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Posted by oDrori on Mar-24-2002 14:34:

Argh Audio Monitoring...

Heya folks, I'm working on a track right now and monitoring it with my MD's headphones... Anyways the thing is, that when I listen to it on the headfones it sounds quite good but when I unplug them and hear it from my steroe, I can barely hear any Kick drum...
What's the problem and which one should I choose to monitor my track?

Thanx a lot!

Posted by Pjotr G on Mar-24-2002 18:09:

headphones are usually better than stereo's for mixing....those big headphones tho not them walkman ones

Posted by oDrori on Mar-24-2002 19:05:

I've got big ones but they kinda suck:

Do Sony MDR V-380 make good monitoring earphones?

Posted by Pjotr G on Mar-24-2002 19:58:

ask some dude here who knows everything about headphones and brands, it ain't me anyways. But I find a lot of headphones handy.

Posted by Michael Russo on Mar-24-2002 20:19:

Gluegun knows everything about headphones, try asking him in the DJ forum.

BTW, headphones aren't as good as real monitors for mixing...

Posted by oDrori on Mar-24-2002 20:50:

How stupid was I?
Gluegun's Audio geneus... I've got him on ICQ!
Thanx folks!

Posted by DJ Chrono on Mar-25-2002 00:48:

you probably can barely hear the kick drum cause your stereo monitor speakers dont have enough bass. But.. if you listen to normal songs, and you can hear it nicely, its probably the actual kick that is lacking in bass

Posted by CrackedLcd on Mar-27-2002 13:09:

I have sony mdr-v600 headphones and I have the exact opposite problem. When I listen my song through my stereo the kick is huge and loud. After I get a new pair of deckz I plan on getting a pair of Sennhiser hd280's for producing and keep my v600's for djing...

Posted by Pjotr G on Mar-27-2002 13:58:

a stereo is made for nice sound playback, monitors are made for flat playback. Stereo's tend to give the low + super high a little extra, so keep that in mind when mixing/mastering on a stereo.
Just listen to other songs for reference as to how you should EQ your track.

Posted by oDrori on Mar-27-2002 15:18:

Gluegun said that v6 are good for monitoring and anything that sounds good on them, will sound good on everything, so trust them!
He said the HD-280 are superior in sound as well, though we'd better check on Head- Fi cause they're tight competitors and he couldn't tell which one's better.

As for me, with my MDR-380, I guess I'd better get either one of them...

Posted by Michael Russo on Mar-30-2002 21:02:

I'm getting hd280's for producing and dj'ing... they're flat, and they isolate twice as much as everything else

Posted by oDrori on Mar-31-2002 11:08:

Yeps. I'm locked on the HD-280 now!