Hey there,

I'm mixing a singer-songwriter track that was recorded at another facility. The whole piece is voice, guitar, and piano. The voice and guitar sound great and were recorded well. The piano, however, was apparently played off of an inexpensive Yamaha synth and, well, it sounds like it. Unfortunately, the piano is also the dominant instrument in the song.

For this particular project, re-tracking the piano isn't an option. So, my question is, has anyone discovered any effective strategies for dealing with synth-piano to help it sound less artificial? I've tried a variety of compression and equalization approaches, and they help...some. But, regardless of the processing (I've even tried harmonic exciters and transient modulators on this track!), the piano still just sounds...plastic. Any suggestions for getting past this?

Thanks so much.

Jed