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Mixing in headphones
Posted on: 02.07.2013 by Marcelina Hanaway
Second post in the same day! BOOM! Due to neighbors and late evening cravings, I've found myself mixing through my headphones. I really dig it. Can't seem to find a good position for my rokits, so the music kinda sounds off to me in my apartment. Basically what I'm trying to get at is this: is mixing within headphones a bad habit? The sound just seems to good to be true.
Marcelina Hanaway
02.07.2013
Originally Posted by DeanOakley
Not at all. Some of the bigger DJs are starting to do this out now, I saw Shadow Child at the weekend and he uses in ear monitors, 1. to protect his hearing and 2. he says that he prefers it.

I've tried with my DJM-800 but I can't get the hang of it as I find that when I press the CUE button, the signal coming in is a lot louder than the rest of the audio so I end up deafening myself anyway.

So instead I just mix in the headphones with both CUE buttons on and not worry about the master signal...
Thanks for the reply, Dean. I find myself doing the same thing. Honestly, I like controlling everything with knobs (gain, highs, mids, lows - DUH). Every now and then, I seem to cut too hard in a transition. With the headphones on, I don't make this mistake. Could be all in my head though. I use a DB2, so I wish I could hear fx/filters through the headphones. Otherwise, it's fun and gives me a chance to play more without worrying about neighbors complaining.
Loyd Cilek
02.07.2013		Not at all. Some of the bigger DJs are starting to do this out now, I saw Shadow Child at the weekend and he uses in ear monitors, 1. to protect his hearing and 2. he says that he prefers it.

I've tried with my DJM-800 but I can't get the hang of it as I find that when I press the CUE button, the signal coming in is a lot louder than the rest of the audio so I end up deafening myself anyway.

So instead I just mix in the headphones with both CUE buttons on and not worry about the master signal...

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