Hi all,

so I've been writing dance music on and off for about 15 years (as a hobby). I've finally been doing some mixdowns that i'm really happy with. As a general rule I listen to my mixes on as many different systems as possible and tweak the mix to get it sounding good on all of them.

The problem I have is I can get my mixes sounding good on all formats (studio monitors, studio headphones, dj headphones, my mates stereo etc etc) except earbuds. Whenever I put my track on my iPhone and listen to my track it sounds nothing like the other mediums. Often it's too bassy, or certain bits of the mix really jump out more then they do when listening to other setups.

I'm really reluctant to tweak the mix too much as it sounds good everywhere else, but nowadays most people will listen to music either through their laptop or earbuds so it's pretty important to get it sounding good in that medium.

Anyone got any advice on getting a good earbud mix, while still retaining a good mix on other sound systems?

Hi all,

so I've been writing dance music on and off for about 15 years (as a hobby). I've finally been doing some mixdowns that i'm really happy with. As a general rule I listen to my mixes on as many different systems as possible and tweak the mix to get it sounding good on all of them.

The problem I have is I can get my mixes sounding good on all formats (studio monitors, studio headphones, dj headphones, my mates stereo etc etc) except earbuds. Whenever I put my track on my iPhone and listen to my track it sounds nothing like the other mediums. Often it's too bassy, or certain bits of the mix really jump out more then they do when listening to other setups.

I'm really reluctant to tweak the mix too much as it sounds good everywhere else, but nowadays most people will listen to music either through their laptop or earbuds so it's pretty important to get it sounding good in that medium.

Anyone got any advice on getting a good earbud mix, while still retaining a good mix on other sound systems?

if your mix is balanced and sounds good on other systems, don't worry about your earbuds. Like wayfinder said, try to compare it with other dance tracks.

Earbuds don't make the sound get muddy, it just lowers the volume.
If the song sounds a bit muddy, maybe they are not made of plastic. (Silicon etc.)
Well, if your mix sounds good in general, you have nothing to worry!