Thoughts on this as a small body of work..

soundcloud.com/jacksonalmond/sets/sauce/s-hYMkZ

I've been working on headphones a lot recently - mostly really shitty in-ears. I just invested in a pair of RHA in-ear monitors and started to notice that the more recent work i've done is either really top heavy or too upfront .

The top track Ee Ye I did this evening on the RHAs and the other 3 I did on a Shure pair that are over 10 years old & reaaaally suck in the low / low mids.

I'd like to work them all to sound consistent next to each other but I'm not sure which one to match the others too if that makes sense...

 

Last edited: Jan 10, 2017

Yo Jackson, it's OK but it's not as good as it could be. The low end is almost absent and the top end sounds cramped. This is correctable in mastering, so you're nearer than further.

I've never used buds of any kind, but you can get 95% of good monitoring using an emulator like Waves NX (mucho dollars) or TB Morphit, which offers binaural reproduction of a flat monitor using specifically named pro headphones, which have been matched to exact frequency responses.

http://www.toneboosters.com/shop/ TB Morphit 30 Euros.

List of supported headphones
Generic profiles (v1.1.2 – Jan 07, 2017)
Generic studio reference,
Generic flat to ears,
Generic ear bud,
Generic HiFi,
Dummy head IoD EQ (Independent of Direction),
Dummy head DF EQ (Diffuse Field),
Dummy head FF EQ (Free field)

Specific headphone profiles (v1.1.2 – Jan 07, 2017)
1More Triple Drivers,
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Apple EarBuds (iPod),
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AKG K240mkII,
AKG K3003 grey,
AKG K450,
AKG K550,
AKG K601,
AKG K612,
AKG K701,
AKG K702,
AKG K712,
AKG K812,
AKG Q350,
AKG Q460,
AKG Q701,
Audeze LCD2r2,
Audeze LCD-3,
Audeze LCDX,
Audeze LCDX-C,
Audeze Sine,
AudioTechnica ATH ANC23,
AudioTechnica ATH AD700,
AudioTechnica ATH AD900,
AudioTechnica ATH M40x,
AudioTechnica ATH M50x,
AudioTechnica ATH M70x,
AudioTechnica ATH MSR7,
AudioTechnica ATH R70x,
Behringer HPM1000,
Beyerdynamic DT250,
Beyerdynamic DT770,
Beyerdynamic DT880,
Beyerdynamic DT990,
Beyerdynamic T1,
Beyerdynamic T5,
Beyerdynamic T50,
Beyerdynamic T70,
Bose QuietComfort QC15,
Bose QuietComfort QC25,
Bose QuietComfort QC35,
Brainwavz Delta,
Brainwavz M2,
Brainwavz R3,
Brainwavz S0,
Brainwavz S1,
Brainwavz S5,
Denon AHC360,
Denon AHC560R,
Denon AHC710,
Denon AHD600,
Denon AHD1001,
Denon AHD1100,
Denon AHD2000,
Denon AHD5000,
Denon AHD7000,
Denon AHD7100,
Etymotic ER4P,
Etymotic ER4S,
Etymotic MC3 / MC5,
Focal Spirit Pro,
Fostex T50RP,
Grado PS500,
Grado PS1000,
Grado SR125,
Grado SR225,
Grado SR325,
Grado SR60,
Grado SR80,
Koss UR20,
KRK KNS6400,
KRK KNS8400,
Panasonic HJE120 ergofit,
Panasonic RP-TCM 125A,
Philips Fidelio M2L,
Philips Fidelio S1,
Philips Fidelio S2,
Philips Fidelio X1,
Philips Fidelio X2,
Philips SHQ1200 ActionFit,
Pioneer HDJ500,
Pioneer HDJ2000,
Pioneer SE-M290,
Pioneer SE-A1000,
Sennheiser HD201,
Sennheiser HD202,
Sennheiser HD25-1 II,
Sennheiser HD280,
Sennheiser HD239,
Sennheiser HD380,
Sennheiser HD518,
Sennheiser HD558,
Sennheiser HD595,
Sennheiser HD598,
Sennheiser HD600,
Sennheiser HD650,
Sennheiser HD800,
Sennheiser MX560,
Shure SE215,
Shure SE315,
Shure SE425,
Shure SE530,
Shure SE535,
Shure SRH1440,
Shure SRH1540,
Shure SRH1840,
Shure SRH440,
Shure SRH840,
Shure SRH940,
Skull Candy Mix Master,
Skull Candy Holua,
Skull Candy Aviator,
Sony MDR7502,
Sony MDR7505,
Sony MDR7506,
Sony MDR7520,
Sony MDR7550,
Stax Lambda Pro,
Stax SR007,
Stax SR009,
Stax SR207,
Ultrasone HFI450,
Ultrasone HFI780,
Ultrasone Pro900,
Ultrasone Signature Pro,
Ultrasone Zino,
VModa Crossfade M100,
VModa Crossfade M80,
VModa XS,
VModa LP2

 

Thanks for this Fudsey.

I tried out NX for this last year with my Sony MDR-7509HD I think they are a little too old to make the cut for TB list..

I was sort of unsure if I found it useful - probably down to using those cans in the evenings after working in a really boomy room, I was constantly battling kick low end thinking it was okay then going in the cans and realising it sounded like a knock on a wet cardboard box.

Maybe Nx just added another level of confusion at the time. Will give Morphit a go this afternoon - can't really argue with the price.

I know using in-ears is a bit of a touchy subject for some - my old housemate is a mix / mastering engineer, has audeze lcds, neuman monitors, subpac amongst other options that i'd tried out.

He encouraged me that if it felt right not to worry too much as long as I was referencing enough material to understand the in-ears well.

On Ee Ye right? I want to focus on getting that fixed to match the others with later on..

 

I get really great results with morphit + nx on my k812 and my dt 990. Really impressive. I can recomend it!

 

Currently trying it out - thanks for the recc!