Since someone else has already noted Jim Boyk's work, I'll note that, in additional to some very excellent recordings, he has a couple of resources that might be of interest to this group:
The first is "To Hear Ourselves as Others Hear Us". While primarily designed as a way for musicians to prepare for either practice or performance, Jim's stellar advice might be helpful in understanding how and why musicians (often) tend to hear differently that others. Here's a link:
http://www.performancerecordings.com/tohear.html
The second, which might be more useful for/interesting to some here, is a CD entitled "Demonstration of Stereo Microphone Technique". Other than a movie made by the Baldwin Piano Company a couple of decades ago, this is the only readily available source that I know of for getting a reasonably decent understanding of stereo microphone technique without investing a fortune in either time, money, or effort. (Lots of YouTube stuff around this. These two sources are unique.) Here's a link:
http://shop.performancerecordings.com/product.sc;jsessionid=C0266FF96AD5EFB667F8CBAAF16F7554.p3plqsc...
Also, and only FWIW, in over 50 years of doing "concert" piano and studio recording work for a host of pianists, Jim is one of a handful of pianists who has a level of perception and control that allows him to assess and deal with incredibly minute variations in tuning, regulation, and voicing. He brings that knowledge and experience to his writing and teaching in very accessible yet complete ways.
Hope that this information may be helpful.
Kind regards.
The first is "To Hear Ourselves as Others Hear Us". While primarily designed as a way for musicians to prepare for either practice or performance, Jim's stellar advice might be helpful in understanding how and why musicians (often) tend to hear differently that others. Here's a link:
http://www.performancerecordings.com/tohear.html
The second, which might be more useful for/interesting to some here, is a CD entitled "Demonstration of Stereo Microphone Technique". Other than a movie made by the Baldwin Piano Company a couple of decades ago, this is the only readily available source that I know of for getting a reasonably decent understanding of stereo microphone technique without investing a fortune in either time, money, or effort. (Lots of YouTube stuff around this. These two sources are unique.) Here's a link:
http://shop.performancerecordings.com/product.sc;jsessionid=C0266FF96AD5EFB667F8CBAAF16F7554.p3plqsc...
Also, and only FWIW, in over 50 years of doing "concert" piano and studio recording work for a host of pianists, Jim is one of a handful of pianists who has a level of perception and control that allows him to assess and deal with incredibly minute variations in tuning, regulation, and voicing. He brings that knowledge and experience to his writing and teaching in very accessible yet complete ways.
Hope that this information may be helpful.
Kind regards.