Author Topic: Headphones for Multi-tracking! (Read 2929 times)

ibanez4life SZ · « **on:** June 27, 2006, 06:40:17 AM »

Hey guys!

So I finally went ahead and purchased a recording setup for my band, and myself at home:

Mackie Onyx 400F (comes with Mackie Tracktrion 2)
Shure SM57
Monster 6 ft XLR Cable
Boom stand, bought a taller one to use for micing and vocals

The rest of the guys will worry about their mics, and I will be purchasing a iBook in about a month to do all the recording with (it will be done on a PC in the meantime).....

As I was hoping to do this as a multi-tracking setup, I will need a pair of quality headphones (budget of about $100, give or take a bit) for band members to listen to the tracks already put down while they put their own down.....

What would you recommend? At the moment, I have found 2 that seem to be decent....

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Sennheiser-HD280-Pro-ClosedBack-Headphones?sku=242411

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Vic-Firth-SIH1-Isolation-Headphones?sku=443954 (recommended by the drummer....he has used them and says they are good)

Opinions? Anything Else I should be considering?

PhilKing · « **Reply #1 on:** June 27, 2006, 11:43:10 AM »

HD-280 are very good. I have a pair and TO recorded the classical with them and is going to buy a pair. They are great value, as long as you are happy with a closed back set.

Skybone · « **Reply #2 on:** June 27, 2006, 06:03:03 PM »

I've got a set of Sennheiser HD-200's and they're excellent.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #3 on:** June 27, 2006, 07:44:54 PM »

I have a set of Sennheisers and they are pretty good.

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #4 on:** June 27, 2006, 09:02:54 PM »

take out the guesswork - get some Beyer DT-100s.

:twisted:

ibanez4life SZ · « **Reply #5 on:** June 28, 2006, 05:03:19 AM »

Question....

How would a pair of noise-cancelling earbuds work to the situation? The isolations is amazing, as is the sound....I recently bought a $30 pair of phillips with active noise cancelling, and they sound amazing! How would they work for recording?

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #6 on:** June 28, 2006, 07:44:46 PM »

Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL

take out the guesswork - get some Beyer DT-100s.

:twisted:

I've got a pair of those and they are around 20 years old and still work. (the pads fell of though and they look knackered!)

Skybone · « **Reply #7 on:** June 28, 2006, 08:01:27 PM »

Earbuds for monitoring? Nah...