Mixing in headphones

[johney]

Eqing to the room usually means crank up the bass a little, if it's too low for the system.

i wonder if I don't know about some supersecret awesome DJ technique or you're just overthinking stuff

[mdcdesign]

Unless you're mixing in the sweet spot of the room (does that even exist in clubs?), the sound through your headphones will always be much flatter and more accurate than anything you hear through the speakers. The sound quality will be unquestionably better through decent headphones.

It doesn't exist, no, but the first time you play in a new venue, you can stick a track on and walk around the place; essentially, you're putting together a mental map of how the sound changes in the space depending on proximity to speakers, angles of the walls, height of the ceiling, etc etc. You then go back to the booth, make adjustments, and take another walk. Repeat this process a couple of times and you should be able to work out roughly what every other area in the club sounds like in relation to your spot in the booth.

Surely I can't be the only one who does this? :-\

[Patch]

I almost understand what you're saying.

But the properties of the room will change relative to how many people are in there... You can't go for a wander every time a few more people come into the room.

[Patch]

I almost understand what you're saying.

But the properties of the room will change relative to how many people are in there... You can't go for a wander every time a few more people come into the room.

[makar1]

It doesn't exist, no, but the first time you play in a new venue, you can stick a track on and walk around the place; essentially, you're putting together a mental map of how the sound changes in the space depending on proximity to speakers, angles of the walls, height of the ceiling, etc etc. You then go back to the booth, make adjustments, and take another walk. Repeat this process a couple of times and you should be able to work out roughly what every other area in the club sounds like in relation to your spot in the booth.

Surely I can't be the only one who does this? :-\

I do this sometimes, but with the amps rather than the mixer to get the right balance between the subs and the tops.

[mdcdesign]

I do this sometimes, but with the amps rather than the mixer to get the right balance between the subs and the tops.

Lucky Most of the venues I've played at have the amps in the manager's office or the cellar, presumably to stop people screwing with them haha. I wouldn't mind so much if they were configured properly, but they're usually not.