mixing...hdphones

[paresh]

I learn a lot fr you guys, so here's another dumb question:

I know you're not supposed to mix with headphones but I'm not exactly sure why, except that they're too sensitive. Do any of you ever do it? More & more I read about the importance of high quality monitors & for a fraction of the cost my phones are incredibly transparent. I know the acoustics are not the same as w speakers but even monitors can be affected by the room, somewhat. And in either case, you wd need to listen to the mix on a boom box & other systems for comparison...

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

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[wjgypsy]

I use to mix with head phones, but only because i could not afford any monitors. But when you mix with head phones, you can hear alot of stuff that you wouldn't hear on monitors. Sometimes this is a good thing, but here's an example:

I was recording drums about 2 years ago and i was using head phones to mix with. I applyed revurb to all the drum mics and set the effect level to where i thought was not too much and not enough. When i played it on my stereo, the drums sounded dry, because i could hear the revurb better with head phones.

Peace,

Zeke
www.freewebz.com/audiotech

 

[c9-2001]

i sometimes do headphone mixes(akg 240's) then check out the mix with my monitors.. i end up having to fix the mix with the monitors.

 

[mikeh]

As Zeke said, headphones make it difficult to accurately judge things like reverb and stereo positioning.

Headphones also cause fatique much faster than monitors - which compromises your ability to make correct sonic choices.

Most importantly, headphones cause faster hearing damage - which is a problem if you hope to be an engineer/musician fora long time.

 

[paresh]

hearing damage?

Mikeh - Why do you say that phones contribute to hearing damage (assuming we keep the level moderate)? I asked that question to an ear doctor once & he said no there is no problem.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

Because it's very easy to surpass a moderate level without noticing it.

 

[malcolm123]

Because it's very easy to surpass a moderate level without noticing it.

Yeah,
My older brother lives with my mom and to keep her from fussing about loud music, He stays under the headphones I bought him 80% of the day. Actually thats all he does.

When he talks ,, he shouts !!! Really !!

Malcolm