i need some headphones

[thedude400]

can somebody recommend a good pair of headphones that both isolate well (for recording drums) and are good for monitoring and mixing as well? My price range is $100 and under.

 

[scrubs]

Mixing primarily on headphones will generally lead to poor results that do not translate well to speaker systems. So, if you don't have studio monitors yet, get some.

As for tracking headphones, some popular ones under $100 are:

Sennheiser HD-280
Audio Technica ATH-M40fs

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

For drum tracking, I have several pairs of the Vic Firth Stereo Isolation cans - they're excellent.

But you don't want to use them (or any headphone, for that matter) for mixing....
Whad'ya Mean I Can't Mix With Headphones????

 

[frankieballsss]

But you don't want to use them (or any headphone, for that matter) for mixing....
Whad'ya Mean I Can't Mix With Headphones????

*giggles*........AMEN

 

[thedude400]

re:

Thanks. I'm guessing any of those will work pretty well. There can't be too much of a difference between them. I'll probably grab the Vic Firth Cans. They look closest to what I need.

 

[dgatwood]

Thanks. I'm guessing any of those will work pretty well. There can't be too much of a difference between them. I'll probably grab the Vic Firth Cans. They look closest to what I need.

I think they're all pretty much safety ear protectors with cheap transducers grafted in, so... yeah, whatever works. I use the Direct Sound Extreme Isolation, and thus far, they seem to work reasonably well, too, though I think they're a little over your price point.