Waves nx akg k240 drivers#
Waves nx akg k240 free#

You can find a decent pair of AKG’s for about $70, as well as comparable sets from Samson and Audio Technica. For mixing, I’d try to stay in that price range or above, but I only advise that because I’ve not had experience with options below that price.

Waves nx akg k240 free#

If you find a pair that is comfortable, isn’t hyped, and costs less than $50, feel free to try them. That said, typically the more they cost the flatter they naturally will respond. There are times when a pair of headphones that are hyped may be applicable in a studio setting. For example, giving a pair of Beats By Dre to a rapper isn’t a bad idea. The hyped low end will make the beat feel bigger, and that may help them get more into the performance when tracking.

You could also check your mixes out through your favorite Skull Candy set while going on a jog to see how it stacks up in a real world setting. But for mixing or any sort of critical listening, I would avoid hyped headphones like the plague (unless you can calibrate them to correct them.) When making the actual eq and balance moves they will give you a false impression of what’s going on. They’re designed to sound good for consumers, not to sound flat for audio professionals. Once you’ve chosen your headphones, you need to learn how they sound. That means listening to a lot of material through them, and paying attention. How does the bass respond on them in a bass heavy mix? Is the top end sharp and brittle? Do the mids appear scooped? These are things you’ll need to know going forward when making critical decisions. After all, if you know the mids generally sound scooped on your headphones, you’ll make eq moves with that deficiency in mind instead of just trusting exactly what you hear. This isn’t perfect, but it is quite possible to work that way. You’ll also need to consider how long you can wear that pair before they start to feel uncomfortable. Do they start to feel somewhat painful around your ears after long periods? How long you can listen before feeling ear fatigue? With headphones, the speakers are sitting on your ears. No matter where you turn, they are going to follow your ears. After long periods of wear, the pads will start to feel uncomfortable on just about any pair of headphones.

Waves nx akg k240 drivers#

Having uncomfortable pads and speaker drivers close to the ears can lead to headache city. But I listen to other music on it all the time and it sounds good to me.More on fatigue in item 4, but be aware of how long you can tolerate them before needing to take a break. PS: I know my car speaker is nothing special. So my question is how do you guys manage this issue? The mix and master sound good everywhere and sit just right with references and the tonal balance I see in spectrum analyzers looks good. Sometimes it's the bass, sometimes it's the lead guitar. Then I go listen to it in the car and it will straight up sound like I cranked up the fader on one instrument. My mix sounds good on all of those things. I also compare against references on all. When I'm feeling good about it, I test it on the crappy Dell G5 laptop speakers, the great Edifier Bookshelf speakers, the Aux-in on a couple guitar amps (mono), my phone speaker, apple earbuds, Bose QC35 Bluetooth, and through soundcloud's compression. I also use an EQ preset to calibrate the headphones and Use Waves NX when mixing in stereo. I only own commerical speakers and headphones/earbuds. I do not yet have a great monitor setup inside. I'm even tempted to go mix in my car with a laptop. Personally I am still new to mixing and I haven't found a way to get past this problem. You go listen to it in the car and there are glaring mistakes that you didn't hear at all in your studio. It seems like a common problem: you have your mix sounding perfect.