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Headphones for mixing
Don't mix on headphones.
If you have to, use the Sennheiser HD-280's or Sony MDR-7506's. I have found that when I mix with headphones, burn it to disk, and then play it back on a normal cd player, it always sounds too muddy. Never happens when I mix with speakers. mike rogers wrote in message om... If money was not a concern, what headphones would you suggest for mixing purposes? I live in an apartment, nuff said I am looking at Stax, Grado etc. |
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Headphones for mixing
If money was not a concern, what headphones would you suggest for
mixing purposes? I live in an apartment, nuff said I am looking at Stax, Grado etc. Sony MDR-V700, believe it or not. |
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my $$$ is on the AKG240DFs - had 'em for over 15 years now, and they are
still a great reference in the absence of good monitors. -- John Marsden Little-Big Sound audio for video, film & digital media; graphics & software solutions www.lbsound.com "mike rogers" wrote in message om... If money was not a concern, what headphones would you suggest for mixing purposes? I live in an apartment, nuff said I am looking at Stax, Grado etc. |
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What headamp do you use?
I am using a Behringer 4 ch Headphones Amplifier (PowerPlay) but the sound volume is very low. What do yo recommend me? Thanks. "John Marsden" escribió en el mensaje m... my $$$ is on the AKG240DFs - had 'em for over 15 years now, and they are still a great reference in the absence of good monitors. -- John Marsden Little-Big Sound audio for video, film & digital media; graphics & software solutions www.lbsound.com "mike rogers" wrote in message om... If money was not a concern, what headphones would you suggest for mixing purposes? I live in an apartment, nuff said I am looking at Stax, Grado etc. |
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"mike rogers" wrote in message
om If money was not a concern, what headphones would you suggest for mixing purposes? I live in an apartment, nuff said I am looking at Stax, Grado etc. I've heard the opinion granted that Senn HD580/600 are actually more accurate and pleasant to listen to than some Stax. I have a pair of HD580s sitting about 10 feet from where I do most of my mixing, but use MDR 7506s instead. My justification for this is that the 7506s are better for hearing detail, including the detail that I need to edit out or be sure to include while mixing. OTOH, I would never make a final decision about a mix with just 7506s. I often play my mixes on 3-4 different systems before I'm sure that I've got the levels *right*. IME, mixing for both live performances and recordings often involves setting individual channel levels within just a few dB, and I mean as few as one or two dB. Since just about any set of headphones, IEMs, near-fields, car audio system, HT system or home hi-fi has octave-to-octave balance that varies more than this, and since the parts of the sound of many voices and instruments that we use to identify their sound often seem to be weighted by just a few octaves, finding that perfect mix for every system can be elusive. So, I listen to the mix with a number of pretty fair systems and then try to strike the best compromise. |
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How about the AKG S271? Anyone heard that one? It just received a TEC
award and that doesn't happen everyday with headphones. If I could find a headphone I could mix on with confidence, I'd gladly pay $ 1000,- Would be worth every penny. Regards, Ignace |
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Ignace Dhont wrote:
How about the AKG S271? Anyone heard that one? It just received a TEC award and that doesn't happen everyday with headphones. It's interesting and it's worth listening to. It sounds different than the regular 270s. But, the TEC award is about the most meaningless thing I could think od. If I could find a headphone I could mix on with confidence, I'd gladly pay $ 1000,- Would be worth every penny. I know folks who would pay ten or fifty times that much. Sadly, such a thing doesn't exist. Maybe when room modelling systems get a little bit better. We're getting closer and closer every year. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Scott Dorsey wrote:
If I could find a headphone I could mix on with confidence, I'd gladly pay $ 1000,- Would be worth every penny. I know folks who would pay ten or fifty times that much. Sadly, such a thing doesn't exist. Maybe when room modelling systems get a little bit better. We're getting closer and closer every year. I'm going to do that real soon. I've got DPA 4060's to do the 'phone and binaural speaker measurements, Mackie HR824's to model, not a very good room but I'm going to do the measurement near field, and I'm going to get a pair of 7506 'phones because they seem to be the most common in use here. I have HD 590's which aren't very common. I found a free multi-channel VST plugin that can do the necessasary cross convolutions with IR's derived from my measurements. So it will be testable with 7506's on any PC DAW that can insert a VST plugin on the mix bus to monitor through. Just need to get the 'phones and within a day I'll be back here with full info for anyone who wants to try it out and throw darts at it. This will work with any phones, speakers and room I can get my hands and my body in to measure. Bob -- "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler." A. Einstein |
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"Bob Cain" wrote in message ... Scott Dorsey wrote: ... I found a free multi-channel VST plugin that can do the necessasary cross convolutions with IR's derived from my measurements. (snip) Bob What is it? SIR is free, but not multichannel (although to be strictly accurate, I suppose 2 channels is multi?); Voxengo Pristine Space isn't free, or did I miss something? |
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Complete Charlie wrote:
"Bob Cain" wrote in message ... Scott Dorsey wrote: ... I found a free multi-channel VST plugin that can do the necessasary cross convolutions with IR's derived from my measurements. (snip) Bob What is it? SIR is free, but not multichannel (although to be strictly accurate, I suppose 2 channels is multi?); Voxengo Pristine Space isn't free, or did I miss something? I'm sorry for the misinformation. It's not free. It's $108 from: http://www.voxengo.com/pspace/ Bob -- "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler." A. Einstein |
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