Mastering with Headphones | Are You Listening? Season 3, Episode 1

[@MozwGamer]

One of the few guys and plugin companies that knows that not everyone has a probability of ever owning a well equiped thousands of dollars mastering studios.

[@emiel333]

I couldn’t agree more! They have great knowledge and are a great contribution to the music production community.

[@KarasamaBeats]

Indeed fam ! Couldn’t agree more

[@dewil7313]

I would up that to tens or hundreds of thousands easily ;) I Trust my DT 770 pros myself. This series is good and the best part is ofc the cat on synthesizer in space =D

[@noodlezeep5159]

That shirt is just fire 🤣

[@conz_tee]

Love the fact that Jonathan has an Ozone drink on his desk - magic potion for audio engineers !!! xD

[@jeremyjohnson7676]

I had the honor 15 years ago to meet no one less than the LEGEND Quincy Jones in person. One of the topics I asked him about was exactly the one in this video. What he said was logical and insightful at the same time. The short version of his answer: 1. listen to your song on the Yamaha NS-10M, if it sounds really good on them, 90% of the time it will sound good anywhere. 2. relax a few days, so that your ears calm down. Then listen to your song again on the NS10M. Make corrections if necessary. Listen to it best together with others! 3. when you think everything fits, listen to your song on two different headphones. A professional studio headphone and a consumer headphone. 4. if everything fits, listen to your song in the car. Then go to a friend's house and listen to the song on his good hi-fi system. Turn it up and listen carefully. Do this with different friends who have different hi-fi systems! 5. try to listen to your song very loud in a club. If you know a club owner, ask him if you can go to the club during the week to listen to your song. In a club, the acoustics are usually miserable, but if your song is mixed well, there should still be nothing too overly booming and clanging. And the most important: Trust your EARS!

[@cameronallen2174]

Thank you Rob and iZotope for this series, it has taught me so much. Would love to see a video on using saturation in mastering specifically with Ozone 9!

[@iZotopeOfficial]

Hey Cameron, we just released an episode today on Excitation in Mastering, check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKurhWePaNp9oKs

[@moorland-pictures]

Oh yes, that's so true. You don't always use headphones by choice. Whether it's an apartment or a house, if you have small children who need to sleep or thin walls to the neighbors, you have to rely on this alternative for home recording.

[@aramissilvereke]

I was just listening to some previous episodes and then suddenly a newborn one appeard, cool!

[@suedelacy]

Sameeeeee

[@TheShpmusic]

I heavily rely on my headphones for mixing. The sound is more closer to me. I will reference back out onto the monitor's but it's a relationship I build over the time with my Daw Interface. Turning the interface volume control precisely while cutting and boosting let's you know the sweet spot of the sound you're working on...Headphones Rock...💥💥💯

[@ArmorKingEmir]

i dont care

[@warloshernandez]

@@ArmorKingEmir I dont care that you dont care

[@Travis_Yangzte]

I care ❤

[@samspritzer1643]

Those 18 minutes felt like 5! Really good stuff!

[@HiiImChris]

ahhh i love people who take a professional approach to these topics. it's sick and all hearing from such a variety of people but hearing somebody who has a more scientific understanding of these things can be incredibly helpful and insightful. thx my dude

[@miketemplar]

Legendary T-Shirt !

[@agondistortion]

The real reason why people are suspicious about mixing ore mastering on headphones is because they still mix ore master on speakers occasionally trying to do the same thing on headphones , you have to live with headphones and occasionally check through speakers so you understand the difference after a while you will get use to and never want to go back .

[@thlgnd]

Are you saying headphones are than speakers?

[@TWDsje]

The quality of that intro music certainly has me sold.

[@blaablaa22]

Great episode, as always. About the audio interface part, I'd add: if you are even half serious about mixing and mastering with headphones, do consider buying an audio interface with two outputs for headphones. This way you can super conveniently have a reference pair there, which you can listen the mix/master, kinda giving yourself another opinion as well as an ear cleanser. Oh and of course: get that reference pair of headphones anyway. :)

[@cjmllvv]

Could a reference pair be a consumer device?

[@PASTACATProductions]

Unrelated, but that is an excellent shirt.

[@yitzybits]

WOOHOO! Big thanks to Jonathan & the whole team for continuing this excellent series. It is rich, clarifying & well-needed.

[@apaitiadrivationo5628]

Thank for sharing Mr Jonathan my prayers is that God will give you a double portion of knowledge and skill stay safe and stay blessed from Fiji 🇫🇯🙏👍♥️

[@joshsmith7812]

Yes! :-)

[@kingech_B15]

Ive been learning from Jonathan Wyner since 2015. Thanks bro

[@TwstedTV]

One major problem that most people are going through is that most people live in apartments and the walls are paper thin. And they will have problems with neighbors. This is why most people work on headphones. People would love to use their studio monitors but they cant due to neighbors.

[@PhallicEnergy]

I had to pause the video to write this comment... His T-Shirt is Godly!!! Right, now back to the video.

[@palebluedotstudios]

Great topic! I believe mastering on headphones is increasing in popularity these days. Thanks!

[@le-berry]

The word rely makes it hard for me sure you can rely on headphones for certain tasks both mixing and mastering but I always go back and forth from headphone to main and near field monitors and mono on a single low res speaker. All works together you could miss things not using headphones, you could miss chances not listing on main monitor and you can mess things up not checking on a low low res mono speaker as well (mono on main for low end is a thing to do as well)

[@alpharhythmofficial]

Very interesting topic, and glad that the lowend and imaging issues, when mixing with good headphones, was adressed.

[@migueljohnson432]

Many, many thanks. Is much appreciated and for sure to be recommended 👍

[@zeepster]

This is all great information. And very clearly explained. Thank you.

[@igorbeuk6298]

Finally truth, I have been on other YT channels and eder Pros don't want to open up or they , majority of them don't know it's just that simple

[@jamiejmusic8365]

Season 3! Long awaited, thank you izotope!

[@baselinesweb]

Jonathan, I love your videos, thank you for taking the time to make things very clear. You always say something that makes me consider and change my process for the better. As well, the tone of your voice is perfect for holding attention while not annoying. Cheers!

[@LanievanderWalt]

Thank you Prof Wyner !

[@intrinsic1538]

The Sennheiser HD600 headphones (shown in video) are *fantastic*. I've used them for almost 10 years - super clear, as good as much more expensive headphones. Do not get the HD650 model - it sounds quite different.

[@johnhowarthmusic8706]

Always informative, comprehensive and perfectly presented. Thank you.

[@Keroser1983]

Amazing!!! Very informative, no waste of time, very well put. Keep them coming!!!

[@bakedcreations8985]

If this dude was born 2000 years ago he would have been considered the village elder/shaman/wise man

[@TokyoSpeirs]

If this dude was talking about lissajous spectrometry and cross correlative distortion 2000 years ago he would have been burned at the stake.

[@bakedcreations8985]

@@TokyoSpeirs lol

[@jarcau_vegan]

And that's why mastering the village's most popular songs did not happen until the law prohibited burning audio engineers in the 1940's.

[@josephthepoet2856]

Thank you from 97% of people that make music out there without treated rooms!

[@GILLISH]

1st of all mixing is about getting frequency so they don't change not matter what there 4 u can mix on a head set

[@MihaiOnilayoutube]

Thank you so much ! I know all this stuff already but a litle refreshing for your memory and focusing your attention on what`s matter is really good sometimes ! Thanks again !

[@Cody_OConnell]

Nice video. Regarding volume, 85db SPL is probably way too much for a small home studio. I have a pair of Yamaha HS8's in a bedroom and if I turn them up to 80db they're bumpin'. I'm just a hobbyist so take that with a grain of salt, but I recommend people get a SPL meter from amazon. You can get one for about $20 and it's worth it if you have monitors to get a sense of what 70db or 80db really sounds like. Then when you listen to headphones you have somewhat of a sense of how loud they're playing

[@johnnyvegas2015]

Great to see you back with the series ...cheers.

[@raybeeger1529]

Rob, thank you! Nowadays we can use a headphone amp with crossfeed like the SPL Phonitor 2.

[@igitur]

Thank you for this. Learned a couple of new things! I really appreciate this video

[@williamtell1477]

Love this series, so excited for this season! Thank you so much for putting this out!

[@rbroach68]

Love this series! I've been waiting for S3!

[@Huru_]

Really missed this serie.

[@michaelchang6317]

Great tips, keep it up the excellent work. Thank you and greetings from Mauritius 🇲🇺

[@Superdelphinus]

I actually love you, Izotope

[@joramponi249]

True Master (explaining mastering)

[@MikeHeebz]

Thanks again for the great information & sharing your knowledge Jonathan! Any opportunity for us to send in a mix for a critique or to be used for a live tutorial mastering session? Again, thanks for you time. Have a great day! =)

[@teashea1]

very good video - articulate, organized and very fine production values

[@RogerioValgode]

Thank you sir, this was soooo cool!

[@OjiEdutainment]

I try to use different types of headphone and loud speakers to get a great mix...

[@suedelacy]

Perfect timing 🥰

[@ProsonicProduction]

Thanks Jonathan, Great video content on mixing and mastering with headphones. These tips will definitely improve every audio engineer decisions moving forward. #iZoptope #Mastering

[@massivebeatzz]

Speaker simulation is key - in a virtual room..If virtual rooms can be crated in animation and VR for 2022 high tech for billions of dollars - it' s fairly easy for the few bits and bites music requires in 2022, for audio. Once you simulate the room environment and adjust for brand inconsistencies, you can get at least be a lot better than an average room (with a 1000 dollar headphone and 1500 dollar headphone amp DAC). The software is fairly cheap these days. Add a SubPac haptic feedback Sub woofer replacement and you'll feel the rumble too, without blowing your ears. I really Realphones by DsoniQ.

[@cvsradio1]

Great info for the industry. Thanks💯📻🎧

[@scottsmith4145]

I imagine there are many pros out there who read the title with the words "headphones" and "mastering" and laughed and probably think these guys total idiots. I was one who felt that way too. Ive been reconsidering a bit and now im living in a location where i dont have the real estate for a studio room like I used to have.and need to work in a mich smaller space. Willing to give it a try. It logically makes sense that if you learn your equipment well enough you can make music translate well most places.

[@freethinkers-inc.]

This video was so helpful. Thank you very much for sharing.🤗

[@teashea1]

Very good presentation - nice production values; especially the audio

[@matthewv789]

Fantastically reasonable and informative video (as usual from Jonathan).

[@emrahgunduz]

I actually have a few steps. Listen in room monitor, with a hifi headphone, in my car, from my shitty TV speaker and then from the mid-quality soundbar. Does it sound good in all of them? Then it's done :D

[@Vid3oGameCentralHD]

Great shirt!

[@vaakhsmusic360]

Thnk u for such authentic information sir.

[@VicTheMonster]

You are my Virtual Mentor!

[@Difrentstyles]

This was great

[@heritagelegacy]

Excellent information thank you very much for the tutorial

[@AaronTrimbleMusic]

I love this video and the whole series, Thank you, Johnathan!!..Curious though, I would think that popular bluetooth listening technology would be an asset in a mastering environment to make sure the song is translating. You even mentioned translation in the video 8:46. Is this the wrong idea?

[@TiagoFlores]

The intro song reminds me of Waqas Qazi!

[@VicTheMonster]

Learned a lot! Thank you! What are your thoughts on Plugins Like Audio Mix Checker? 👏

[@boytricky]

I've been waiting for S3!

[@emiel333]

Great video with lots of tips and advice. You guys are awesome!

[@MrHamit64]

What about if they have APTX or LDAC? You'd have to use a Mac Book for APTX obviously. LDAC well I don't know how many people produce on Android. Unless Crome Book OS supports LDac.

[@FDMastering]

Oh boy how I missed this series :)

[@Barnsey87]

I'm glad someone else said Bluetooth isn't good enough.

[@hazysonic]

Really great helpful thoughts to digest

[@kingdomkeys6840]

Thank you.

[@theboytheycalljonny1]

Very enjoyable. Thank you.

[@restlessnik4610]

Hi! Love these courses! I have a few questions/problems that arose during mastering one of my own tracks: 1. After I master and turn up the volume in ozone, my snare and kick is to loud. I have loads of multiband compression in ozone, but snare and kick just become to loud then I turn it up. Is this because of my setting in the maximiser?I have some parallel compression on my drums in the mix. Especially on computer speakers they seem to “jump” out of the speakers to much, making kind of a boxy sound. 2. In the same mix, everything seems to be a little too much affected by the limiters in particular when I turn things up, and you can hear the effect quite clearly on the whole mix. Is this because I mix to quietly? I had to turn it up ALOT to reach the competitive levels desired.

[@stereofidelic67]

The graphic at 1:16 shows a pair of cool looking headphones. They seems to be called 'Moria'? is that correct? Moria / Mobia headphones?

[@Professor_Pat]

This was great guys. Thanks!

[@patanjali307]

Oh my. Now I have to shop cans. Are my AKG K701's good enough?

[@Enice43]

👋 what headphones or you using in this video

[@Geliusmixing]

Thank you very much!

[@KTLion]

I'm wanting to know what mic you recorded your dialogue on lol, it sounds superb

[@curtismech]

Thanks for this video. Very informative!

[@wretchedpinheadpuppets]

Great video! Beyer should thank you! I just bought a new set of headphones!:)

[@borgan1964]

i bouth a copple of Focal headset,,,they just awsome

[@davegross7014]

Sage advice!

[@flashes_of_ramfis]

thank you very much!!

[@rrojuan]

Thanks!!

[@RicHollandUK]

Excellent content well presented.

[@Skimatik_DnB]

Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh yyyyeeehhhhhhhh 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

[@samnarjinary]

Great content as always...!

[@thaexception3406]

Pretty comprehensive.

[@leonardobadilla3374]

Terrific video !

[@kwalls3690]

What headphones are you using?

[@shellymoreira]

Great, thanks!

[@zenluiz]

Whatever this guy says, I feel one should just trust :)

[@catalystAl]

What brand & model open air headphones are those?

[@vipinakon2355]

the beat :)

[@proverbalizer]

I thought it's good to switch up the listening volume during mixing

[@MR_Cellarpop]

Thanks for great info :)