Rick Shepherd
New member
Hi,
Would you all recommend using monitors, headphones, or nothing at all while recording myself playing and singing acoustic songs. I was thinking maybe it would be best to monitor myself while I am singing with headphones, then listen to it back using my reference monitors. Thoughts?
If I need a good headphone amp and headphones, I am not sure how I will fit it into my recording chain without having to patch into it by using additional connectors from the sound card outs, which are already used by the amp that feeds my monitors. My Hafler P3000 amp that drives my monitors doesn't have a headphone jack. I know that some sound cards have more outputs for that sort of thing, but I have the E-MU 1212m, which does have these other outputs:
S/PDIF:
- 2 in/2 out coaxial (transformer coupled)
- AES/EBU or S/PDIF format, switchable under software control
ADAT:
- 8 channels, 24-bit @ 44.1/48kHz
- 4 channels, 24-bit @ 96kHz (S-MUX compatible)
- 2 channels, 24-bit @ 192kHz
Firewire:
- 400 Mbps 1394a port (6-pin)
- Compatible with DV cameras, storage peripherals, etc.
Can any of these be used to go out to a headphone amp, or would I be better off getting a small mixer that has inputs to match and a headphone jack?
Thanks!
Would you all recommend using monitors, headphones, or nothing at all while recording myself playing and singing acoustic songs. I was thinking maybe it would be best to monitor myself while I am singing with headphones, then listen to it back using my reference monitors. Thoughts?
If I need a good headphone amp and headphones, I am not sure how I will fit it into my recording chain without having to patch into it by using additional connectors from the sound card outs, which are already used by the amp that feeds my monitors. My Hafler P3000 amp that drives my monitors doesn't have a headphone jack. I know that some sound cards have more outputs for that sort of thing, but I have the E-MU 1212m, which does have these other outputs:
S/PDIF:
- 2 in/2 out coaxial (transformer coupled)
- AES/EBU or S/PDIF format, switchable under software control
ADAT:
- 8 channels, 24-bit @ 44.1/48kHz
- 4 channels, 24-bit @ 96kHz (S-MUX compatible)
- 2 channels, 24-bit @ 192kHz
Firewire:
- 400 Mbps 1394a port (6-pin)
- Compatible with DV cameras, storage peripherals, etc.
Can any of these be used to go out to a headphone amp, or would I be better off getting a small mixer that has inputs to match and a headphone jack?
Thanks!