I wish the neighbor's kids would choose headphones. 😬

@crapmalls

4 ай бұрын

😂

@riffdex

4 ай бұрын

Too bad my neighbor’s kid’s drumset doesn’t have a headphones out port 😂😂

@jaustin753

4 ай бұрын

,😂😂

@D_punkster

4 ай бұрын

I feel you 😂

@Chan_Fry

4 ай бұрын

I wish my neighbors' kids' parents would also use headphones. ;-)

I love how you really take your time with these videos and especially when speaking to the people watching. Some KZreadrs it feels like all they do is rush and you can't understand a single word they say because they speak at like 100 miles an hour. I love the fact that when you make these videos you really speak with your audience And you speak to us like we're friends.

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this comment, Bradley. I’m glad you feel this way. I learn best when things are explained to me carefully with a calm pace - so that’s my intention in producing these videos!

@erttttt

4 ай бұрын

@@AudioUniversity You're great. Much respect.

@Bradleybrookwood

4 ай бұрын

@@AudioUniversity where can I hear your music? If you sing I would love to hear your songs. Also if you write songs I would love to collaborate on music because I'm a singer trying to find original songs to sing and I'm looking for collaborators

I am mixing/producing /mastering all the time . the BEST way to cover all bases is mix for one (I usually start with my vehicle sound system) if it sounds great on that, I listen on cheap headphones, Bluetooth ear buds then just on a smartphone speaker. I listen for distortion or muddy sounding parts. I find the most offending segments where distortion is worst, then go back and tweak, EQ, drive, input, output - whatever it takes to smooth out the worst parts. once it sounds good on whichever sound system or device it sounded worst with , i re-listen on all devices/sound systems again. I keep doing this process until all systems sound good. it's a balancing act because if you get it sounding great on, say, ear buds, then go back to the car sound system , it might not be good on that now. so, I need to adjust things differently . sometimes inverting phase on just left or right channel does wonders (turn on stereo link first usually on your mixing console) otherwise I invert phase on each channel individually to see what works. in addition to the Pan control, inverting phase can sound like a pan adjustment because of the separation of frequencies . well , that's how I approach the final mix. then I know it sounds good on the most common listener devices.

Kyle, your no nonsense, concise explanations are VERY appreciated! This presentation is a great example. Gotta say, you have helped and encouraged me on my journey to becoming better at crafting mixes with more understanding of the fundamentals. No doubt, others share the same measure of gratitude. Kudo's to you, and please keep 'em coming!

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this very kind comment. It’s moments like these that keep me going!

Dude. Your info is so on point. And this came at the right time for me. I'm in the market for studio headphones. And I know very little and I'm learning. So this was perfect to help my search. I would love to see a video from you on your top choices for studio headphones. And to hear what headphones are best for what work is being done.

Just 8 years ago, it was really looked down upon it seemed to do mixing on headphones in a lot of audio engineer circles I was trying to pick up tips from. They were stingy with the tips but more than abundant with criticisms for rookies. You are doing a great thing releasing such useful information for free. It sets you apart from the arrogant people who think they know everything but have little to bring to the table. You know your stuff and share it abundantly. Appreciate what you do. I usually will borrow from reference mixes from the 90’s and 2000’s. I don’t really see myself as capable of hitting the audio standard of loudness and dynamics that is expected out of music these days, and my hearing and ear for it isn’t that great. One thing I will say is a very serious and bad risk for new people mixing on headphones is hearing damage. Take breaks regularly, don’t mix on high volumes, etc etc. 😁 and of course have fun. Do what you can and then move on. You can cover more ground that way. Also, garbage in is garbage out. Trying to force sounds that don’t work in a mix by using mixing techniques is a lot less effective that carefully choosing the sounds you use or setting realistic expectations for what kinds of dynamics and quality you can get out of a mix with the sounds you are working with. Don’t set yourself up in a feedback loop of microtweaking every parameter and throwing on compressors, limiters, eqs, etc. less is more in a lot of ways. Your fader and your channel EQ can often be a very effective way to dial in your mix, don’t mess with dynamics until later. Anyway, those are just things that will make a difference to any new guys out there trying to get basic tips.

Headphones - for taking a deep dive into your work and nitpicking and perfecting everything (choose the best headphones you can have) Speakers - to listen to the finished product to hear how most would hear it (so i decent mid range would be fine) My take on this

Dude, the tip about importing a track for reference opened my eyes, the whole video was worth it for that!

Another great video, Kyle. Very well done!

@AudioUniversity

Ай бұрын

Thanks, Michael!

Thank you for this. I needed someone to make a no-nonsense straight to the point video about this man.

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

Very glad to help!

I’ve gotten very good sounding mixes using just Bluetooth headphones. It all comes down to referencing your levels with another mix, and knowing the sound space you’re working in. I do big sweeping moves on monitors and more fine tuned adjustment when listening on headphones

@Kuno331

4 ай бұрын

No latency issues?

@chinmeysway

4 ай бұрын

@@Kuno331you mean for tracking? if mixing from one source such as headphones how is latency a thing

@alechernandez5506

4 ай бұрын

@@Kuno331yes I have latency issues with my Bluetooth but it’s less than half a second. I also prefer my earbuds bc I know what music is supposed to sound like on them

Ouah, this is the Chanel I was looking for since long time. Big thanks and you and explained subjects are amazing.

Just a brilliant and nicely put together video. One of the best I've seen on this subject and it helped me a lot. Thanks!

@AudioUniversity

Ай бұрын

Glad to help!

Thank you for the class!

I love my Neumann NDH-30 which you showed in the beginning it was one of the best Investments I did after buying a nice pair of the A5X. Never had such good translating mixes :)

As you mention in the end, training your ears by listening to commercial songs is the key. Thanks again.

Your thumbnail shows two classic recording/mixing studio monitor products you never once mention: Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro high impedance headphones, and KRK Rokit 5 self-powered monitor speakers. Both modestly priced, both have flattish-response curves, both widely used for decades by the audio mixing and engineering communities. Your intended market appears to be those with tens of thousands of dollars to spend outfitting their mixing room. Impedance mismatch? j/k. Your choice, but my guess is most of the youtube audience won't be in the market for such high-end gear. And I question just how much of a difference adding one or two zeros to your monitor budget makes? Many highly regarded albums were recorded and mixed using lower-end headphones (such as the DT-770 600 ohms) and monitors. One thing we do agree upon, to keep the mixing equipment chain analog, as much as possible.

@ConsecDesign

3 ай бұрын

i feel like you didn't watch the video

@BillyDHughesDrums

2 ай бұрын

Good way to get people to comment paragraphs. Good for engagement .

Great video! Cool explained! I'm just learning a lot from your videos man🤘

Finally! Thank you for bringing back this video. 🙏

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

Amazing explanations, thank you for this video!

@AudioUniversity

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Do I mix music no, did i watch the whole thing yes

lol my method is simple. Use headphones to mix and have a reference track, check how mix is sounding in car, check how mix is sounding on other headphones, check how mix is sounding in another car, check how mix is sounding through my phone, check how mix is sounding on speakers, all in no particular order, then adjust accordingly and repeat until I’m sick of my project. Great video my man, hopefully I’ll be able to cut down on some of this process of mine in the near future haha.

@arifarrafi3302

2 ай бұрын

that is not simple

@stevelappy

2 ай бұрын

@@arifarrafi3302 LOL I know, I was trying to be sarcastic. My method is ridiculously tedious since I still don’t really trust my ears and I was just making fun of myself for it a bit haha

I wanted to say thank for your video on sound waves for lower and higher sounds. This helped me greatly. Also, thank you for this video. I do not have all of my treatment in my room. But your explanation why help me understand it's okay to use headphones. Of course, I will use both to learn.

this is wonderful. best place for legit info on the toobers 😊

I have learn alot thankz

I use mixing headphones sometimes, sometimes I’ll use my studio monitors. But I get the BEST mixdowns and low end production on my wireless beats fit. Yes gym earphones that are wireless. I am so used to hearing music in those earphones! 3-5 days a week at the gym for 1-2 hours im listening to music on them. When I lift, run, in public, on a train etc. I use them to listen to music. I am so trained in that listening environment I really love them to mix as I know what music is supposed to sound like on them.

Tip #3 - You said there's no way of getting around this, but there is. You can get a dedicated hardware headphone amp which will recreate the phantom centre via time-controlled crossfeed, or there's a plugin called CanOpener which works really well (my preference, for portability). I don't leave Can Opener on all the time, but I'm constantly flipping in and out of it during the mixdown stage.

Greetings!! Really high class content! A question though, why do lower freuencies require more power to produce?

I'm pretty new dj into this "mixing scene", so i use both basically.. Headphones for beatmatching [DT 770 Pro] & speakers for the extra bass so i can feel the music through the body.

Great video and zero non-sense! Just pure facts.

A pair of open back Hifiman Sundara used with dSONIQ Realphones, at the same time I got a calibrated pair of Genelec 8040's in a well damped room. I get the best of both worlds, and Realphones are a true companion for mixing on headphones for me.

Bro every video u drop is 💯 "

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

i mix on apple air pod pros v2 and my mixes sound great on all other headphones/earbuds....also they just so happen to sound great in the car too so im happy. and since most people listen on airpods and earbuds, i know my mixes are going to sound great where it counts

even better than a hardware based external gear to convert digital to analog is dsp correction integrated into monitors itself. The Genelec GLM is a good example, and freaking works like magic.

AU: Yesterday I purchased the 80ohm DT770 Pro, and can say I am most impressed with the sound quality. Far lower LF extension than on my 250ohm DT880 Pro, even when both were driven through a home stereo receiver headphone jack. However, regarding the impedance demonstration at 5:40, an Amazon reviewer of the DT770 claims his 80ohm version is louder, not softer, than his 32ohm version, assuming the same source(amp) and volume setting.

Ive been mixing for over 10 years and needed this video as ive developed so many bad habits🤝

great video man. I have one question , would buying rme adi-2 pro fsr on top of focusrite scarlet 18i8 3rd gen improve my sound(over time i am planning to upgrade my audio interface if needed)? I have also Adam audio a7v with sonarworks applied, plus for my headphones i use Audeze Lcd-x also with sonarworks. So far i am very happy with translation from headphones to my monitors even with my room not being threated well.

Cheers! - 👍👍👍

Very interesting! But at 9:28 - the speakers doesn't need to have that 60° angle. The sound often get better and more "headphone like" to move them further apart (I often have them like 120-150° apart instead) and "point" them more invards. It will still not be exactly the same as headphones (since much of the crosshearing, is still there) - but a lot more like headphones, than with the 60° angle. But, it get more sensitive to room reflections at greater angles (a smaller amount of reflections is needed to mess up the stereo image) - so if the room is bad and acoustic treatment isn't possible, it can still be better to keep the 60° angle.

I've been contemplating this for years, I remember once being on a long train journey and I decided to make a track in ableton, sounded great through headphones but when I ran it through the monitors, there were samples out of key by up to a semitone! I have also noticed that in the studio when toggling between the two, there is noticeable pitch difference, so this is another issue entirely. This is an awesome video Kyle, and I'm definitely thinking of getting the ADI-2 PRO, however I am about to buy the IK Multimedia ARC studio calibration system, would they be able to run in line with each other in tandem?

Was inspired by your video and some others, and decided to invest into rme adi-2 pro fsr be, and it was best decision i ever made. Thank you

good acoustic treatment is not cheap, specially bass traps. But Ive seen a few producers make great tracks with little to no acoustic treatment in the room! There is a way.

Id like some links to some papers to explain these further. I have little to no knowledge on this and would love to diver deeper to get better at mixing

This is advanced beyond me but still very interesting considering I do not go to the studio anymore; I mix my own songs!

Glen Fricker at Specter Sound needs to watch this video..... but he probably won't 😄👍 Modern convolution reverb can help mitigate the channel bleed problem. Older recordings are often completely channel isolated, with no reverb on the master bus.

i use a sony zx110 for mixing and i'm always sure that if i get good results from that my work will sound even better on higher end headphones/speakers now don't go buying off brand heap of plastic waste cause if it sounds distorted or like a tin can then it's going to ruin your work no matter what but something like the headphones i mentioned or in that range will do the job just fine.

Can you make a video about how to measure your Interfaces max Input level/ dynamic headroom in dBu? Would be much appreciated!

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

That’s an interesting topic. I might need help from Julian Krause on this one! If you haven’t seen his channel, check him out here: youtube.com/@JulianKrause?si=vO1vdKWuELTlyz3F

listening to a mixdown in a car while you're driving can be eye opening, also: the acoustics, background noise, and equipment are definitely *not* optimal, but, a whole lot of music is consumed that way, and has been since the '60s. what sounds killer in a studio may not translate well to how a mix sounds on a road trip

Please make a Video about FFT Spectral Compression

What headphones preamp would you suggest for Sennheiser HD 660?

05:51 a table of ear pain. Most headphones are tuned in such a way that most low frequency information on recordings cannot be heard. Audiophiles seem to suggest "detail" is on high frequencies and only expensive headphones can reproduce "detail" but from my own experience I don't own a pair of headphones that "veils" high frequency parts of music rather most do not reproduce low frequencies loud enough relative to high frequencies, in other words most gear sounds "bright". I always use felt on my headphones as a way to reduce treble. Open back headphones providing a more open sound is a "scam". The acoustic treatment of a headphone is just as important as in the case of speakers. Open back is an attempt at fixing certain characteristics of the headphone, controlling reflections, managing harmonics related to the shape of the cup, regardless the more you "open" a headphone the more sub-bass you lose. I have the DCA aeon open and 200hz is surprisingly present, I would even say too present, that said below 200hz it "rolls off" more than I would like it. All headphones are open back to a certain extent as the driver displaces air as it moves, also the sound pressure at the driver level affects it's performance. The size of the driver, the distance relative to the ear and the shape of the cup are all going to affect how wide it sounds how open it sounds, an "open back" headphone can sound less open than a "closed back" it comes down to tuning. If you lower 300hz to say 600hz you'll end up with a more open sounding headphone, if you increase 16kHz you'll massively boost this effect. You can be a wizard at mixing but if you don't understand headphones or speakers at all, it is not going to sound like you want it to sound anywhere except on your own system. tv's/monitors have standards and tools that can calibrate the display to an exact degree but the same cannot be said about audio.

@chinmeysway

4 ай бұрын

what do you mean lower 300 hz to 600. that doesn’t make sense. everything else u say is great and thoughtful. makes me think how maybe a room is open or, not so much. but yes what does open do for headphones. less bass but not easy to explain why..

I’ve felt bass in my chest from a pair of my Sennheiser headphones. I’m trying to remember which model it was since I have like 5 pair of Sennheiser’s. When I looked at the frequency chart in the manual I think it went down to like 5Hz 🤯 Everytime I played my music I had to keep taking my headphones off because I thought there was someone outside playing music…because I felt vibrations on my chest. I’ve never really felt that from any of my other headphones that I noticed or can remember.

This is mostly good information, but an EQ can not solve acoustic reflections in the mid and treble ranges. It can be useful to suppress a couple of resonances at fairly low frequencies. I would say that the overwhelming advantage of headphones is channel separation. No speaker/acoustic treatment solution can reproduce that.

Not related but what's the giant DAW controller at the beginning of the video?

Open back headphones all the way for mixing imo. And take plenty of breaks to listen to something different. When mixing on speakers, every now and again I listen from out side the room.

Are there ways to calibrate headphones with a condenser microphone or any other microphone?

Hey @Audio University, I am very new to mixing and I was wondering if there is a zero sum game played out when trying to mix for difference scenarios. For instance if you mix to match a car stereo, or headphones, or a house speaker system does mixing to each diminish the others quality? Thanks.

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

There’s always a trade-off. Even when mixing for speakers, you’ll be mixing for YOUR speakers. It ultimately depends on what you (and the person who owns the project) want. Should it sound good only on high-fidelity speakers or should it sound good on a variety of systems. Good question!

I've had bad hearing since birth and want to use the RME to attempt to correct differences between my ears. Not for achieving a flatter curve. I hear it is trickier than that. But I am wondering if a big issue I am facing would be finding headphones with a left and right input?

I spent 10K on treatments for a 15 x 11 room. Thats what it actually takes to get it to a pro level

@Speeder84XL

2 ай бұрын

Doesn't necessarily. Instead of buy those studio labelled things that cost a fortune, one can use ordinary building insulation. Those dense rock wool plates, mostly used for ground/floor insulation, covered by non woven acoustic fabric (which can be bought for quite cheap) makes very good sound absorbers, for like 1/50 the cost. I even got completely rid of a standing wave as low as 45 Hz (low frequencies are always the hardest) by putting some of those rockwool plates diagonally over a corner between a wall and the ceiling. I measured my room close to anechoic. The reflections left was single ones from the floor and the furniture in the room. But, I also tried to keep furniture to a minimum and left mostly just absorbing furniture such as the bed in that room. I also did put some of the furniture (such as storage shelves), behind the absorbers (which I could then just put aside if something was needed) and made a special table that had net covered grate insead of a solid top (to let sound thru instead of reflecting). That room was a little smaller, like 3 x 3 m (or 10 x 10 ft for you americans) and was actually a part of a bigger room (small apartment with livingroom and kitchen in the same room) which put up a sound absorbing wall in, to make a new listening room. I also built a big wooden frame resting on the floor to hold all sound absorbers - so I didn't have to drill the walls and ceiling into a swiss cheese to hold everything in place. But, all in all, it only cost like $400. Even cheap computer speakers sounded better in that room, than my friends really good and expensive speaker system in a living room with no acoustic treatment (that's how much a normal room ruins the sound - at least when it came to good live music recordings and/or non musical sounds, such as sound in videos). I still have most of the material left, so I will probably rebuild it again this summer in the apartment I live now.

@timeiseverything4

2 ай бұрын

@@Speeder84XL I just finished min. 10-12K I lost track. Mostly GIK. I figured up and could have maybe done it myself for 6K if lucky cause wood and insulation is currently so expensive and they are buying truckloads at a time. Plus the good Maine fabric is 20 something a yard. Just the fabric alone for my 30+ panels would have been $900 as I have 8 soffit traps to cover. Construction projects always end up costing more than expected. I maybe would save 4K but I am so busy its not worth my time to built all those myself. potentially taking 80 hours of labor on my part at least to cut all that out, design, make and upholster. Probably more like 120 hours since not something I do daily and no system in place like a production line. Plus with GIK i got free advice all the way from someone that owns a studio, is professor as music college and has a degree in acoustics. That was very valuable.

@Speeder84XL

2 ай бұрын

@@timeiseverything4 Yes, I forgot the prices on building material, have gone up quite a bit, since I bought the material for that room like 14 years ago. But still. EDIT: I just did some seach and found floor insulation as low as like $45-50 for 4 pieces of 60 x 120 cm (40,7 x 23,6 inches), 50 mm (about 2 inches) thick (same format as the ones I have) - which means 40 of them (I had 42 - but, now it's just 34 as some of them went to another build) would be like $450-500. There are also 75 mm for 3 pieces or 2 pices of 100 mm about the same price. So even 40 of the 100 mm plates wouldn't be more than $900-1000. But that's total overkill. For most of the plates 50 mm is enough - then just a few thick ones to make corner absorbers for the lowest frequencies. I also bought some new fabric for them less than a year ago (which I will be using for my new build). I actually cheated that part a little in the previous build and used things like old bed cheets and some really cheap fabric, which isn't very good. It does let most of the sound thru, so it doesn't affect the function of the sound absorbers - but it doesn't stop the finest rockwool dust from coming thru either (which isn't that nice to deal with). The task of acoustic fabric is not just to let sound thru, but also stop the dust. Acoustic "non woven" polyester for all my plates was only about $200 and I will still get some left for a few more plates if needed (the room I plan now is slightly bigger). But I got a pretty good discount from a company selling out rolls in a less popular format (that had too narrow width, for most of their other customers that use the fabric for acoustic panel walls and similar applications covering large flat surfaces). That could be maybe 400-600 otherwise. Then there is the wood, screws and hot melt glue (that I use to glue the fabric when put on the plates). So all in all, it could be maybe 1.5 k at most from scratch, without any discounts, just take what you find without searching for good prices. But with some seachs for good prices, it's probably quite easy to get down to 1 k and below. Maybe building material is more expensive where you live. The work to build the thing is another story. Especially put the fabric on the plates is tideos labour. So I understand that if you have the budget, it's convenient to buy the sound absorbers premade. Especially if you are also concerned about the aestetics (many people may want their studio to look "professional" and not just have the acoustic) My point was mostly for people like my self, who don't have the money to spend $10k on something like this. You don't really need that to get a nice room, if you are willing to put some work into it.

I recently found your channel and we create a lot of e-learning content at work. I have found your videos helpful but I am looking for how to produce a single audio voice that sounds good on adobe premiere pro. Do you have any videos or a playlist that speaks to the voice side of things instead of instruments?

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

I don’t (yet) have any videos specifically on voice mixing. You might find this video helpful as a starting point: kzread.info/dash/bejne/YpqXzbOFgbrOlZM.htmlsi=uWIyK8Pq2BDggemh

Hi kyle, what do you think if i mix on IEM'S?

Hi, how do you consider Sundara as mixing headphone?

Kyle and community. What's a good - 8:38 okay thanks quick response! Haha. Any suggestions for headphones for Mac users?😊

Are Steven Slate VSX headphones good for mixing/mastering?

Something I've never found an answer for: Since low impedance headphones are easier to drive, what is the reason for using high impedance headphones? i.e. why are there three versions of the dt770s?

That was great demonstration, whats the black earpad you replaced with dt 770 pros? would you mind telling me about that? I cant find any good earpads for dt 770pros

@AudioUniversity

3 ай бұрын

That’s a special edition DT 770 Pro!

I would note when composing and recording for the performing arts 99% of listeners will not be using headphones or buds. One needs to consider the distance between a theatre's speakers and the layout of seating - is it between the speakers or do the sight lines allow for viewing positions outside the speakers. OFC a mono mix will not require this consideration, but there are clients who want a stereo mix. If it is a touring show it pays to contact all venue tech departments for speaker positions, specs, and options. Based on this information it can pay to provide extra stereo mixes so the FOH sound engineer (in consultation with company creatives) can pick the best level of stereo separation.

My music isn't very well mixed. I mostly rely on Ozone to get it right with its AI. I've been mixing on a set of Sony SS-DX50 speakers but they weren't very neutral at all! I just got some Yamaha NS-777 250w speakers, it really shows up the bad mixes now. Going to have to remaster everything one day!

Is there a difference with this when comparing a single driver headphone vs a high end multiple driver IEM. Wouldn't the quality and build specifications of a headphone more greatly impact the sound quality of a headphone. I feel like my IEMs are more detailed than my speakers...

Shure. It won’t let you down.

@enowebot_ayuk

4 ай бұрын

SHURE is "asSHUREed."

Only if you're using just whatever headphones. Something like the Senheisser HD650s are pretty flat.

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

In my research for this video, I learned that “flat” can mean a lot of different things when it comes to headphones. There are different measurement techniques and it’s a debated topic even among pro audio headphone developers.

do as much work as you can on your speakers, before headphones - specifically at an audio level that you can easily talk over. It will save your ears and allow you to work for longer.

I have a pair of Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250 Ohm. Can you recommend a headphone amplifier that will work well with my interface (Presonus Studio 24c)?

I don't think it matters what you use to mix down on, just get used to what ever you do use. I mix down on three items... One pair of headphones, one boom box that I have had since the 80's because that's what I listened to everything on, and one Bluetooth speaker because that's what most people will use.

I like my AKG headphones.

I'll say, I use Sony MDR-7506, I always struggled to get mixes that translated well until I started using response correction at which point my mixes immediately got better. Now this was a HUGE HUGE HUGE pain in the ass and still is because I'm on windows and stuff like Sonarworks just completely doesn't work at all on windows. So I have a janky ass rig with voicemeeter and light host running an impulse response. It's a pain, but it works.

@Levibetz

4 ай бұрын

So if anyone knows of a better ASIO wrapper or some affordable hardware DSP, post it up

Do you have any budget friendly recommendations on that ADI-2? Like a different brand? Thanks!

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

Most of these tips can be implemented with any DA converter or audio interface. There isn't a cheaper 1:1 alternative that comes to mind to cover all of these different aspects. But now that you know which aspects are important, hopefully you can more easily decide how to approach mixing in headphones. Thanks for watching!

@SandauxBeats

4 ай бұрын

@@AudioUniversity Thanks, AU! I've been mixing my own tracks since 2020. I can't seem to master the mastering side of it. Though I was advised by my peers to let other people master my tracks, which I did thrice on my previous albums, but as of the latest albums, I tend to just master my own tracks for the time being as master engineers are also an expense. I also do referencing. But I only just listen to it twice. Because I don't want my tracks to be influenced in tone and tune from the reference tracks I listened.

I think you have to reference your mix be on headphones or monitors with what you gleen as decent mixes. Consumers and audiophiles tend to listen to home monitors and they are all jaded and coloured, usually in a good way. Same goes for earbuds and consumer headphones. Add streaming music on numerous platforms are different again. I watch and listen to a ton of repurposed movies and podcasts, the soundtrack levels and quality are a mixed bag of terrible to brilliant. Consistency is not there and likely never be

I mix in my car and headphones. I find it gets the best results.

I've found all I need is my headphones and a few other various speakers like phone speakers, and portable bluetooth speakers just to make sure it translates.

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i think you make things over-complicated, even cheap Edifier r980T are actually very viable, while most headphones in same price range have issues. You actually need a little bit of acoustics to actually hear things. And for the most part you actually can make any room better with cheap curtains with folds.

You're definitely a sound genius, that's for sure! I wish I could understand all that you're saying here, but some of it is WAY over my head, lol! I still would love to have AND somehow be able to understand how to actually use and utilize all of this kind of equipment and methods for adjusting sound, because if so, I could design and make some totally awesome speakers! RN, as it is, working on speakers is just a casual hobby of mine, but since I don't have and can't afford any of this type of expensive measuring and analyzing equipment, NOR do I even understand what exactly it's doing or how to use it, I can only design and build speakers by what "sounds good" to me... But I also know that doesn't always result in the "best measuring" or "best performing" speakers. What is the brand and model of that headphone amp and output signal changer thing that you kept showing in this video, and how much does it cost and where can you buy it? That might be worth me possibly investing in, by what you were describing that it could do. (As long as it's not prohibitively expensive for me anyway)

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

Here is the device I’m using in the video: geni.us/POHOUWF For speaker testing, you may find this video helpful: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pphrt8dxZrbUlsY.htmlsi=DuVa7FB6bz8dKn8y

@JoeJ-8282

4 ай бұрын

@@AudioUniversity Thanks, I'll check out that video on speaker testing too, but WOW, that little black box is even more expensive than I was imagining it to be, so that's gonna definitely have to wait until I become rich someday, (because I'm what you'd probably consider a "NO budget audiophile", lol, because I definitely have an ear for and an appreciation for great sound quality, but yet literally only "thrift store" levels of money to put towards anything, because I only make minimum wage at work, (only job I have or know anything about), and so I live very "paycheck to paycheck"), so maybe I could be lucky enough to find a used one somewhere sometime, for way less than retail, because it definitely does some cool stuff, so being able to find one somewhere for considerably less than new would be awesome! At least I know what to look for now.

@semsmeb9745

4 ай бұрын

@@JoeJ-8282 bro im in the same situation i have to save money for quite some time before getting new gear but that makes me appreciate my microfreak even more

Those Neumann NDH 30s are a game changer. The transient response on those made me fall in love instantly. They legitimately accomplish what Neumann set out to do, and that was make their monitors into headphones.

@supernotnatural

26 күн бұрын

overrated

@ChangoFrett

26 күн бұрын

@@supernotnatural In what way? Please, enlighten us.

I can't be the only one who hears little reflections and tails on drum samples in headphones that I don't hear on monitors. I like very tight and transient drums, and sometimes they'll sound great on monitors but when I listen on headphones I hear the tiniest little details that I missed on the monitors and I try to take them out, but then when I get the drums to sound right in the headhpone they sound different on the monitors 😭

I was thinking in getting a SPL Audio Phonitor 2 for this purpose, what about it?

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

I haven’t tried it, but it seems like a high-quality headphone amp. Nice!

2000 for studio monitors is rediculous, if I ever catch myself buying that as a home studio artist something went wrong

Question: Without tools such as Refernce ID or others which have mics to capture & translate to frequency response, HOW do we know how to set our EQ curve?! I mean, are we to trust our ears as a calibration tool? I feel like RME's adjustability is a great HALF-measure. But I feel like they only gave us an incomplete solution.

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

There are several programs that measure frequency response, like Smaart or even a free software like Room EQ Wizard. Then you can tell that software how many EQ bands you have and it will generate the recommended EQ settings for you. Here’s a video about Room EQ Wizard: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pphrt8dxZrbUlsY.htmlsi=JoWr08S8EtN2hOuv

Both are necessary.

@johntolls3196

4 ай бұрын

Me too.

@AudioUniversity

4 ай бұрын

Agreed, Timothy!

yo!

😂 whatever you choose, dont choose the boxes on the preview krk rockit

Your forgetting that their are studio monitors that only cost upward of £200 each which can produce just as good a sound for entry/intermed producers

@lepidoptera9337

3 ай бұрын

I think he talks about mixing as a service. If you are producing for musicians as a fee for service business, then you have to have a different set of standards than a vlogger. I do agree, though, that making good internet video is mostly a matter of basic media production knowledge and not so much a function of equipment.

If people listen to your music in THEIR room, car or other space, how relevant is the mixing in YOUR room? I really have a hard time getting this. Seems like headphones are the best way to standardize your mix to some target sound to satisfy some objective criteria within your overarching personal esthetics.

At the end it does not matter how you made it, if it sounds good, then it sounds good //

the thing is i get fatigued wearing heaphones while producing and mixing .... i want my ears open , but then i cant afford room treatment and Studio Monitors

If you use formulas then it either P=U*I or Z=U/I, but V is the unit U is measured in. Not trying to be a smartass😁

Don't forget that headphones are not fully flat response. Most studio monitor speakers are fully flat response. Consumer headphones, amps and speakers frequency coloring sound.

@lepidoptera9337

3 ай бұрын

Everything colors sound. The main acoustic problem with studio monitors are room acoustics. Those are very hard to control. There is also the effect of phasing: as you turn your head, there will be significant changes in the frequency response at higher frequencies due to interference. Try it with a two channel 1-4kHz test tone. You will be surprised how strong the effect is. That problem is completely gone with headphones. One also has to understand the intended audience. If the final product will be mostly listened to on ear buds, then having a pair of Fruit, Sunny, Booze and other brands is probably a good idea is handy to get an impression for what the actual audience will get to hear.

In the real world the "time of arrival difference" depends on the size and shape of your head and ears, so there is no universal correction to this.

13:50 lmao

@matthart7275

3 ай бұрын

😂

Thanks for the very informative seminar regarding head phones...I use a set of samsung live (AKG) 360° earbuds when listening with phone mostly KZread videos...agree headphones and monitor setup is the way to go 🎼🎙🎤🎚🎛💻🔊🎧