Send your MIDI.
Receive a real Steinway recording.

From £95 + VAT per track

Send your MIDI piano performance and I’ll play it back on the 9ft Hamburg Steinway D Spirio, record the real piano through studio microphones, and return high-resolution audio ready for your session.

Spirio reproduces the performance detail of the file, including timing, dynamics and pedalling, so the result is a real acoustic Steinway recording, not a piano sample.

Send your MIDI file
Send your MIDI file
A black Steinway & Sons grand piano with an open lid in a cozy, well-lit room. The room has large windows with yellow drapes, a lamp on a stand, and various microphone stands with cords. There is a black tufted piano bench, a red and blue rug, and a wooden floor.

These are MIDI performances played back by the Steinway Spirio and recorded here in the studio, without EQ, compression or high-pass filtering.

Hear the result

Jurassic Park — John Williams

Minute Waltz — Chopin

A professional recording microphone suspended in a studio with a wooden grand piano in the background.

A good sampled piano can work well in a mockup, but a real concert grand gives the part weight, movement and authority.

The soundboard, strings, room, microphones and natural dynamics all contribute to something that feels more finished and more convincing.

For film cues, library music, artist demos, productions and presentations, that difference can matter immediately.

Why use a real Steinway?

Captured through premium Neumann microphones and Avalon valve preamps at Curtis Schwartz Studio.

Why a Steinway Model D

The Steinway Model D is the flagship concert grand — prized for a scale, depth and authority that smaller pianos simply cannot deliver.

Its longer string length and larger soundboard give the bass more weight, the middle register more dimension, and the instrument as a whole a broader, more cinematic presence.

For film, classical, jazz and premium production work, that extra depth matters. It is a large part of what gives a piano recording its richness, realism and status.

Ideal for: film and TV cues, library music, artist demos, production tracks, piano overdubs, premium mockups, adverts and presentations.

How it works

  1. Send your MIDI file
    Include tempo, sample rate and any notes about feel, dynamics or pedalling.

  2. The Steinway performs it
    Your part is played back on the 9ft Hamburg Steinway D Spirio.

  3. I record the real piano
    The performance is captured through studio microphones as high-resolution audio.

  4. You receive the files
    Ready to drop into your session.

Send your MIDI file and I’ll return a real Steinway recording, ready to drop straight into your project.

Send your MIDI file
Send your MIDI file

Pricing

Steinway MIDI recording from £95 + VAT per track
Your MIDI piano performance is played back on the 9ft Hamburg Steinway D Spirio, recorded through studio microphones, and delivered as a high-resolution audio file.

Optional refinements: £95 + VAT per hour
For velocity shaping, sustain pedal refinement, feel adjustments or alternate versions.

Optional same-day tuning: £100 + VAT
Available if you would like the piano freshly tuned on the morning of the recording. Otherwise, the piano is maintained on a regular weekly tuning schedule.

Available worldwide

Whether you are working in Los Angeles, London, Berlin or anywhere else, you can send your MIDI file and receive a real Steinway recording quickly and efficiently.

To enquire, send your MIDI file, tempo details, preferred turnaround and any notes about feel, pedalling or references.

Send your MIDI file
Send your MIDI file