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oDrori
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Kibbutz Gaash, home of all the light in Holyland

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!

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Mar-24-2002 14:34 Israel

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Pjotr G
Mindcrawler

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Netherlands

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

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Mar-24-2002 18:09 Netherlands

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oDrori
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Kibbutz Gaash, home of all the light in Holyland

I've got big ones but they kinda suck:

Do Sony MDR V-380 make good monitoring earphones?

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Mar-24-2002 19:05 Israel

Pjotr G
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Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Netherlands

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

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Mar-24-2002 19:58 Netherlands

Michael Russo
mmm mmm prog

Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada

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

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

Mar-24-2002 20:19 Italy

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oDrori
howdy

Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Kibbutz Gaash, home of all the light in Holyland

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

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Mar-24-2002 20:50 Israel

DJ Chrono
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Registered: Jan 2002
Location: toronto

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

Mar-25-2002 00:48 Canada

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CrackedLcd
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Registered: Jan 2002
Location: With Fungirls In Maryland

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...

Mar-27-2002 13:09

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Pjotr G
Mindcrawler

Registered: Aug 2001
Location: Netherlands

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.

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Mar-27-2002 13:58 Netherlands

oDrori
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Registered: Dec 2001
Location: Kibbutz Gaash, home of all the light in Holyland

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...

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Mar-27-2002 15:18 Israel