Headphones for recording in the room?

Submitted by 3FiTA t3_z7kn82 in headphones

What are some good headphones to look into for playing in a room with drums, guitar, and bass, and keys?

I wear my M50x’s usually, with all the mic’d instruments and cabs playing in it. I find that I can hear the guitar and drums, but usually lose the bass and keys. It all sounds fine in the mix after, but in the room, it’s tough.

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klogg4 t1_iy731ja wrote

That's the task for a sound engineer, real-time mixing is the thing that needs to be done. If you don't hear bass and keys, upmix them on a mixing console.

M50x is a decent headphone for your task (not so much for listening to music, but for monitoring they're OK).

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Swakster t1_iyblwu9 wrote

What would you recommend for listening to must? ¡Thanks in advance

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LSG4M3R t1_iy7gwqq wrote

Shure SRH 440, SE215 and Good old Sony 7506. You don't usually get expensive headphones at recording booth due to studio's budget.

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germanium21 t1_iy90vl1 wrote

Best ones I found for purpose are the etymotic research ER4P or ER4S or equivalent new model. Frequency response was spot on if used for mixing live music.

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