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Producing on headphones
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cyclone
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Posted : Dec 23, 2012 18:01
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On 2012-12-23 17:51, Disciple wrote:
People often only think about headphones, but what is needed as well for a balanced sound and dependable soundstage is a good quality DAC. Most of the DAC's you get built into cheap sound cards are terrible, and even some high end audio interfaces have low end DAC's and headphone preamps. I recommend coupling a good pair of headphones with a good dac.
The HRT Music streamer 2+ I have is fantastic and makes headphone mixing and monitoring much more tolerable.
http://highresolutiontechnologies.com/music-streamer-ii-plus
http://highresolutiontechnologies.com/headstreamer
Well worth a look at:)
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do u use it in combination with a sound card or alone? |
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PoM
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Posted : Dec 23, 2012 18:49
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USB-connected make me sceptical , highend dacs sound often worst via usb compared to their aes or spdif connection |
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Disciple
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Posted : Dec 23, 2012 19:50
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As for USB, the better DAC's have asynchronous mode operation which eliminates timing errors (jitter).
They can be used either together or separate to a sound card in the DAW select output as DAC. |
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Oni Katsu
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Posted : Dec 24, 2012 02:53
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On 2012-12-22 16:57, woodster77 wrote:
i got these last week
and ALL my beats are KRUNKIN
what can i say
Men want to be me ,and women want to be with me
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i love your humour bro hahahaha
On a serious note: They are pretty alright for sound design and all, best headset i've made a track with so far.
but meeeehhh
 http://soundcloud.com/li-fe
I said I like it dirty, not muddy. |
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Medea
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Posted : Dec 25, 2012 01:18
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I produce and mix with headphones mostly for several years. It's all a matter of how you know your gear...
When I check on monitors, I change almost nothing usually.
http://soundcloud.com/aedem |
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psyraal
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Posted : Dec 25, 2012 20:40
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On 2012-12-24 02:53, Oni Katsu wrote:
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On 2012-12-22 16:57, woodster77 wrote:
i got these last week
and ALL my beats are KRUNKIN
what can i say
Men want to be me ,and women want to be with me
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i love your humour bro hahahaha
On a serious note: They are pretty alright for sound design and all, best headset i've made a track with so far.
but meeeehhh
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beats by dr dre have an exageratted ammount of bass in them, it's more appropriate to listening music, not making it, hence the 'comercial thing'
https://soundcloud.com/neervos |
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snowdogg
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Posted : Dec 25, 2012 21:59
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^ meh.. is the the right word!
such blatant easy-marketed crap, "slap a famous name on it and make it look sleek and expensive like iproducts"
also they need batteries?! wtf? what else could make me feel like i bought a toy and not serious headphones |
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PoM
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Posted : Dec 26, 2012 21:43
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the ones for djing are supposed to be really good ,it have a big bump in the freq reponse just right to hear kicks with ease |
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Disciple
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Posted : Dec 27, 2012 01:22
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psyraal
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Posted : Dec 27, 2012 15:35
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thank you disciple for the tips, one question though.. wich one would you buy if you produced both club and psytrance? considering the need to monitor not only the lows but the highs as well..
https://soundcloud.com/neervos |
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PoM
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Posted : Dec 27, 2012 17:10
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On 2012-12-26 21:43, PoM wrote:
the ones for djing are supposed to be really good ,it have a big bump in the freq reponse just right to hear kicks with ease
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i mean for djing if it s not clear |
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PoM
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Posted : Dec 27, 2012 17:16
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you can get ath m50 + k701 for the price of a hd650.. never heard the hd650 but the ath m50 are k701 complement well each other, these 2 are dope imo |
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Disciple
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Posted : Dec 27, 2012 19:16
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On 2012-12-26 21:43, PoM wrote:
the ones for djing are supposed to be really good ,it have a big bump in the freq reponse just right to hear kicks with ease
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i mean for djing if it s not clear
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For Dj'ing you need closed back, the two I mentioned have open. there is no perfect pair that will do both situations well (that I have found). The HD25-1 ii are good for DJing and music listening, but for monitoring fall a little short. They have fully replaceable parts so you never need to worry about going crazy with them on.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000TDZOXG/?tag=hydra0b-21&hvadid=9551160789&ref=asc_df_B000TDZOXG
Best thing to do is to try some out if you can. |
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PoM
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Posted : Dec 27, 2012 19:24
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Disciple have you heard the hd 800? i wonder if these are so much better than the hd 600 league/range of headphones . i was close to buy them before going for the akg 701,not sure i did best choice but i m satisifed by the akg |
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Nectarios
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Posted : Dec 27, 2012 19:29
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I still have my Sennheiser HD-25, although they are more detailed, I prefer my Pionner HDJ-1500 as listening and writing music is far more enjoyable. Obviously my views on using DJ headphones to write music, are based on the very important fact that I am going to mix it in my studio monitors later on.
http://soundcloud.com/martianarts |
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