Mixing with headphones or speakers ??

[seancfc]

What should I use for mixing? headphones or speakers? I record vocals ONLY.

 

[GazEcc]

Both, Ideally, but if you have to pick one over the other then use monitors and just use a cheap set of headphones for tracking

 

[mjbphotos]

You are mixing a capella stuff (vocals only)? The topic of using headphones for mixing as been beaten to death here.

 

[GazEcc]

You are mixing a capella stuff (vocals only)? The topic of using headphones for mixing as been beaten to death here.

He said he records vocals only so I'd assume he has backing tracks / synths etc

 

[seancfc]

You are mixing a capella stuff (vocals only)? The topic of using headphones for mixing as been beaten to death here.

I have backing tracks. But what I mean by vocals only is no instruments.. guitars,piano..etc..

 

[JoNathanDaTruth]

Some sony studio monitor headphones are 20 bucks at bestbuy and are great if you are on a budget... with some decent speakers for secondary listening... if you are not on a budget get some decent monitors and headphones... you need to listen to your mix from a few sources to know you got it down... monitors being your main... I use tannoys, m-audio headphones and cerwin vegas towers...

 

[mjbphotos]

I have backing tracks. But what I mean by vocals only is no instruments.. guitars,piano..etc..

Well you are mixing vocals WITH instruments then ....

 

[seancfc]

Well you are mixing vocals WITH instruments then ....

lol.. i'm sorry i'm not making myself clear on this. I'm just being lazy and not typing enough info, sorry. I'm recording vocals only with backing track.

 

[maestro_dmc]

Sure! Mix with headphones!

 

[JimmyS1969]

Sure! Mix with headphones!

LOL! I get it, though not very helpful......

You should really do some searching of this forum for answers, before flooding it with questions that have been asked constantly for years. Your questions have already been answered in many ways. Do some research first. When you run into a wall, then post a new question. We are here to help, but you gotta take some time to read man.

 

[grimtraveller]

You should really do some searching of this forum for answers, before flooding it with questions that have been asked constantly for years. Your questions have already been answered in many ways. Do some research first.

What should I use for mixing? headphones or speakers?

You could save yourself a heck of alot of trouble by just trying both. If your argument is going to be that you don't currently have monitors, well, the fact that you ask the question indicates you'd be prepared to get some if the answer was overwhelmingly 'monitors'........so get some.