Sage-Tips

Can you really mix with headphones?

Unfortunately, headphones exhibit an unnaturally wide stereo image, a lopsided frequency response, and an absence of crossfeed between your left and right ears. Keeping that in mind, it is entirely possible to mix on headphones — and achieve excellent results.

Can you mix with monitor headphones?

Using headphones while mixing can be useful, but is no replacement for mixing on monitors. Unlike headphones, when listening to a pair of speakers in a room, both ears hear both the left and right channels.

Can you mix with studio monitors?

One of the most common questions for aspiring mix engineers and music producers is, “Should I mix on headphones or studio monitors?” The answer is that you can achieve quality mixes on either, or in tandem.

Why is it bad to mix headphones?

On headphones you have no awareness of how the sounds from the two speakers blending affects your mix. It’s true that the absence of crossfeed while mixing on headphones can potentially lead to problematic stereo field choices. But as long as you know it’s a risk you can avoid it!

What is wrong with mixing headphones?

Why is mixing on headphones bad?

Why are monitors better than headphones for mixing?

There’s no doubt that a good pair of studio monitor speakers provides the most authentic and natural-sounding representation of your tracks. Rather than injecting sound directly into your ears the way that headphones do, monitor speakers have cones that physically push sound waves around the room.

Can you mix and master with headphones Reddit?

“can I mix and master on headphones?” 1-It is possible. Andrew Scheps talks about mixing on sony mdr7605 headphones and an apollo with a laptop somewhere on the interwebs. Glenn Schick – a mastering engineer uses headphones.

Should you mix with headphones or monitors?

While it’s indisputable that countless top quality songs have been produced while mixing with headphones, there are many issues to be overcome that can simply be avoided by mixing, or at least referencing, with monitors.

Do studio monitors sound better on headphones?

In my experience, if you can get your mix to sound good on monitor speakers, 9 times out of 10 that same mix will translate really well on headphones. I repeat, when a mix is coming together nicely on your studio monitors chances are really good that it’ll sound fantastic on headphones as well.

Should you pan when mixing with headphones?

Of course, with practice you get used to panning in headphones, and can make it work. But when possible, double check your panning choices on a pair of monitors, especially if they are for a client. Producing and mixing exclusively in headphones poses a unique set of challenges for the modern music-maker.

Should I mix on speakers or monitors first?

I would still recommend you mix on monitors first. Just simply turn them down. Way down if you have to. Ironically mixing on speakers at low volumes is one of the best mixing hacks around! You’ll get a more balanced and translatable mix that way.