All true. A great cue mix is always helpful.

Still, some singers need the non-electronic room sound...I don't know why.

Regards,

MM

Michael McInnis Productions
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"Chris Coleman" wrote in message om...
That depends on what "level" you're talking about. Louder overall
headphone volume tends to make someone push a little to get above the
mix in the cans... but I find the following to be true more often than
not:
1) When the vocals are hotter than the backing tracks in the headphone
mix, the singer tends to get tenative and starts flatting and...
2) When the backing tracks are hotter, the singer starts going sharp
trying to hear themselves.

For me, before I start telling the talent that they're going flat or
sharp I ask "how's the headphone mix?"

Different cans can help, too.