While Yang Jingxing was having lunch outside the school, he received a worried call from Li Yingzhen, asking him to go back early to try the piano. Yang Jingxing rushed out, and under Li Yingzhen's introduction, he met and respected the staff of the school's recording studio. Poor Yu Xinting, Li Yingzhen didn't even

Introduce her and let her be your little follower silently.

Puyin's recording studio is actually not bad. Although it doesn't look old, a lot of equipment has been updated to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the school. It has also served many famous artists before. The person in charge of the recording studio is the school's recording studio.

As the head of the art department, Puyin’s music design and production major is also very good. Nowadays, many engineers in good studios in China are from this major.

The head of the recording department had listened to the CD recorded by Yang Jingxing at Hongxing, and he pointed out many shortcomings, such as the metallic taste of the piano, the bass was completely distorted, and a compressor was used during recording, such as the sound of near and far microphones.

Phase control is also not good.

The expert kept talking and became very angry: "The frequency response curve and response range are not good, and the instantaneous response is even worse. You can hear these. Many times they are either expensive or good."

It turns out that it is also a piano, and there are many different requirements for recording music of different styles. Yang Jingxing learned another lesson.

During the piano test, a Bösendorfer piano was placed in the middle of the spacious recording studio, with several microphones placed far and near, high and low.

If we really want to distinguish it with such high standards, the tone of the Steinway piano is more gorgeous and noble, with strong appeal and expressiveness. The famous piano Bösendorfer from Austria is relatively more subtle, especially the bass part.

outstanding.

Yang Jingxing sat down and faced this three-meter-long grand piano, which was as powerful as the Steinway in the concert hall. The teacher introduced it again, saying that this piano has been in Puyin for more than ten years and has been used by many people.

Famous players have played it and received positive reviews. This piano, like many of the equipment here, is maintained at constant temperature and humidity all year round and will not age or become obsolete.

Under the watchful eyes of several people, Yang Jingxing played a few etude sentences and was pleasantly surprised: "Good piano, you can try it."

Yu Xinting looked at Li Yingzhen and saw that Yang Jingxing had stood up. Li Yingzhen nodded in agreement.

Yu Xinting sat down quickly. She had not had the chance to play such a good piano before, so she had to adjust her stool and butt carefully to get the feeling.

Yu Xinting also played etudes and looked at Yang Jingxing with a smile. The feel and tone of this big three-meter-long instrument are indeed much better than those upright pianos in elementary classrooms or piano rooms.

Yu Xinting couldn't bear to stop. After playing a two-minute etude, she quickly stood up and rubbed her hands.

Li Yingzhen called Yang Jingxing again: "Take some time to get used to it."

Yang Jingxing said: "It's almost done, let's start recording."

Li Yingzhen pulled out a piece of paper and gave it to Yang Jingxing: "That's it, are there any questions?"

Yang Jingxing looked at the list. There were six sonatas in total, Mozart's Eighth, Beethoven's Passion, Tempest, Schubert's Sixteenth and Twenty-one, and then his own.

Recording six sonatas in one afternoon! The recording teacher said: "You have plenty of time, take your time. Where is the score?"

Yang Jingxing shook his head: "No problem."

So the others went out, leaving Yang Jingxing alone. The first was Mozart's classic "Sonata in a Minor". This work is relatively the most substantial and majestic of all Mozart's sonatas. It feels strongly dramatic, passionate and tense.

It is also full of melancholy and pain, and its complexity and difficulty in emotional expression can be talked about by performers and researchers.

This sonata has a total of three movements, but the total length is only ten minutes. Yang Jingxing only paused for a few seconds between movements and played it all in one go.

Behind the soundproof glass, Yang Jingxing was talking to the sound engineer, and Yang Jingxing said there was no need to rest.

Next is Beethoven's Passionate Sonata, which is a masterpiece among masterpieces. It is very different from the previous one. This piece is a typical Beethoven, a typical "men just play Beethoven". The content of the music is very consistent with its name.

Strong feelings, passionate shouts...

For nearly half an hour, Yang Jingxing's fingers have been flying rapidly, and he can't stop expressing Beethoven as he understands it.

After Yang Jingxing finished playing, the recording teacher turned off the equipment at Li Yingzhen's reminder. Regardless of Yang Jingxing's request, he said to Yu Xinting: "Give him a bottle of water and tell him to wipe his sweat."

Yu Xinting entered the recording studio, watched Yang Jingxing drinking water and wiping his sweat, and whispered: "Professor Li also said that you play well... take off your clothes."

Yang Jingxing smiled: "I also said you can play well."

Yu Xinting nodded vigorously, and after a while she came out holding Yang Jingxing's coat. While folding it, she said to the others: "He said there is no need to rest."

Next is Tempest, in D minor, with three movements in sonata form. Although it is a few minutes shorter than "Passionate" in length, critics say it is a very complex and profound classic, and it is the most difficult to interpret.

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After finishing playing without squinting, Yang Jingxing couldn't hear the applause of several recording teachers and onlookers behind the soundproof glass, so he wiped his sweat and expressed his intention to continue.

Beethoven is followed by Schubert, both of which have four movements, especially the most famous No. 21 in B flat minor, which lasts more than half an hour. This is the piece that many critics consider to be the most beautiful piece of Schubert.

Bert's best sonata is also the most perfect piano sonata after Beethoven.

After playing this song, everyone asked Yang Jingxing to take a rest. While praising him, they found a roll of paper to wipe his sweat. Yu Xinting took a paper towel and rubbed it on Yang Jingxing's soaked back shirt to absorb the sweat.

The praise was given to others, but Li Yingzhen still wanted to find fault with Yang Jingxing. She said that a certain segment just now was a bit arrogant and lacked the fun that she had always required. Li Yingzhen often talked about this, Yang Jingxing was not fun enough and should be lively.

It often lacks some heat.

However, what Li Yingzhen and others are more concerned about is Yang Jingxing's own Sonata in C sharp minor. Yang Jingxing plays the previous ones so well, so don't compare them to his own.

Li Yingzhen even started to make requests to Yang Jingxing, and there were quite a few: "...you have to pay attention to the rhythm after the theme changes, don't be too hasty, and be steady, otherwise you won't be able to show that kind of fortitude... It needs to be stronger here, one

A feeling of excitement, but the rhythm cannot be changed, otherwise you will lose your restraint..."

Everyone else listened carefully to Li Yingzhen's analysis and emphasis with Yang Jingxing, and felt that this piece received more attention than Schubert and Beethoven.

After resting for a quarter of an hour, Yang Jingxing sat down in front of the piano again. Perhaps he was embarrassed to brew something, so he started quickly.

The previous works were all works with a very distinctive personal style by the composer, and now this one feels even more so. The sound engineers stopped looking at the equipment and stared intently at Yang Jingxing behind the glass, with their ears pointed at the monitors.

Speaker. Li Yingzhen and Yu Xinting both looked at the score.

More than twenty minutes later, after the heavy and glorious ending that seemed like it shouldn’t be used as the ending, the people in the listening room clapped their hands more frequently than before. It seemed that everyone in the conservatory was proficient in music and listening to the second

You can grasp the essence in one go. Maybe Yang Jingxing is too superficial, Li Yingzhen doesn't applaud, and Yu Xinting applauds without any pressure.

When Yang Jingxing went out again, he said thank you to the recording teacher and the spectators. But Li Yingzhen taught him a lesson: "Don't be so confident. You didn't do your best."

The recording teacher said: "He is in good condition!"

Then let’s talk about the follow-up, which is post-production. The school is not as efficient as the company, and it takes several days. Six sonatas, with a total duration of nearly two hours, require two CDs.

The recording teacher asked: "How many copies should I make?"

Li Yingzhen said: "I won't do too many of these, just ten."

Yang Jingxing said, "It's a bit much." The teacher glared at him.

It was already after five o'clock when I came out of the recording studio. After bidding farewell to Li Yingzhen, Yu Xinting asked Yang Jingxing: "Are you having dinner?"

Yang Jingxing nodded: "Let's go, Xiao Chao, call An Xin."

Yu Xinting asked again: "Do you want to take a shower first?"

Yang Jingxing said: "After eating, go home and wash up."

Yu Xinting suggested: "You can only feel comfortable after washing before eating. I'll wait for you."

Yang Jingxing smiled: "It feels good to eat and then wash."

Yu Xinting chuckled and made up her mind: "I'll treat you today and welcome you back!"

Yang Jingxing said, "I'll go there tomorrow."

Yu Xinting observed and laughed: "You're kidding. Let's go out to eat."

Yang Jingxing said, "Okay, call An Xin and I'll drive."

Yu Xinting said: "I want to thank you...I'll invite her next time."

Yang Jingxing suggested: "Let's get a deal together."

Yu Xinting was embarrassed: "But... it's not good."

Yang Jingxing said: "Nothing wrong, just call her."

Yu Xinting reminded: "You didn't write it to her."

Yang Jingxing said: "An Xin is not that stingy."

Yu Xinting said: "Then I'll ask her if she has time."

Yang Jingxing nodded: "Wait for me."

Yu Xinting said, "I'll go too." Then she called An Xin on her mobile phone: "Yang Jingxing and I are going out to eat, will you come... It's just us... She can't say."

Yang Jingxing said loudly: "Come quickly! She is treating you."

"He asked you to come." Yu Xinting held the phone and looked at Yang Jingxing regretfully: "She said it was in the piano room."

Yang Jingxing said: "Tell us to wait for her."

Yu Xinting nodded and said to the phone again: "He said to wait for you... OK, hurry up... She is here... My name is Chai Litian, what do you think?"

Yang Jingxing said: "The more, the better."

Yu Xinting thought for a moment and hesitated: "But... I'm about to scream."

Yang Jingxing said: "Just Chai Litian."

"Okay." Chai Litian nodded happily and called Chai Litian again: "Hey, where are you... Well, the recording is over. We are going to eat. Come quickly... and An Xin, the four of us... go

Go ahead, I’ll treat you...hehe."

After the phone call, Yu Xinting and Yang Jingxing discussed: "Shall we go eat Doulao?"

Yang Jingxing said: "You decide, you decide."
To be continued...