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razork222
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I'm on a budget, but I'd like some accurate and decent headphones to mix my home recordings. Any suggestions about brand and models would be greatly appreciated.
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The Green Hornet
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Yo RK-22:Mixing the cans is not what most folks do; however, one can do anything as it always teaches something.
If you want some cans, there are many types. I stay with my Beyer cans to "record" stuff, multiple tracks. I'm sure any of the good ones will work as well except some types like Audio/Technica sound boomy a bit.
You will find that just using cans to "mix" will quickly figure out that "what you record on cans isn't what you get when you listen to the tracks."
But, enjoy and Merry Xmas.
Green Hornet
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razork222
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Thanks for the info.
At the moment I'm using a Sharp stereo as my PC speakers and for my home recording purposes. How do you think this will affect my mixes?
At the moment I'm using a Sharp stereo as my PC speakers and for my home recording purposes. How do you think this will affect my mixes?
Everybody
Hail Santa
Hey brotha, heres a couple pairs of headphones you could check out for cheap.
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.co...Studio-Headphones-Buy-1-Get-1-Free?sku=245604
http://www.frontendaudio.com/Equation_Audio_EP_3070_Headphones_p/9999-02538.htm
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.co...Studio-Headphones-Buy-1-Get-1-Free?sku=245604
http://www.frontendaudio.com/Equation_Audio_EP_3070_Headphones_p/9999-02538.htm
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adamangler
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sony mdr 7506 if your usin em for mixin & recordin
you may be able to get better results with an open back type for mixin only
the AKG K240 are excellent
you may be able to get better results with an open back type for mixin only
the AKG K240 are excellent
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Minion
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Believe it or not those cheapo Behringer phones actually sound pretty good for the Price (about $30 or less) .. I use them sometimes for tracking and rough mixing but wouldn"t use them for proper mixing or mastering...
gecko zzed
Grumpy Mod
Believe it or not those cheapo Behringer phones actually sound pretty good for the Price (about $30 or less) .. I use them sometimes for tracking and rough mixing but wouldn"t use them for proper mixing or mastering...
I agree, but with a caveat. The Behri HPX2000, through some designing quirk, sound brilliant; lots of space, strong, clean bass and crisp tops. They are great for editing and rough mixing. Being open-back, they leak a bit of noise when tracking. However, I don't like the sound of the HPS3000, and even less the sound of the HPM1000.
antichef
pornk rock
I like the Sennheiser HD 280
pohaku
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Audio Technica ATHM50. Really nice phones. @$100 or so new on e-bay.
guido #2
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AKG K 240 Monitor
I use my 7506s for live work cause they're LOUD, but for mixing (if I'm forced to use cans), they are a bit to smiley curved (EQ).
The AKGs are pretty flat, however, they are open backs, so they aren't the best for tracking (like vocal ODs - because of bleed).
Rated 15Hz-20K
They ARE discontinued, so you'll hafta do the Ebay thing.
The only thing I didn't like is that the trim rings always fall off.
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Oh- and the Senn HD280s are what we make our students purchase: they seem a lot like the 7506s, maybe just not quite as hyped, but certainly NOT a flat response.
I use my 7506s for live work cause they're LOUD, but for mixing (if I'm forced to use cans), they are a bit to smiley curved (EQ).
The AKGs are pretty flat, however, they are open backs, so they aren't the best for tracking (like vocal ODs - because of bleed).
Rated 15Hz-20K
They ARE discontinued, so you'll hafta do the Ebay thing.
The only thing I didn't like is that the trim rings always fall off.
EDIT:
Oh- and the Senn HD280s are what we make our students purchase: they seem a lot like the 7506s, maybe just not quite as hyped, but certainly NOT a flat response.
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BudgetMC
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LemonTree
Suck 'em and see!
ATH-M40fs
Got 2 pairs in the studio, been usin them for the past 4 years
Got 2 pairs in the studio, been usin them for the past 4 years
antichef
pornk rock
A little more detail on my headphone situation:
I like the Senn HD280s because they're closed enough to be good for tracking, but still comfortable (for me) and good sounding (to me). They also expose a lot of detail, so they're perfect for picking through tracks late at night to edit out crap like microphone bumps and stuff without waking anybody up.
I agree they're not flat -- I've tried doing mixes with them, and it never works (OK it never *works* for me to do mixes with headphones at all, but I'm under the same space/time/noise constraints as a lot of HR folks, so I still try to do it a lot, but ultimately break out the monitors, and my mixes with the 280s are more likely to be *way* off than with another set of cans I've got:
I've also got the AKG K240 headphones - I didn't know they were discontinued - that sucks. I think the response is flatter, but they're open, which for me makes them a lot less useful - that is, my wife/kids are almost as irritated with me repeatedly mixing with the K240s as they are with me mixing at low volume on my monitors, and the results are a lot better when I use the monitors (admittedly I still suck no matter what when you start comparing me to other people, but that's not what I'm getting at
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BTW, on the subject of mixing with headphones, my experience abundantly confirms the information in this article:
http://www.bluebearsound.com/articles/headphones.htm (and it looks like the mannequin there is wearing K240's )
edit: but to the article, I would add, "so what?" sort of -- if I were a professional and/or charging other people money for my work, things would be different, but *I'm not* - if my mixes eventually sound good on my computer/my phone/my van/my car/my headphones/my buddies' computers/etc., then I'm good, and I've got months/years to pick at them, and no pressure to get things right the first time.
I like the Senn HD280s because they're closed enough to be good for tracking, but still comfortable (for me) and good sounding (to me). They also expose a lot of detail, so they're perfect for picking through tracks late at night to edit out crap like microphone bumps and stuff without waking anybody up.
I agree they're not flat -- I've tried doing mixes with them, and it never works (OK it never *works* for me to do mixes with headphones at all, but I'm under the same space/time/noise constraints as a lot of HR folks, so I still try to do it a lot, but ultimately break out the monitors, and my mixes with the 280s are more likely to be *way* off than with another set of cans I've got:
I've also got the AKG K240 headphones - I didn't know they were discontinued - that sucks. I think the response is flatter, but they're open, which for me makes them a lot less useful - that is, my wife/kids are almost as irritated with me repeatedly mixing with the K240s as they are with me mixing at low volume on my monitors, and the results are a lot better when I use the monitors (admittedly I still suck no matter what when you start comparing me to other people, but that's not what I'm getting at
)BTW, on the subject of mixing with headphones, my experience abundantly confirms the information in this article:
http://www.bluebearsound.com/articles/headphones.htm (and it looks like the mannequin there is wearing K240's
)edit: but to the article, I would add, "so what?" sort of -- if I were a professional and/or charging other people money for my work, things would be different, but *I'm not* - if my mixes eventually sound good on my computer/my phone/my van/my car/my headphones/my buddies' computers/etc., then I'm good, and I've got months/years to pick at them, and no pressure to get things right the first time.