Headphones for mixing/tracking/editing

[Ericlingus]

I'm looking for headphones that I can use for all music applications. Something for late at night when I can't make any noise but want to record and do a little mixing. I'd also use them for listening to music/videos as well. Are the ATH M50X's good? I really can't spend more than around $150 for them. I still of course am going to use my monitors for serious mixing but would like something at night for recording my ideas and playing guitar.

 

[aortizjr]

Please search.. this has been discussed so many times.

Sony 7506, Sennheiser HD280, ATH-M50's are the go-to standards. I own all of them for different applications (ie. tracking, mixing, live sound, editing, etc.) and any of them can crossover into any other. All excellent all rounders.

 

[Cephara]

I wouldn't mix with headphones if you can avoid it. Decent studio monitors and good pc speakers, home theater, or car stereo are your best bet from my experience.

 

[Full_Tilt]

Well...what ever you do end up buying you will need some time getting used to how they sound even if they are the best .
I only have two sets , "Victor HP-DX1" which sound bright and punchy (I use these because they make music I love sound in my face ) and "Beyer dynamic DT150" which sound unflattering (basically they make all music sound average) because they influence my mixing in a positive way , I find my self cutting the subs and paying careful attention to the mids and upper treble when using those . After mixing I find my car stereo (which is bog standard) shows up dominant frequencies .
Any phones that are flattish accross 20-20'000hrtz will cause you to wince at first .

 

[Ericlingus]

thats interesting to hear that your car stereo shows up dominant frequencies. I noticed the same thing.

 

[rvs0002]

Bought the M50's for myself last christmas (found them for $99 from buydig.com) and they are great. Didn't take long to break in and they are really clear.

 

[born_dead]

beyerdynamic dt 770 pro

 

[Sloan]

I really like the M50's and have been using them as my primary phones for quite a while.


If you need a bunch of phones for tracking a whole band, do not hesitate to buy the Monoprice 8323 phones. They are under $25 and sound amazing for that price.

 

[Aceshighhhh]

I love my Shure SRH840's - mix on them all the time. Neutral and very revealing

 

[rvs0002]

I really like the M50's and have been using them as my primary phones for quite a while.


If you need a bunch of phones for tracking a whole band, do not hesitate to buy the Monoprice 8323 phones. They are under $25 and sound amazing for that price.

+1 to this. I have these as well and couldn't believe what I got for $20.

 

[BlackMagik]

AKG K240 Studio