Mixing headphone recommendations

slyon · Post by **slyon** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 7:35 pm

I'm looking for suggestions for quality mixing headphones.

Thanks...

seeabove · Post by **seeabove** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 7:53 pm

All together now, this time with soul...

seeabove · Post by **seeabove** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 7:57 pm

Nevermind, I'll UTFSF...

Eenie, meanie, miney, and moe.

I like the Sony 7506. Comfy until hour 7.

8th_note · Post by **8th_note** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:06 pm

All together now, this time with soul...

Good one.

Alright, I'll take the bait. Here goes: It's a really bad idea to mix with headphones. There. I said it.

Now, when I mix with headphones I really like the Audio-Technica ATH-M30. These sound great for the price.

Actually, I do use headphones for setting compression and gating on the kick drum and for fine tuning reverb. Does that make me a bad person?

MichaelAlan · Post by **MichaelAlan** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:46 pm

I don't think it's bad to use them as a second reference.

I'm still not sure what UTFSF is. Guess I'm still a noob.

dwelle · Post by **dwelle** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 8:56 pm

it should read UTFSSE.

use the fucking shitty search engine.

people love to bash the questions that come up alot.

but the search engine here blows, so....

MichaelAlan · Post by **MichaelAlan** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 9:34 pm

Use the fone stupid face!

Kilroy · Post by **Kilroy** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 9:48 pm

i'd have to go with the sony mdr 7506 also, they are really comfortable and sound great too. i'll use them to check my mixes and all that.

-chris

phait · Post by **phait** » Sat Nov 13, 2004 10:03 pm

dwelle wrote: but the search engine here blows, so....

I want "search by subject"

Divine · Post by **Divine** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:56 pm

I mix everything with headphones. Of course I reference them to a set of speakers (My car) I still get a very good sound believe it or not. I have an album that sells in stores.
My headphones of choise have been Sennheisers 580's. Great headphones.

Good luck

obermorph · Post by **obermorph** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:07 pm

I'll second the "you should not mix in headphones". However, I'll third the 7506's. I love em, but watch out, the low end is really "extended"
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Family Hoof · Post by **Family Hoof** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 8:35 pm

I've been mixing on my laptop all fall with a combination of Sony 7506 and AKG 240M. When I think it's in the ball park I start checking on any set of speakers I can get access to. Anything. I would not recommend either of these as a sole reference but they complement eachother nicely. I don't think it's a bad idea to mix on headphones as long as you do plenty of double checking on speakers that aren't so close to your brain.

Mark Alan Miller · Post by **Mark Alan Miller** » Mon Nov 15, 2004 10:09 pm

Speakers are my headphones!

Ok. All joking aside, I like 7506's if you're cautious that they're a little hyped at the extremes...

But I just don't recommend mixing on 'phones unless your surroundings demand it. As a second reference in addition to speakers, well, yeah, go for it.

(By the way, just like having several sets of speakers to cross-reference, I really like Hoof's recommendation of different cans to cross-check mixes with if you must mix with them...)

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