headphone/headphone amps

[drummersteve]

hi there
ive got a nice little recording set up going at home, i havnt got time right now to go through it all, but im using an m-audio delta 1010lt soundcard.
currently, when im recording with other musicians (drums/guitar most of the time) the only way we can really hear the guitar is by turning up the amp so i can hear it where i play the drums (the amp is in a seperate room so the mic micing up the amp doesnt pick up too much drums - works suprisingly well). neway, this is a problem because in having to turn it up to a level thaqt i can hear the guitar, it begins to spill into the drum mics. i ran out of money before i could buy any kind of headfones etc. would i need some kind of headphone amp to connect to my delta 1010, maybe the headfone amp could have 2 or 3 outputs so a few of us could all hear ourselfs at the same time, im sure ur catching on to the sort of thing i want.
nothing crazily over the top, just good quality, simple, and matching my needs.
does anyone have any advice?/if so suggestions of where i should look? thanks.

Steve

 

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Steverino:

Look up the Rolls HA-43 can amp. Has individual sliders for each set of cans; will patch in 4 sets of cans. I just got one and it works fine.

As for cans, I like Beyer 250s or 270. Of course, Sony makes a gaggle of cans, AKG, etc. I'm sure their models are good too. I have AKG cans, and Sony cans in the studio but prefer the Beyer.

Merry Christmas
Green Hornet

 

[Huck Hobo]

if you wanna control your monitor volume, and have a mono/stereo switch to check your mixes too, then check out the presonus hp4. 100 bucks.

hh

 

[Scottgman]

This is what I use:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/240107/

It's the only piece of Behringer gear that I can recommend and still sleep at night.

It works great and I remember seeing someone around here saying they got one at GC during a blow-out sale for something around $60.

I had the little ART HeadAmp. It's cheap (like $40 or $50), but it's hard to get the volume you need to track drums without getting any distortion. I sold it on Ebay and got the Behringer.

 

[punkin]

I second the Behringer...cheap and effective. Not a big fan of Behringer stuff but this is a no brainer.

 

[In Tune Audio]

I also suggest the behringer. Its the only piece of behringer gear I own. You can't beat the price. Four channels (three headphone outs per channel, one on the front two on the back), with the option to patch in an auxillary channel. All at the fraction of the cost of other units. And its not in your signal chain, so there is no need to justify spending mega bucks for something that will give better sound quality to someone while tracking. Most musicians can't tell the difference, as long as its loud.

 

[drummersteve]

headphones

thanks guys, i think il go for the smaller option, as i am limited to space and £$£$£, although the prices arent much different.
headphones is the next thing, id like some good quality headphones, preferably ones which can go loud to be heard over drums, and not let too much sound out, and keep all the sound in, you get what i mean. suggestions would be appreciated, thanks guys.

Steve

 

[Cosmic]

Steve,

Closed, loud phones are generally not that cheap. I personally use AKG 271 phones and they will kill even a click track when the user is close to a condenser mic, but they are about $180US. Sennheiser and Beyer are other large players here.
I had one pair of Audio-Technica, model 20 or 40, I forget, that came 'free' with my recorder. They are about $79, and they were so dreadful I couldn't even use them for casual listening.

My two cents..

Best,

CC

 

[Richard Monroe]

I use a Rolls RA62HA- 6 channels, and sometimes I need them all. My good phones are Sennheiser HD280's, which are lovely, and I just picked up a couple of "More Me" headphones from Harvey, which are adequate, and dirt cheap. He also has the best deal going for headphone extension cables.-Richie

 

[Atterion]

I am glad to see people recommending the Behringer, because I've been thinking about getting one too. I'll sleep better now.

 

[distortedrumble]

i own the HA4700 from behringer....havent been disappointed yet.

 

[Atterion]

Cool. Theres one sitting in my local shop right now for $80.

 

[In Tune Audio]

He also has the best deal going for headphone extension cables.-Richie

I would love to get my hands on some good headphone extensions. How would I go about doing that?

 

[HaflerAmp]

You can purchase a female TRS jack for about $3. You can purchase a Male TRS connector for about $3.

You can use just about ANY copper wire as long as it isn't sheilded. I would venture to guess that you can get 16 guage speaker wire for around $.20 per foot. So, you will need maybe 40 feet, call it $8. Wire it all yourself.

$14 for a 20' HEAVY FREAKIN' DUTY headphone extension chord that you can fix easily if it quits working for whatever reason. Nice!