producers - what headsets you use?
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 night 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?
I’ve been looking at v-moda crossfade lp’s for a while now, haven’t gotten a chance to demo them yet, but i’ve heard nothing but good reviews of them.
and those are monitoring headphones? so are you making a huge upgrade or do you already own monitoring sets that you use in your productions?
anyone else?
They look to be aimed a little more towards DJing than production work. Here’s their website:
http://www.v-moda.com/headphones/crossfade.aspx
I’d be upgrading from some five year old headphones.
Ultrasones by far, best sounding headphones out there and are good for extended listening
they look pretty cool although they are not music production headsets they seem like they will do the job by 85% and if hooked on to a mp3 player it doesnt require a lot of power. idk mayb i’d buy it one day. but first i need some producing monitoring good sets
is that the full name of the sets?
and do you use these for music production? do they work really good? got a link to it?
Best Headset for producing. Hands.Down.
INMAGINE THE POSSIBILITEZ
AKG K242HD… It;s awesome and almost has the same characteristics of the Mackie HR624 MkI
Ultrasones is the brand, here’s a link to the studio headphones,
http://www.ultrasone.com/index_en.php?level=2&CatID=13.37&inhalt_id=37&setStyle=pro
I have the 900’s myself, plus I also have their DJ1 Pro Headphones for DJing. Firm believer in their headphones since my first experience using them, and nothing else has even come close to being as transparent, accurate and comfortable as these guys have. Great for extended listening periods, i.e. studio work, and are also awesome has DJ cans as they sit very comfortably and offer great noise cancellation. Did I mention how accurate and transparent they are?
You can’t do much better for the price.
I won’t use anything other than IEM’s, Shure are my current brand. I been using IEM’s for production at night time (I’m pretty nocturnal) and to DJ with Ableton Live for over 6 years.
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.
sennheiser hd 25-ii’s for me. i can only compare them to cheapo consumer sony brands… by which the hd’s blow outta the water (of course) in terms of separation and definition between sounds. i can have the eq all flat and still hear what the bass and kicks are doing.
AKG 240s. They’re the shit. Long ass cable, comfortable design, only tiny flaw is the lower mids get a little grating on the ears after 6+ hours but that’s hardly a fatal flaw.
gonna get slated for this but, I have a pair of 'Dre’s. I bought them for when I started college and have opened my ears to aspects of tracks I had never heard before. Plus great for producing.
I use AIAIAI TMA-1 now. Because mastering i dont do myself and really low and high frequencies i cut out anyway with the EQ. Tma-1 has really nice bass and highs so it will help you not turn the volumes too high. kinda nice gimmicky club feel in ur headset. For me they are the best so far
I use my 5-year old Sennheiser HD25, I also use them for DJ’ing and in the last 5 years I only had to replace the cushions, besides that they still look brand new.
Best HPs I’ve ever had!
any other producers would like to share what headphones they are using for producing
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.
i believe that most hobby producers that have neither the skills nor the acoustics/room/equipment 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 think the result is way better than have somebody with good equipment 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,
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.
ATH-M50…most underrated headphones ever.
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]Google Search
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
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!