Anyone use headphones for producing versus monitors?

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Posted by dj jasonF on Nov-11-2005 12:16:

all i know is that after i destroyed (i mean i really did) my fostex monitors and started producing in my headphones everything sounded like shit. it took me more than a year to start making decent stuff but my tracks still sound too empty or too full. in some tracks when i listen to them on big systems with a good sub all i can hear is the bass below 50 - 100hz and the hihats... the mdr700s suck for production but im cursed to use them since even if i did get monitors i wouldnt be able to use them for atleast a year... damn babies...

Posted by djkoso on Nov-11-2005 13:27:

This is proposal.
Use headphones to pre-master and listen your track.
Use monitor's you have to mastering your tracks.

i start work on track with headphones, and its finished i go to rest. I back and switch to monitors and mastering track.

Sometimes i back to home, switch to monitor, play track and woot ? what is that ? this is shit ! and many hours lose, and must work on sound in track .

Posted by Bedlam-UK on Nov-11-2005 13:47:

I mix/compose with headphones using eq presets which I tweaked for playback on monitors and speakers.

Posted by nhibberd on Nov-13-2005 15:33:

quote:
Originally posted by Storyteller
long-term usage of headphones (on high volume) damages your ears way more than the same volume on speakers. So be carefull.

Glad to see someone caring for a change :P

I think up to the stage of Mastering a track down headphones would do the trick and your neighbours don't complain as much. An A&R manager would usualy listen to a demo on headphones and most record companies do a final Mastering of the labels to be released themselves.

Posted by groundzero74 on Nov-13-2005 15:40:

quote:
long-term usage of headphones (on high volume) damages your ears way more than the same volume on speakers. So be carefull.

Probably true depending on the Speakers you are using. Mine go way louder without distorting than my headphones can handle before crackling.

But yeah i do have crappy headphones : Sennheiser HD270

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actually when i just got my monitors and was testing their limits i got woozy from the sound and felt sick afterwards, now i cut all the bass below 50hz on my mixer when playing back - and it helps !

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