Headphones: Are they suitable to produce with?

[Pulp]

It's between these two for me at the minute:

http://www.juno.co.uk/products/audio-te ... 2BShopping

http://www.hifiheadphones.co.uk/germanm ... -3851.html

Been doing some research and due to amplification situations, budget etc, either one of these seems to be a good option, both good sub frequencies response too. I'd love some K701/2s but I'd need to buy a good headphone amplifier.

[CE9958]

You should try to look into open rather than closed headphones. If you have to mix in headphones a closed back pair will give you an immensely less accurate representation than open back will. It messes with the audio field and you can't hear things right.

[VirtualMark]

I'd love some K701/2s but I'd need to buy a good headphone amplifier.

Headphone amplifier? Just plug them into your audio interface, they'll work fine just like any other headphone. I've only got an NI Audio 2 DJ soundcard, they sound nice on that.

[VirtualMark]

but seriously, talk to pro audio engineers, touring musicians (not just producers), etc. basically everyone will tell you ultrasone. ultrasone. and ultrasone. if you have enough money, then maybe you can look into some grado's.

Got any links to back this up? I'm a bit hesitant to believe that the pro audio headphone market is completely dominated by one brand.

[Electric_Head]

I agree

[bassinine]

i'm not saying sennheiser (hd 25ii), akg (k701), etc are not good brands, and that they would not be perfectly suited to produce dubstep. (i use sennheiser)

that said, i've spoken to about 10 touring musicians and about a few audio engineers on facebook about production, and about 80% of them said ultrasone without a second thought. and then basically said don't even bother with other brands.

that's from my experience, and it's advice from people i respect very much. so that's why i said it. in addition, i've never heard a complaint from someone that knew what they were talking about. seriously research it and talk to people if you want, but i know as soon as i have $200 to spend on music shit - i'm getting some.

[sunny_b_uk]

Get a pair of Sennheiser HD650s. Like 300 on amazon as opposed to the 600 something they are on the Sennheiser site. They're considered the best headphones in the world according to headphone magazine. I have them and they're amazing.

i agree since i always rely on my HD650s, this is all i use to produce and even when mixing down for years now. i obviously do a check on other systems when near completion of the track.. but yeah theres nothing wrong with relying on headphones some what, just learn how they behave and get used to using them.

[SoundNuisance]

I don't know about you guys but I use Logitech noise isolation ear buds. http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/log ... 47c2b9en02 So far they have worked amazing for me. They have a nice bass response, it lacks in the mid frequencies. They really suck for any type of metal music. But it works pretty well for me. Plus I like the fact that I can put it at a low volume and not hear anyone. Comes in handy when you have a family of 5.

[dubbi3]

you should try some Spyn Audio dj headphones. I own the hp349

check em out

http://stores.ebay.com/TechzoneUS/Dj-/_ ... 34.c0.m322

Gold-plated ¼” and 1/8" screw-on L-shaped plug for easy access
2-20,000Hz Frequency
32 ohm impedance
10' coiled cable
6’ cable
Adjustable padded headband and earcups & 40mm speaker drivers
Ear-conscious design for long-lasting listening comfort
Durable urethane leather construction

[baboon2525]

Going back to the original question, Actress famously made Hazyville (or was it Splazsh? obv not that famous!) on headphones. It's the same thing as people wanking on about the superiority of hardware all the time. You can get a great result producing through headphones, all about how good you are/how much you know.

[Electric_Head]

you should try some Spyn Audio dj headphones. I own the hp349

check em out

http://stores.ebay.com/TechzoneUS/Dj-/_ ... 34.c0.m322

Gold-plated ¼” and 1/8" screw-on L-shaped plug for easy access
2-20,000Hz Frequency
32 ohm impedance
10' coiled cable
6’ cable
Adjustable padded headband and earcups & 40mm speaker drivers
Ear-conscious design for long-lasting listening comfort
Durable urethane leather construction

$25 headphones are not what I would suggest anyone use for production.

[coogcoo]

you should try some Spyn Audio dj headphones. I own the hp349

check em out

http://stores.ebay.com/TechzoneUS/Dj-/_ ... 34.c0.m322

Gold-plated ¼” and 1/8" screw-on L-shaped plug for easy access
2-20,000Hz Frequency
32 ohm impedance
10' coiled cable
6’ cable
Adjustable padded headband and earcups & 40mm speaker drivers
Ear-conscious design for long-lasting listening comfort
Durable urethane leather construction

$25 headphones are not what I would suggest anyone use for production.

i use a pair of 45 dollar AKG k99s and ive never had an issue (although i seriously need to upgrade cuz that shit is super uncomfortable). as long as you use a couple diff reference sources and know yr cans it should be fine. it has more to do with knowing how music should sound on yr gear than what yr gear actually is sometimes..

[legend4ry]

A pair of headphones 'should' be for composition stage and getting a rough mix before you can get on the monitors - if you just have headphones then its just more references nightmares in my opinion/experience.

[dmisreal]

Beats by Dre or STFU and GTFO, only headphones you can really use for producing!

thats pretty funny

well at least i hope your joking

[Pulp]

A pair of headphones 'should' be for composition stage and getting a rough mix before you can get on the monitors - if you just have headphones then its just more references nightmares in my opinion/experience.

Yeah, I am to get some monitors in the future

[Electric_Head]

A pair of headphones 'should' be for composition stage and getting a rough mix before you can get on the monitors - if you just have headphones then its just more references nightmares in my opinion/experience.

you`ll be quite surprised what you can do with headphones

[daeMTHAFKNkim]

Yes headphones are definitely suitable to produce with. It's what I've been doing my whole time while producing. It's all preference/opinion whether or not headphones/speaker monitors are better. It's rather what you're used to/adjusted with.

There's a lot of EDM producers who strictly produce/mix with headphones and then just use speaker monitors to help a little bit afterwards with stereolizing/levels.

Producing on these 770's are realllllllly accurate with my mixing/making sounds easier to make them clear. And realllllllllly comfy. Pillows on my ears.