Ah, headphones. We all use them when producing though common advice is not to mix on cans, often we need to. Here's five mistakes to avoid when using headphones as your mixing medium.
Ideal for mixing engineers and audiophiles, Vari-Voice technology allows users to move between a neutrally-voiced stereo field, monaural, and a specially contoured ‘mix’ mode with the Avantone Planar.
Audiofly's flagship in-ear monitors have 3-way crossovers and six drivers, promising unparalleled frequency separation. But how do they perform? Hollin Jones found out.
If you're in the market for a solid pair of mid-budget studio monitors that are as good for live tracking as for mixing, Adam Audio's SP-5s might be just the thing. Rounik Sethi tested them out...
Adam Audio are well known for their pro studio monitors and now they are entering the market for professional studio headphones with the Studio Pro SP-5.
The NYC-based designers put just as much emphasis on audio fidelity as on physical build quality. The results? Some seriously gorgeous true wireless earphones, the MW07.
Audio Technica's latest ATH-M60x on-ear professional monitors aim to provide great all-round performance for a range of music and broadcast applications.
A pair of good quality monitoring headphones are a must for any music producer. But was G.W Childs suitably impressed with the Fostex T60RPs and their mahogany cups?
These ultra portable, personal monitoring mixers offer private monitoring on the go in a range of situations. But could Matt Vanacoro have his SessionCake, and eat it?
Anyone who uses in-ear monitors for live performance knows how challenging it can be to access a house monitor mix. Sound Tap from Ultimate Ears Pro promises to make that process faster and easier.
If 3D audio is the next step for music consumers and producers then Waves Audio have jumped ahead with NX Head Tracker and NX Virtual Mix Room. Matt Vanacoro explores all the dimensions in our review.
Mixing on headphones? Most mixing engineers will laugh at the idea. So how do Avantone's Pro MP1 Mixphone headphones, designed for mixing, fare? We put them to the test with interesting results.
Waves Audio's NX (virtual mix room for headphones) has caused a bit of a stir since it was released. Gary Hiebner checks it out, and quite frankly finds it very, very impressive.
Yes, you read this right. These headphones are designed to make you high. By stimulating a particular nerve in your brain, Nervana, say you'll feel pretty great while listening to your favorite tunes.
If you're mixing on headphones Waves Audio want you to hear the same depth,reflections & stereo image you would using speakers in a physical room. Nx is a virtual mix room plugin designed to do that.