producers - what headsets you use?
producers - what headsets you use? Posted on: 27.10.2010 by Nikki Mcpeek when it comes to producing, what headsets do you use and feel that they really REALLY help you in music production and this is when you cannot use your monitoring speakers because of a late evening
issue.and i know many go through this so music production headsets is important as an alternative to monitoring speakers when you cant bang the music anymore? so what sets do you use and love? | |
| Riccardo gava 22.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by rjw
You can still use em in the mean time, just bear in mind that they wont sound as full as they can until you've run at least 100 hours of music through them. well worth it, get em open! ..oh and I don have a headphone amp either, i'm largely running them from the headphone socket on my macbook lol. |
| Carlee Pickard 20.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by rjw
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| Carlee Pickard 20.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by ron solo
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| Lakisha Points 20.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by Coldfuzion
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| Lakisha Points 22.01.2011 | anyone know much of Shure's srh840 headphones? |
| Riccardo gava 22.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by rjw
You can still use em in the mean time, just bear in mind that they wont sound as full as they can until you've run at least 100 hours of music through them. well worth it, get em open! ..oh and I don have a headphone amp either, i'm largely running them from the headphone socket on my macbook lol. |
| Carlee Pickard 22.01.2011 | So they have finally arrived, but from other reviews on diff sites people have claimed they are on the light side bass wise. Would you agree? Or did yours -after the break in period- become fine? Cause I like my bass, and I do not have a headphone amp. I'm going to wait for your reply before opening them :P. |
| Carlee Pickard 20.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by rjw
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| Riccardo gava 20.01.2011 | I've got the k701's. trust me, they are anything but boring to listen to!! All honesty though the first thing that struck me when I plugged them in was 1) how clear everything sounded and then 2) how light the bass was :-S I cant stress this enough, these headphones will need breaking in! You gotta play at least 100 hours of music through them before they start to show their potential..these headphones will need breaking in! I left mine running all day and overevening tucked up in the box with a cushion over the top to stop the tinny music annoying me. Had them like that at a level where you could hear the music clearly if you put your ear to the cushion, but not so loud that you can hear it a few steps back. ran 'em for about 2 weeks hooked up to a random collection of FLACs covering everything from classical to 1920s through 50's-2000's rock pop and soul + loads of dirty breaks, house dubstep chillout etc etc... NOW they sound fucking awesome. Same clarity but that clarity extends into the bass region... A pleasure to mix on! be wary of turning them up to loud though, it's tempting when they sound as good as they do! Keep 'em quiet when you use them and keep your hearing - innit |
| Carlee Pickard 20.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by ron solo
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| Lakisha Points 20.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by Coldfuzion
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| Carlee Pickard 19.01.2011 | I'm jus curious, I was watching a bunch of reviews on YouTube and I am just clarifying / confirming that production head phones are great to listen to music on in general, right? |
| Lakisha Points 20.01.2011 | i have a pair of sony mdr-v700s which i use for djing, however for monitoring i don't enjoy them at all. maybe it's a personal preference, but i feel that they have quite exaggerated frequencies in the mid range making it difficult to get a proper representation of a track. instead i just sit closer to my monitors (haha) From what i know though, you definitely want to go with open cans since closed ones create an unnatural listening environment. But if you do monitoring on the go (like during long walks or trips to work) closed cans can be of more benefit than open ones. So for the best of both worlds, get 2 pairs of monitoring cans, open for indoor use, and closed for outdoor use =] |
| Carlee Pickard 19.01.2011 | Just purchased the AKG-K702 headphones. They should be here on Friday, I hope to god they sound great. |
| Random X 08.01.2011 | +1! |
08.01.2011 | beyerdynamic dt-990 pro. |
| Carlee Pickard 08.01.2011 | Haha thanks . |
| Riccardo gava 07.01.2011 | Get the AKG701's (or 702's - basically the same headphone) They need running in but once you've done that you wont find a better headphone for producing. I'm doing the majority of my sound design, production, mixing and mastering on these then just using speakers occasionally to reference - they are the shit! If you listen to my soundcloud you can hear a track i've recently built almost entirely on the AKG 701's. It's like strapping $10,000 reference speakers to your head lol, plus you get round the whole issue of an untreated room clouding your mix! Got to keep levels down if you produce on headphones though.. very tempting to crank it and damage your hearing |
| Carlee Pickard 07.01.2011 | I'm actually debating between picking up some AKG-K702 cans or Ultrasone PRO 750S-Logic cans, I don't really want to have to buy an amplifier, but right now it looks like I may have to. Anyone have any input on either? |
| Aracely Mcalvey 31.12.2010 | I could never make beats in headphones. I guess if you're just looking to get an idea down that's stuck in your head, it will work. If you're mixing/mastering late at evening , just turn the speakers down. After all, theoretically, if you have a great sounding mix at a low volume, it will sound even better once you push that fader up (the next day, during "noise" hours, hahaha). |
| Crystal Imfeld 30.12.2010 | Ive been using AKG 121 studio head phones for the last year now and wouldnt change them, the sound quality from them is perfect for working on tracks on the go. I do feel confident enough with them creating a track although i defo would listen to it again on the monitors once i got back just to fix any mistakes. |
| Marnie Foye 29.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by padi_04
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| Silva Brambila 21.12.2010 | I use the Sony MDR-V700. |
| Random X 16.12.2010 | I still believe 'open' headphones are better for long studio sessions. |
| Nedra Fresneda 16.12.2010 |
Originally Posted by TWD
but, they are REALLY confortable for long studio hours |
| Guy Zeisset 16.12.2010 | I don't know what your price range is, but Sennheiser and Grado are the best as far as non-electrostatic headphones go. Sennhesier HD600 is industry standard for on the go headphone monitoring. |
| Marnie Foye 13.12.2010 | I use the HDJ-2000, and find them to be particularly effective for producing compared to other DJ headphones. It captures all of the low frequencies clearly allowing you to hear every little detail. This means that you won't be surprised when you play the song in the club. Production wise nothing else I've listened to has come even close. Not even the Ultrasone DJ1. |
| Kacy Wehrmeyer 10.12.2010 | Beyerdynamic DT770 Rule (get the 80ohms version) feel great, sound great (low Bass) no surprises if you take you tracks out over a PA |
| Monroe Sha 09.12.2010 | DT 990's look very nice! I'm looking for a pair that will last me a while. So im torn between the DT line and the AKGs. |
| Random X 09.12.2010 | I would opt for the DT-770/880 or the 990 tbh! |
| Monroe Sha 09.12.2010 | Has anyone tried Beyerdynamic DT150 Im looking for something i can wear for hours but can stand up to being tossed around when I travel. |
| Lue Jenssen 09.12.2010 | yea ive tried AKGs and love them. personally I use RP 21 (by equation audio a small company out of Kentucky i believe) http://goodcans.com/HeadphoneStore/i...roducts_id=151 is a review. basically they are minimal on the prettyness and max on driver quality. I've also used sennheiser HD 25 #1's, they are FUCKING AWESOME. |
| Random X 02.12.2010 | +1 on the AKGs (Though I use K242HD) |
| Janyce Jardon 02.12.2010 | when im on the road... i use my senheiser HD25's... i find they give a good frequency response across the whole range... plus there brilliant DJ headphones... Wouldnt reccomend them for fine precision tweaking/EQing though... for that i use my AKG K240 studio's... i swear by those things for studio use... Havent found a pair of headphones that has as much depth as those things... its almost like having reference monitors strapped to your head :P |
| Arron Napoleone 30.11.2010 |
Originally Posted by Nephew
I owned Sony HDR5609 and Sennheiser HD25, one of my best mates has Pioneer HDJ200's. I like mine the best and look forward to upgrading to the SE535 or a set of customs. As I am the Tech Editor of Ibiza-Voice I actually have a set of the Ultrasone DJ1's being sent out to me soon for review. |
| Tressa Schemenauer 24.11.2010 | I use two pair; a 15 year old set of Sony HDR 7500 series as well as a set of Bose in-ears. In my opinion, you can't do anything on headphones except generating raw sounds and editing work. Forget about mixing, and most certainly mastering. Get a decent pair of consumer level phones that do a good job at reproducing a broad range of frequencies and are comfortable for long hours. I actually paid quite a lot for my Sony's long ago, but actually prefer to use the Bose in-ears since they have different sizes of rubber molds to fit the ear comfortably for extended time periods. The weight of a pair of phones can begin to cause neck and head pains after long hours... The other thing about the Bose model is that at low volume levels the bass is present. With a lot of the phones referenced in this post (as well as my Sony's) you need louder volume levels to hear good bass. Also, remember to keep the volume down!! Headphones can kill your hearing! |
| Vernon Vanderberg 14.11.2010 | I picked up a pair of ath-m50 as a temporary replacement to my HD25s...they are now my main set of cans in production... they have a much wider sound stage than my HD25s and even my friends sony MDR-V6 and give a freaking accurate reproduction....the lows and mids are incredibly detailed...just try em for your self. plenty of reviews to sift thru also: [ame]http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ath+m50&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#hl=en&expIds=25657,27023,27404,27601&sugexp=ldym ls&xhr=t&q=ath+m50+reviews&cp=15&pf=p&sclient=psy& client=safari&rls=en&aq=0&aqi=g1g-m1&aql=&oq=ath+m50+reviews&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=8d8dc 79919fbb9a2[/ame] i know they are on the budget side of things at around $115 on amazon. i had some hesitations about that. but hearing side by side right now to the hd 25s......i pick the ATH-M50 |
| Charline Dunch 14.11.2010 | i believe that most hobby producers that have neither the skills nor the acoustics/room/gear
for exellent mixdows (just as i don't), will do way better with teaming up with someone who has to get the perfect sound out of their creations. i believe the result is way better than have somebody with good gear
and no skill for example to do it on their own. once i got decent in ears i am not going back. the ones described here, http://www.djranking s.com/2010/10/1...itors-for-djs/ are great. they're lacking some boom in the lows for the kind of bassline music i make, but the clearliness of the sound is beyond what i heard on studio monitors. i will probably order the westone 3 which is more of a consumer version with some enhanced lows and see if they're any good for producing. and of course, stereo placement will always be an issue with headphones. but i feel like this is really something you can do afterwards on another system. my 2c. |
| Rikki Angello 13.11.2010 | I don't really know any producers who use headphones for anything besides reference. Nobody I know of uses solely headphones to mix on, it's hard to get an accurate stereo image and many have exaggerated frequency responses. But there are people who prefer the AKG 271 MKII or Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro-80. Try and get even a small pair of monitors to check your mixes on though, that's really the best way to see how well everything sits in the mix. |
| Nikki Mcpeek 13.11.2010 | any other producers would like to share what headphones they are using for producing |
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