by Ron Johns | Oct 8, 2014 | Blog, Family, Music on the side, news, Non-music Posts
So much has happened over the past few months! I’ll start by sharing some pics of the new piano being delivered: This slideshow requires JavaScript. To be honest, I’ve been somewhat negligent at recording new content for the next podcast as...
by Ron Johns | May 16, 2014 | Blog, news, Non-music Posts, tech stuff
A quick update – the huge improvements I talked about in this post are finally here and more! I’m trading the old piano in for the 7′ 6″ I was originally looking at back in 2009. This also comes with the latest offering by Disklavier, which...
by Ron Johns | Jul 25, 2011 | Blog, news, Non-music Posts, tech stuff
For those who are curious, here’s an update on the grand piano mic placement along with the types of microphones and hardware used to record the Music To Pray By podcast. This has changed quite a bit since the R09HR days. At the low end of the piano, an EV RE320...
by Ron Johns | Mar 28, 2011 | Blog, Music Posts, tech stuff
I used only one song this podcast. It’s by Robbie Seay, and it’s called “Crazy Love”. The rest is original. This podcast is actually a second take since the first didn’t record properly. I always thought recording to MIDI would eliminate having to re-record podcasts,...
by Ron Johns | Jan 6, 2011 | Blog, Non-music Posts, Site Updates, tech stuff
Yesterday, I was able to work with a technician over the phone and he walked me through some calibration steps that resolved the sustain pedal issue I was having. I’ve also got a tuning appointment scheduled for Monday of next week so I will be posting the next...
