Question

I recently recorded solo piano track in Studio One 3 Professional  and I kept hearing strange noise and even banging. I finally realized that just the act of pressing the sustain pedal was creating the noise.
This is ruining the track I recorded and wanted to know what is going on and how this can be fixed.

Thanks!

Answer 1

For starters, this has nothing to do with studio one. It has to do with whatever is generating your piano sound, whether that's a sampler like Kontakt, or a virutal piano plugin, or the onboard sounds of a workstation keyboard. Many of these sample the sound of a real piano pedal being depressed and released to give a more realistic recording. It would be in the settings of whatever piano software you're using. Are you recording audio from a workstation keyboard/sampler, or are you using a midi controller for a virtual instrument?

Answer 2

I don't have an answer, but I am seeing the same problem. If I press the sustain pedal at different velocities I hear a booming sound at different levels, as if a large truck were passing by and vibrating a bass drum. It's not loud, but it is sometimes noticeable. This is via Presence using several of the available piano settings. I suppose it could be a sampled sound but I didn't think the control command 64 for pedal up/down would produce a sound. I get the sound even if not pressing any piano keys. However, I don't get the sound if I chose an organ. So it must be something with the Presence piano samples/setup. Not a good feature.

Answer 3

Hey, I did find an answer after all. Turns out that some of the Presence piano programs, such as Acoustic Piano - Full, have the noise as part of the sound. Acoustic Piano - full id described as "Light Piano with all layers and sustain, hammer noise & pedal sound." I don't know how they do it, but it's not a bug or flaw. It's part of that program's charm.

Answer 4

Thank you so much Arthurzatarain! Had the same problem, went to to Presence and turned down the 'SusPdlNoise' in the light grey area and it worked!