Headphone recommendations

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It is time to get a new set of cans. These were a pair of Senn HD201.

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The house cat got to these once too many times. The cord hangs down and the cat tears it apart.

What are some nice heaphones to go with a Apollo USB?
 
Pretty happy with my Sennheiser HD 280 Pro.
Little tight, but good at keeping outside noise out, and relatively flat.
 
What do you do with them Beaky? Edit or listen or?

I have Beyerdynamic 770 Pro 80ohms and Audio-Teknica AT M50x 32ohms. Both are really comfortable although the AT's a little quieter. Both are over $100 so not cheap. The AT's have really adjustable leads......short, long, curly.

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after years of SONY I went with the HD280.....
a set of after market replacement ear pads made them even better, a surprise.
just grabbed a new pad for the top/head pad and they are like new...holding up well in sound and fit.

but HD201 are at Amazon right now for $24 US....and seem to get really good ratings. HD280 $99...is it 4 times better?
 
The HD280 at $99 is a good deal....especially if you're just using them for tracking. I used to have the HD201's and well......if you're needing to outfit a whole band with cheap tracking cans....then they're a good deal. If not.....stay with your HD280's.

Just my 2 cents worth.

Mick
 
I have the HD 280s, and they are great for tracking, but I find them a bit bass heavy and light on the highs. I prefer the tonal balance of the AKG K240s. I've also got Sony 7506, which sound bright to me, but they do point out a lot of stuff.

I've considered getting some DT770s, but want to give the various Beyers a good listen first. Don't need to duplicate what I already have ... sound wise.
 
How about wireless or air buds? How would I connect them to a 1/4" headphone jack on the Apollo?
 
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LazerBeakShiek said:
How about wireless or air buds? How would I connect them to a 1/4" headphone jack on the Apollo?
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You would need to get a bluetooth transmitter. They are less than $15, but you will need a 1/8 female to 1/4 male adapter to make one work. Not sure what they really do to the sound, I've only used them for hooking phones with no headphone jack into a PA system.
 
Just search Bluetooth transmitter. Most of them will get you to wireless......but.....I wouldn't use them for anything other than tracking or pleasure listening. Aside from some having delay issues........there are lots of reports that bluetooth degrades the sound quality to some degree or other.

Mick
 
Were those cans comfortable? They don't look it?

I'm really happy with my;
Beyerdynamic DT770's for recording (they block out the whole world, and bleed (what bleed?))
and
Sennheiser HD650's for mixing....... (for the very final stages of the song)
 
^^^^^^ Yes.....that's good advice. As well.......the Sennheiser HD600's are also excellent for final mixing....which I have and use......and believe it or not....my set of AKG371's are also really great and at least for me produce the best results.

My 2 cents worth.

Mick
 
If I go cordless they will last longer, but im looking at the 280's.
 
The 280s have good isolation for tracking, but they can get a little uncomfortable after a while. I just get used to it, but some people are more bothered.

Bluetooth can add substantial delay. It varies depending on the product. My Ultimate Ears speaker adds too much delay for me to align audio in my video projects.
 
bouldersoundguy said:
The 280s have good isolation for tracking, but they can get a little uncomfortable after a while. I just get used to it, but some people are more bothered.

Bluetooth can add substantial delay. It varies depending on the product. My Ultimate Ears speaker adds too much delay for me to align audio in my video projects.
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You can do that easily by sight if you have a decent editor.
 
Orson said:
You can do that easily by sight if you have a decent editor.
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Nope, to make it truly right it has to be done by watching and listening. The camera audio isn't even quite lined up to its own video. I typically end up nudging the finished audio roughly two frames to the right relative to the camera audio, but the exact amount needs the watch and listen method.
 
Before you start filming the video you stand in front of camera and clap your hands in front of camera. Best if you do it 3 times. That way you can match frame to sound peak.
 
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Orson said:
Before you start filming the video you stand in front of camera and clap your hands in front of camera. Best if you do it 3 times. That way you can match frame to sound peak.
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Seriously, I've done this a few times. Cameras vary in their audio to video sync, and I have cameras as close as on stage and as far as a hundred feet away. Sound peaks will be spread across a 5-6 frame range. The only way to do it is to sync all the video together by a visual cue. A drum hit is just as good as a clap for that. A camera flash works pretty well. Even a strumming hand can do it. Heck, I even have a clapper board, a.k.a. slate. Anyway, once the video is all synced, I line the final audio up to one of the camera audio tracks and slide it until it looks right.
 
Seriously :-)I do this all the time as does Holywood and anybody else who puts audio to video. I don't know anybody who uses the cameras audio unless the camera must cost tens of thousands.

I have no idea of how you use a drum hit so I think you may misunderstand. The clap or clapperboard is on camera right in front of lens and you match up the peak on the audio files with the moment the clapperboard/clap connects. You enlarge the video and audio in your editor so that you can only be within hundredths of a second. Some cheap editors do not allow you to do this.

I always clap 3 times so that is easily found on the audio file and also it helps nudging the frames/audio together.
 
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JamEZmusic said:
Were those cans comfortable? They don't look it?
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Terrible. My Galaxy Buds came today. They honestly feel like dicks sticking in my ears.

I got a Bluetooth USB transmitter that accepts a 1/8" input.

The delay is terrible, monitoring . Latency. Man, I thought this would be cool with no wires. Perhaps there are better systems out than this.

They are horribly uncomfortable. Its the weight that fatigues the ear more than normal earbuds. I want BIG comfy puffy headphones snuggling on my ears.
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