Headphone or Studio Monitors | What's Better For Mixing? | Home Studio Setup 2020

[@sachii.k1802]

I mix and master with headphones...my car will tell me weather my mix sux or not!.. Lol man my car can be so brutally honest lol

[@Tilo-STM]

Shiiiii bruh If Dr.Dre asked me if the mix is good and it sound bad in the car You ain't my inspiration no more 👁️👄👁️

[@exootikkmusic]

I can relate, cars doesn’t care about feelings 😹

[@neil2721]

Thanks brooo

[@AdrianRaps]

If this isn’t me every time lmao

[@natanmandala]

How do you specifically listen to your mixes in your car? Like what do I need to do that?...SBN

[@TonyShenProductions]

Love this dudes energy

[@ChooseJoywithTisa]

Ikr! Makes me smile every time 😁

[@MilkoOfficialChannel]

First thing I perceived after pushing play. I'd love to be like that.

[@teelo8153]

That's what I was just thinking. This guy's videos just make me happy. He'd probably be a hell of a comedian!

[@kingdomabundance777]

Good points! As a producer I notice that using good headphones let’s me know exactly what the stereo image is like as while as how bright or dark a sound is. It’s interesting that you say speakers give a more accurate sound. In my situation I find that headphones do. I’m not sure how different my set of cabinet speakers are from studio monitors because I haven’t got studio monitors yet, but whenever I make something on the big speakers and listen later on headphones, the sounds reveal themselves as sounding much thinner, quieter, and darker than when I was listening back on speakers. imo speakers are great when generating concepts and I can get really excited about the music because I can feel it more, but headphones are great for sculpting the sounds. But who knows, my perspective may change when I get some good monitors!

[@SparkyTheInvincible]

I think expensive headphones are the way to go for a lot if not most producers. It’s not very often someone will have all the criteria for having studio monitors whether it be living conditions, space restraints, reliable/long-term housing, money, etc. I can get away with listening to my music through car speakers or my relatively cheap Rookit speakers when I need to but I mostly rely on my headphones for all of these reasons :)

[@frankhoward4485]

Nice job, Wavy. I've mentioned this before, but I'll do it again ... Although I typically work in different genres, I always learn something from your video drops. Thanks for what you're doing, man. It's appreciated.

[@waynewav]

Thanks Frank!

[@MacadooMacadoo]

Bruh, the information in you tutorials is accurate and detailed💯

[@waynewav]

💯💯

[@benjaminbotson3595]

Really insightful, I have long been using headphones because I wasn't able to afford a pair of studio monitors. But then, the moment I got them, I noticed a huge difference in my mix. They translate well. I was able to get my vocals and bk vox to sit in the mix proper. Thank you so much...By the way, I like your energy and playful act. Keep it coming, brother.

[@DiveTunes]

Great advice and opinion as always, thanks. Yeah, I do a mixture of studio monitors and headphone (mostly because I'm concerned my wife is tired of hearing the same thing over and over 100 times, while I could still hear it again, just one more time :-). I've got Mackie HR824's for monitors, which I really like, and ATH-MX70x's for headphones which I also really like--advertized frequency range of 5Hz to 40KHz. Not hawking them but super clarity--- and to your points: it could sound different from the headphones to the monitors, and who knows what other people are listening on, and the room their in. So I generally mix late at night on headphones to let my wife sleep, monitors in the morning, increasing the volume and walking around the room. I agree with you--separation and effects vary depending on how you're listening and where you are in the room. Then, I throw it on my phone and go listen to it through the car stereo. Send it to some friends, see how much they like it. Thanks again for many great, informative videos!

[@DiveTunes]

KZbin did the stike-through. I don't know what that's about

[@Diecast-007]

Very accurate information, I also find I use both, mix in headphones then listen back on speakers to make any adjustments. Good stuff bro. I use Sony mdr -7506

[@Dmaccabees]

The best breakdown on the internet on this subject...my humble opinion...🔥💯🔥

[@phuvanbeats]

Im so using to mixing my beats through headphones and I just use my monitors for reference haha

[@Mikisan1968]

Young man knows what he says. On point.

[@neil2721]

Brooo youre so amazing and positive and everyth u do, thanks for everything

[@harharmahadev1958]

Your smile brother made my day intro is so positive

[@goodtimezproductionz]

What camera are you recording with? Great quality. Love the channel !!!

[@charlycash]

I love to mix and I mix low volume better that way because everything sounds good loud. 😂

[@samarfeddoul7359]

monitors is what represents more reality , the sound reflecting in the room change the whole sensation , i also noticed difference in the PAN sensation.. cool content you are right

[@samarfeddoul7359]

but make sure you configurate your monitors well ,as the crossover frecuencies that happened in mid range can sometimes be cutted a bit ....

[@overflowbeats6965]

S/o to every producer that lives by the car test.

[@Rio-uv1gs]

So you need both. Thx 👍🏾

[@josephkahimbo]

I really love this i have been using headphones for 6 months and i have not been very sure with my mix but the moment i got monitors my mixs have been changed immediately and the y give me more realistic mix and i love monitors

[@SpaceBeats24]

First i mix in headphones then before i close fl studio i play them max volume on my monitors 👍🏾then last but not least i play it in the car🤫

[@warnutztheloser]

That's how u do it!

[@cashtingley8247]

If you have to choose one, it is deffinatley headphones. Especially if you can only afford one. To get the bass right monitors are irreplaceable. You need both for the the best results.

[@triniboiange]

i've been doing my mixes through x50s for awhile and there are just issues that dont do away. this video gave great depth on when to use what

[@danielbrown7115]

I use open back headphones. Beyerdynamic dt990 pro250 improved my mixes. It gives you a truer sound. What do you think.

[@Professor_Pat]

Senheiser hd 280 is what I used too. That’s awesome 😎!

[@markblue1177]

Really appreciated this video was looking in the market for studio speaker monitors

[@ogcrayth8804]

That intro was on another level

[@kruze45official71]

Studio monitors headphones for lil Details

[@FullPowerInc]

Just bought one of your templates yesterday thanks wavy i have learned so much with you

[@waynewav]

Thanks fam! Hope you are enjoying the template. Leave a review on the website when you get a chance. 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@stevendorn1736]

Oh man that was hella cool.. hella tutorial.. hella knowledge.. I keep making beats that's dope and the headphones but when I try to play them out the display to my listeners that's with me I noticed there's different sound coming out the speakers versus the headphones.. you're the truth wavy Wayne.. peace and love brother.. form attack

[@entidy458]

i have to mix on 1 auratone and open back headphones atm lol

[@DruDilly]

Agreed on all points. I have Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 250 Ohm headphones BUT I know the Sony MDR7506 headphones better and my mixes always come out better when I use those. Important to monitor on as many sources as possible. You are right about the panning and effects. You gotta listen through those monitors to really know how good that panning and those effects are.👍🏿

[@moonwalker_818]

The Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 250 ohm Closed-back Studio Mixing Headphones 🎧 one of the flattest headphones out their for the price . They go for about $200 but go on sale often for about $150 and lots of industry people use them .

[@lullylew9083]

I am really new to recording and mixing. Until recently I was just smashing out rough stuff with a webcam mic or whatever else I could get my hands on. Anyway, now I am a guy with the gear but no idea apart from studio monitors, I don't have any yet. I just have a set of Edifier bookshelf speakers. I have a Rode NT1-A into a Focusrite Solo. My problem is, when I record my voice using my headphones and listen to it back on them it sounds excellent yet when I listen to it through the speakers I sound terrible.

[@joshuabeckham4100]

Also In headphones 🎧 you can hear if your 808 or kick & Bassline is way too low or hitting to hard to the point it starts to distort in Monitor’s you can’t tell in less you have A1 hearing 👍🏿👍🏿👌🏿👌🏿

[@waynewav]

Oh yea. That’s a great point.

[@mr.nobody68]

Here's a thought for monitor usage: In the spring of 1980, AC⚡DC recorded their landmark Back In Black album at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas. Engineer Tony Platt took the tracks to another studio in London, England and played the album back though the studio monitors, and then re-recorded it. That's how he got the reverb. And that album went on to be the single highest selling Rock album in history. In fact, the only album in any genre that has sold more copies, is Thriller. But, it's Back In Black that has become a reference recording for a hell of a lot of artists and producers, and not Thriller. -How do you do that? How do you re-record your music to get the reverb that way? And then how do you use an existing album as a reference?

[@philxdev]

for me, a reference for a home studio recording would be Billie Eilish's Ocean eyes and her first album.

[@max19971997]

Wavy Wayne!!! YOU ARE THE BEST! just started using pro tools andi learned more from you than from the official avid videos haha Cheers

[@dollarwil1234]

Great topic....The most useful times headphones have helped have been when I had a really neutral pair (not bright Sonys) and I was balancing and EQing while monitoring in mono, especially a stem or group. However, you need the nearfield acoustics to judge stereo and the acoustics from the big woofer mains to judge the clarity of how that long bass wave unfolds at the back of the room. Your reverb point is spot on, too. I just subscribed to your channel. You have excellent content. Where the f*ck have I been?

[@mahmudsunnyvlogs8595]

Both r important headphones and monitors. Each has different sound story on the same platform.. Those who depend on headphone mix only.. its not 100% ok in my opinion. we need to listen the mix on big speaker small speakers mono speakers.. to fix the total dynamic range of frequencies... Sub , low , mid low ,mid , hi mid , hi.. all these matter most ..

[@Spiritleddef]

Always love your energy bro

[@successjackson4682]

You can feel the mix from monitors and know how to tweak knowing that’s the way others hear it, but headphones can’t give you that feeling

[@RADERFPV]

Love the positive vibe and info, new supporter, +1.

[@kubricksghost6058]

Thanks so much, youre a great source of information for a new starter like me 😊

[@albertjanderson]

Thank you for enjoying this because his helping us with a studio set-up we have the seed group podcast and we're using some of your suggestions from previous shows even

[@kickboxer9030]

I subscribe because I love the way you talk good on ya mate

[@Ozla]

can you do a video on how you get quality audio from the shure sm7b

[@Ozla]

you have the best videos man, shits extremely helpful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ProdByAB]

I currently use Beats EP's for all of my productions and mixes. If you have any experience with these headphones I'd like to hear what you dislike about them. I also want to know what headphones I should look into getting for music production. Thanks.

[@-flaco.]

Definitely try to get a pair of beyerdynamic dt990s. They will definetely be an improvement for a bit higher price

[@ClarkSpencer1]

I use them for years!!! I can manage to get nice mix with them, but bass just dont translate well. They can handle so much bass that you think its Ok, but in reality its waaay o bassy. So I learnt that my mixes should be low on bass so its “normal” in other references (car, speakers etc)

[@0vabyte]

I’ve been using headphones for everything in the two years I’ve been beat making. Just bought monitors yesterday and what a major difference. Salute to you for explaining the differences for us!

[@BIanka0200]

So what would you say? Whats better to mix with? Head or monitors?

[@0vabyte]

@@BIanka0200 monitors! by far. I start my ideas in headphones now, but the monitors are essential for a quality final sound... You can listen to my music and tell when I got my monitors... Trust!

[@casadasmelodias3379]

I came for the sterio, I trust more in my headfone sr850 than my Yamaha hs8 when I hear more narrow on headfone I can hear different in studio monitor

[@skmilianoofficial2643]

I mix in my headphones and play back through my monitors

[@THUGGABEY]

and then make tiny adjustments with my headphones and then boom 🤣

[@BlaisTv]

Great vid as always bro. Please do one on room treatment or if you already have please shoot me the link. Much love 🙏🏽

[@sgeeazy3]

can you do more studio one videos?

[@Hi_Ceejay]

I love this guy bro, they just something crazy in his eyes I cant explain its like a twinkling spark😂😂⚡⚡

[@yosefmelashu4238]

This vid helps thanks😁👍

[@rosellewalker1259]

great help and nice to look at thank you

[@RaphaelRacor]

Amazing tips, thank you so much!

[@bhargavdobhal5327]

Thank You Bro 🙌🙌 Very Helpful Video🔥🔥.

[@TITO-tf9gf]

Thanks for the information. You're great!

[@geniustracks9213]

Wayne I have a dope little set up, ambiance-wise with my LEDs and such, but whay are those two blue lights behind you? Id be interested im a set of those, I like. Thanks for the vids man, theyres always fun.

[@Chopcity_213]

ive been making beats for a while but i lost the passion beacause i was tired of not getting the quality sound. i keep trying through my monitors its very tough i just upload it on youtube and take notes on what i need to do smh. great video

[@CraezoKing]

I didnt realize how bad my mixes were until I bought some monitors I'll admit some of my old beats on my channel are mixed horribly but now I'm better since I got the jbl 305 then I reference with jbl bt 500 headphones and cheap onn bluetooth headphones and 2 really small surround sound speakers then 2 Panasonic 2 way stereo speakers my mixes sound good Everywhere now.

[@accentontheoff]

Hi was wondering if you can help me with this very specific problem. No this is not spam ha. I have a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 250 ohm headphones that’s sounding just about ok on my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2nd Gen (which only has one pair of line outs at the back) My question is, should I buy a headphone amp and run it out of the Scarlett headphone out and then connect the headphones to that amp. Or should I just buy a pair of lower impedance headphones... in this case a pair of DT 770 Pro 32 ohm headphones. Which will have better audio quality. Nice video too. Thanks in advance.

[@QuesBoomTV]

Looking for advice on what headphones 🎧 to get

[@OkayKeith]

Hey Wavy, any chance you could make a template for Logic Pro X using stock plugins only? Because i'd buy that one for sure.

[@92soldier]

if you make music every day using headphones dont forget to check and clean your ears. Especially if the volume is always above 50% wax build up can dampen the bass.

[@Tightrope291]

Ya intros kill me 😂

[@majormay728]

Salute big homie @wayne.wav 💪🏿

[@ABANOB_MUSICIAN]

How to check mix more professional without going to car and do all that I don’t think professional studios Dosnt have time to do that ?

[@bleubleu3107]

If you have studio monitors, you don’t have to be checking in ur car, checking in the car is for people that don’t have studio monitors as a reference

[@ABANOB_MUSICIAN]

@@bleubleu3107 do you recommend good headphones 🎧 for that to work as monitors for me but I can mix and master anywhere ?

[@DjR3aper]

How you feel about mix cubes?

[@sdach3sach167]

Im having a hard time mixing with my headphones it doesn’t come like i wanted it to be! It sound good when i was mixing and stuff but once i exported it out it sound different, is it a skill issue or something, i cant afford studio monitor yet

[@NVRLOSTT]

do you have a video on a good Vocal Chain plug in order? i never know what to order it lol

[@beforetheapocalypsetv2580]

What is mixing and mastering?

[@Hmfmarky]

Thanks for ur vids bro my mic setup coming thru. Should I really get an Apollo Twin MK2 tho or a Scarlett is ok?

[@waynewav]

That’s all up to your taste and budget.

[@nl_2652]

Yooo Adam Audio twins. Also, I see you with that GermX on the dest lol

[@Stickshiftrec]

My mix should sound better after this,

[@waynewav]

I hope so!

[@BlackGoldSoul]

How much do you charge to mix and master?

[@patrickriviere4451]

Thanks for this one too 🔥🔥🔥

[@JOZBITsBEATs77]

what if l use good quality headphones and then compliment them with some cheap studio monitors any suggestions

[@1confidentmusik]

Bro bless up been listening to you for a while now can u mix dancehall

[@bejentle7774]

Intro always seem like a fire ass Diss and funny confrontation.

[@ahmetcanermis9578]

just subed and liked cause he asked the most beautiful way :)

[@snypav]

I know im late ASF but great video

[@iloveeverything4380]

Does anyone know what monitors would sound the most similar in a way to phone audio computer audio headphone audio sub audio and car radio audio? Cos that's pretty much what I'd deem the best monitors to mix on cos then the mix would sound great on everything

[@amortonjr]

What's up Wayne. Your info is very helpful but what's ya mixing prices?

[@8360ishan]

Bro i really have a huge doubt please clear this how to just mix two singers vocal in one song what if one singer is high tenor and another is low baritone how to sit there vocals in one mix so that they both sound good together in one song.??????

[@JAYFLOPROBEATS]

Thats so weird, I've had the same pair of Sennheiser 380's since the day I started with Full Sail back in the gap and I've been hearing other producer mention the 280's a lot more than the 380's... Are the 280's that much better than the 380's?

[@JAYFLOPROBEATS]

But I have noticed a big difference in mixing with my 380s verses my monitors, I tend to mix more in my montiors myself than my headphones I've tried on several occasions and I've always had to go back into the session and adjust things after using my headphones and then playing it back through my monitors so yeah I definitely see what you are talking about Wayne for sure. But I due plan on getting another pair of headphones perhaps I'll definitely look into getting another pair of Sennheisers (maybe just go head and cop' the 280's this time, buuuuuut I've been told that open backs are a good source of mixing too, they say that open backs give you a feel of more of the room or environment when mixing, I don't quite understand what that means however, I want to get a pair to see exactly what that means and how it will effect (or affect lol ) my ability to mix in headphones at that point in time.

[@tanaijabrown6851]

Your a blessing!

[@majormay728]

Follow me on Instagram @252major #GodSonJiggaSon mixtape coming soon! 😤

[@CSLFiero]

Almost every engineer spend more money on monitors than headphones, which tells you what they value. Headphones are a tools, there to help the engineer isolate sound. Monitors are simulators, they are there to check playback experience. Headphones are the pan you cook your food in, monitors are the plate you put it on to eat it because you're civilized. You COULD eat hamburger helper out the pan, but your experience isn't going to be normal

[@bansheebeatz1501]

Wayne mayyyyyyne

[@bbeckford90]

Bruh, I use my DT 880 pros to mix and Master. I basically use my car to double check my mix. Honestly though. Anyone can use anything to mix. As long as you get used to your speakers or headphones frequency response, you're straight.

[@pankogelev7430]

Mitch Hedberg?

[@psychomuzik24]

Another great video ! Thanx 👍

[@DidierBampiliMusicProduction]

Nice tutorial 🙌🏾💯

[@empirerecords1332]

Love how it start lol😂

[@doperaphitz1260]

you be addressing all of my current issues with recording , you stated sounds good in headphones but it doesnt translate elsewhere URRRRGH! and you say listening to music only in headphones would fool you.... im fooled ahaha

[@waynewav]

Ha. I’m glad I can help. I been there. That’s how I know.

[@raulgutierrez6430]

Can we send you our songs to be mixed or is that not an option?

[@qeed6135]

this dude gatts energy lmao 😅

[@agondistortion]

Hey Wayne Wave you weren't quite right about the headphone stereo field it doesn't just seem bigger It is bigger 180 degree you hear more and there is more to hear some cats would never want to go back to monitors its just more fun all you need is a laptop and a pair of headphones you can even mix in your car infront of your studio Wayne Wave ... You are a cool dude keep doing what you doing !!