best headphones for mixing and editing

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what do you think is the best headphone for mixing and editing music??
 
There are many opened threads regarding this already...

try the Sony studio monitor series headphones..they are good.
 
Yes lots o' threads with various recommendations, but you'll probly read that NO headphones are ideal for mixing as they will never reproduce in the same the way speakers do - great for editing though!
 
Mixing and headphones don't mix...ever. They're useful for other things like monitoring while tracking or detail listening but not for mixing.
 
I used to use headphones exclusively for my mixing duties but found that my mixes were always to bassy.

I've since treated myself to some nearfields. I still mix on headphones because I like the detail it gives me about the stereo image but I also listen on my nearfields to get a better idea of how the lower frequencies are coming across.

Beyer Dynamic DT250's are what I use BTW
 
If you are serious about mixing with headphones, I suggest that you don't make compromises. The following headphones are all open designs and have very flat frequency response. Beware that they all require a good headphone amp. For more information about good headphones and amps, visit www.headfi.com.

1) Sony SA-5000
2) AKG K701
3) Sennheiser HD600 and HD650
4) BeyerDynamic DT880
5) AKG K240DF

I presented those in order of flatness.
Many people call the SA-5000 the flattest can on earth.

If you plan on being serious about mixing, you can't really do this with a subpar headphone system. Most of the guys here are not even aware that there are GREAT headphone systems on the market, so they bash headphone mixing.
 
TheDewd said:
Most of the guys here are not even aware that there are GREAT headphone systems on the market, so they bash headphone mixing.
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Thats it just keep making friends DEWD......... :confused:

Once again showing your inexperiance. Sad sad sad.

-Blaze
 
Synkrotron said:
I used to use headphones exclusively for my mixing duties but found that my mixes were always to bassy.

I've since treated myself to some nearfields. I still mix on headphones because I like the detail it gives me about the stereo image but I also listen on my nearfields to get a better idea of how the lower frequencies are coming across.
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Well look here! A man who knows that headphones alone wont do it! :)

Shellshock, Synkrotron speaks wisdom. You need a good set of nearfields for a good mix, along with a treated room you will have great mixes.

As far as editing using phones is fine most of the time, But I always say that if you are going to do any radical effects or editing that you check it in your nearfields because you may miss an important issue just using phones.

At least in my experiance.

Good luck! And have fun.

-Blaze
 
blazingstrings said:
Once again showing your inexperiance. Sad sad sad.
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Have you ever tried mixing on a high quality headphone system that costs about $1000 to $2000 ? The room disapears from the equation, the sound placement is much more accurate and the frequency response...wow! No speaker (under 10 grand) can get CLOSE to this flat.

If your answer to the above is "NO" then don't come and say I'm inexperienced, cause you are the one that's inexperienced and talk over your head :rolleyes:

It seems like you go with the pack just to be popular. Well I don't care being popular on a forum where people like you call me inexperienced when it's YOU (and many others) that has/have no experience with quality headphone systems...you can't talk about what you don't know, but obviously, you never learned that before :confused:
 
TheDewd said:
Have you ever tried mixing on a high quality headphone system that costs about $1000 to $2000 ? The room disapears from the equation, the sound placement is much more accurate and the frequency response...wow! No speaker (under 10 grand) can get CLOSE to this flat.

If your answer to the above is "NO" then don't come and say I'm inexperienced, cause you are the one that's inexperienced and talk over your head :rolleyes:

It seems like you go with the pack just to be popular. Well I don't care being popular on a forum where people like you call me inexperienced when it's YOU (and many others) that has/have no experience with quality headphone systems...you can't talk about what you don't know, but obviously, you never learned that before :confused:
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This is all peachy. But I have seen more than several high end recording engineers totally blast the idea of mixing in headphones of any kind. Besides, I doubt the cat asking the question here is willing to go out and spend $1000-2000 on a headphone system. I would imagine the idea is to save money. :cool:
 
Thunder33 said:
This is all peachy. But I have seen more than several high end recording engineers totally blast the idea of mixing in headphones of any kind. Besides, I doubt the cat asking the question here is willing to go out and spend $1000-2000 on a headphone system. I would imagine the idea is to save money. :cool:
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The idea is to get a more accurate monitoring system.
Also, with headphones, you are able to mix at night without waking up everyone. That is a BIG plus for me, since I live at night and sleep during the day.
 
I'm gonna tell :cool: Just you wait until Blue Bear hears about this...oh man are you gonna get it :D
 
punkin said:
I'm gonna tell :cool: Just you wait until Blue Bear hears about this...oh man are you gonna get it :D
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He already "tried" to shut me up. He can't mix with headphones and prefers his KRK V8. It's his personal choice. But to say that one CAN'T mix with headphones is silly. He just doesn't want to admit headphones are much more accurate than monitors $ for $.
 
TheDewd said:
Have you ever tried mixing on a high quality headphone system that costs about $1000 to $2000 ? The room disapears from the equation, the sound placement is much more accurate and the frequency response...wow! No speaker (under 10 grand) can get CLOSE to this flat.

If your answer to the above is "NO" then don't come and say I'm inexperienced, cause you are the one that's inexperienced and talk over your head :rolleyes:

It seems like you go with the pack just to be popular. Well I don't care being popular on a forum where people like you call me inexperienced when it's YOU (and many others) that has/have no experience with quality headphone systems...you can't talk about what you don't know, but obviously, you never learned that before :confused:
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HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAH HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHA!!!!!!!!!

OH GOD! Dewd you made me laugh so hard it hurt! So little about me do you know............. :rolleyes:

Wait one more! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

-Blaze
 
okay people

lets stop all the fuckin fightin shit :mad: ...After all that all I heard was "no you cant use headphones" and "yes you can"...thanks for tryin all of you but some how I feel Im still where I left off...wondering if they do or dont work... :confused:

I was just asking because I live in apartments and I didnt wanna piss my neighbors off..
 
ShellShock said:
lets stop all the fuckin fightin shit :mad: ...After all that all I heard was "no you cant use headphones" and "yes you can"...thanks for tryin all of you but some how I feel Im still where I left off...wondering if they do or dont work... :confused:

I was just asking because I live in apartments and I didnt wanna piss my neighbors off..
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I use monitors and mix at low volumes. You shouldn't be blasting your speakers when you mix anyway.
 
Have you ever tried mixing on a high quality headphone system that costs about $1000 to $2000 ? The room disapears from the equation, the sound placement is much more accurate and the frequency response...wow! No speaker (under 10 grand) can get CLOSE to this flat.
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Here's the problem - I don't care how expensive your headphones are. You can not hear phase relationships inside a mix while wearing headphones, PERIOD. It's not possible.

End of discussion as far as I'm concerned. $3,000 electrostats or not.

"Checking" on phones - Examining and zeroing in on clicks and pops, checking fades, certainly. Go right ahead. Listening for the sake of sheer enjoyment? Absolutely. Making crucial mixing decisions across a stereo mix? Only if your head is completely hollow. Otherwise, you're not hearing what's happening in its "natural" state.
 
thanx

alright thanx thunder and massive...anyone else got anything else productive :rolleyes: to say??
 
I stand by what I said earlier plus...

Thunder33 said:
I use monitors and mix at low volumes. You shouldn't be blasting your speakers when you mix anyway.
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This is a very good point. The reason I mixed on headphones for years is exactly the reason that you are giving... "don't want to piss the neighbors off". Since then I've realised my folly because you should mix at low volume anyway. I still tend to crank 'em up from time to time but not to mix... just to hear what my track sounds like "loud"... out of curiosity more than anything else.

So, if you can afford it, I'd say go for both, you won't regret it.


cheers


andy
 
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