Big Mike B
New member
I don't know how many times I've been told not to mix on headphones because "they lie to you". Understandable, as hearing a sound coming directly from a source is different to hearing it in the context of a room.
Here's the thing. I can in no way currently afford a set of professional mixing monitors. The closest thing I have is a set of PA speakers used by my band for rehearsals. However, I also have a set of Shure SE215 in-ear monitors, and these technically don't qualify as "headphones".
For those who don't know, these are a set of "professional" quality in-ear monitors which are meant to have a flat frequency response. Now here's my question. Could/(should?) I use these for mixing and/or mastering?
The way I see it, professional mixing studios are treated in specific ways to kill reflections and to give the room a very flat frequency response. Since these bring the sound directly to my ears, there are no room reflections, and the response is very close to flat.
Thanks in advance.
Here's the thing. I can in no way currently afford a set of professional mixing monitors. The closest thing I have is a set of PA speakers used by my band for rehearsals. However, I also have a set of Shure SE215 in-ear monitors, and these technically don't qualify as "headphones".
For those who don't know, these are a set of "professional" quality in-ear monitors which are meant to have a flat frequency response. Now here's my question. Could/(should?) I use these for mixing and/or mastering?
The way I see it, professional mixing studios are treated in specific ways to kill reflections and to give the room a very flat frequency response. Since these bring the sound directly to my ears, there are no room reflections, and the response is very close to flat.
Thanks in advance.