cant afford monitor. GOOD HEADPHONES?

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Member Since: Dec 29, 2004

whats are some of the top recording headphones with the best freq responses?

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JR Productions
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Since: Mar 03, 2005


May 23, 2005 04:49 pm

Do you mean headphones for the artist to wear while recording or for listening to play back?

Hold 'Em Czar
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Since: Dec 30, 2004


May 23, 2005 05:14 pm

fostex t-40's or 60's i think are damn good for both....higher end sennheisers are nice, sony has good reputation for cans aswell.

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Since: Dec 29, 2004


May 24, 2005 09:11 am

for mastering

punk rock @$$hole
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Since: Feb 29, 2004


May 24, 2005 09:20 am

headphones for mastering = bad idea

they dont produce bass tones properly. i guess you could adjust to the curve but headphones are primarily used so people can hear themselves. and for isolating stereo effects, you can hear the seperation alot more.

save up get some monitors. use a home stereo till then after all you are making cd's for people to listen to on home stereo's.

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Since: Apr 03, 2002


May 24, 2005 09:28 am

have the trick of mastering is getting to know your monitors whether good or bad ones, getting to know their strong points and weaknesses is critical. If they are not great (such as using phones) knowing where they are weak will help you compensate. Also, having an application such as HarBal will help you see what you may notbe able to hear. Some people here have crappy monitors, and they knowit, they bought HarBal to help compensate for it and they make good mixes.

Ultimately anything that helps you make music is better than having nothing and making nothing. If headphones is the only way you can go, so be it, just learn to work with their downsides and it'll be all good...better than not making music at all.

Using typical home stereo speakers is no better than using phones...they color the sound as well.

Hold 'Em Czar
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Since: Dec 30, 2004


May 24, 2005 11:43 am

yeah, as a diy, you hafta use what you have....use a combination of any kind of sound reproduction devices (those things that vibrate your butt work as an interesting subwoofer 'monitor') earbuds, computer speakers (sheeesh i never thought i'd say this lol) but you get my point, use a combination of everything you have access too. IF you mix in headphones use extremly low volumes (around 50% of your volume knob or lower) and take breaks....i can tell in 10 of when my ears compress.....it feels like the sound just gets sucked into your sinuses'....you have to take breaks with headphones...throw it up on the computer speakers....otherwise it'll be like climbing up hill the whole time....difficult but possible.

wyd

Hold 'Em Czar
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Since: Dec 30, 2004


May 24, 2005 11:44 am

ahem that's 10 seconds....deebs you can fix that if you want.

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Since: Apr 03, 2002


May 24, 2005 12:09 pm

eh, you just explained it, or YOU can fix it :-p

Anyway, regardless of listening source, be it speakers, headphones, earbuds, or tin cans with string between them, you should always mix and master at comfortable listening levels to prevent ear fatigue...

Member
Since: Apr 19, 2002


May 24, 2005 12:58 pm

I think that whatever you choose for monitoring, you should take a look in to Har-Bal.
It's a wonderfull tool to get a sonically balanced mix.

Good Luck

Member
Since: May 09, 2004


May 25, 2005 01:31 pm

Not that I'm an authority, but I got a pair of Sennheiser HD-280s recently and they're awsome. Absolutley clear and powerful sound on the highs and lows, and excellent sound islotaion. Comfortable too.

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