it works fine as long as the camera is not too heavy.

Here’s the product listing on Manfrotto, and the exact model number is “196B-2” and you can find these on Amazon.

Here’s how it looks from above and from the side:

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Whilst this could be positioned at the side of the piano, I have the feeling that the below setup would be better for you:

Horizontal Weighted Camera Arm

When we recorded the Hammond Organ course, we had a similar issue in that the back of the organ was too large to position the camera there. Instead we positioned the camera at the side, see the photos of that setup here:

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Here are a few horizontal arm products on Amazon:

This setup would allow you to have the tripod at the side of your keyboard.

The arm did bounce a little every time we hit “record” on the camera so we had to wait 20 second or so for the camera to stabilise. The weight on the other side of the arm was essential.

Let me know if I can help further :sunglasses:

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