Author Topic: DONT MIX WITH ANY HEADPHONES MADE BY BEATS BY DRE!  (Read 41207 times)

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Re: DONT MIX WITH ANY HEADPHONES MADE BY BEATS BY DRE!
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2016, 11:30:23 pm »
I don't know what other line of products Beats may have, but the one in question I assume are the consumer-grade ones. Having that said, absolutely not--you should never mix with consumer grade headphones, let alone Beats.

Consumer grade headphones are designed to make the playback sound better, not portray the playback accurately. As striving professionals, we should be using equipment that portrays the playback as accurate as possible. A while back, I bought ATH-M50's to mix with because they were the only studio headphones I could afford, but ATH-M50's are for tracking, not for mixing. When I switched to DT-880's, I noticed a lot of stray things I never noticed in my mixes before. This would occur more when I would visit a professional studio with NS10's and HS8's with a treated room and sound absorbing environment.

Imagine mixing on Apple earphones. That's like trying to paint in the dark.

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« Reply #16 on: January 06, 2016, 11:33:01 pm »
I think it's a better advice to know how your headphones sound (compared to studio-grade gear) and use good references while mixing.

Came here to say this. I use beats to mix. They sound great. It doesn't really matter what you mix on, as long as it's not shit and you use reference tracks and you have a good idea for how they sound.

Another +1 from me

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Re: DONT MIX WITH ANY HEADPHONES MADE BY BEATS BY DRE!
« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2016, 11:45:24 pm »
lol, you don't get it don't you ? it's all about the matter of perception
if you listen on your beats all the time, you then understand how sound A sounded like, so you can use beats to replicate sound A
even Aleksander Vinter (Savant) used to use Beats before buying any sort of monitor

ultimately, it doesn't matter~ :P

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Re: DONT MIX WITH ANY HEADPHONES MADE BY BEATS BY DRE!
« Reply #18 on: January 07, 2016, 12:02:27 am »
Sorry, no. It's not just perception, understanding your equipment acoustically, or having trained ears. It's all of those and having precise equipment. I don't care if Savant or Jesus used Beats for his mixes, you're not either of them, and having poor equipment will give you bad habits for the untrained ears.

I'll say this though--the number of specific equipment to having a good mix (to an extent) is a lot wider with electronic music, but primarily because, in my opinion, of the loudness wars... you can get away with a lot of stuff. >_>

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Re: DONT MIX WITH ANY HEADPHONES MADE BY BEATS BY DRE!
« Reply #19 on: January 07, 2016, 12:30:20 am »
i didnt read the whole thread here, but i def check out my songs on beats by dre (amongst others) cuz also on those headphones shit needs to sound fire - its what a lot of customers use to listen to your music

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Re: DONT MIX WITH ANY HEADPHONES MADE BY BEATS BY DRE!
« Reply #20 on: January 07, 2016, 02:13:14 am »
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Skrillex has said before that he uses ATH-M50s to mix his tunes.

I guess I'm glad I bought them for my piano. I was looking for a pair of headphones that would give a clear sound to something as dynamic as a piano. It's mad crystal clear and just all around lovely. It's good to know they'll be useful for mixing aswell as I start dabbling into production.

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Re: DONT MIX WITH ANY HEADPHONES MADE BY BEATS BY DRE!
« Reply #21 on: January 07, 2016, 02:37:32 am »
Yea they really have their own added color to them. Its good to know how your final mix is going to sound on Beats tho being that a good population of the earth probably own a pair.

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Re: DONT MIX WITH ANY HEADPHONES MADE BY BEATS BY DRE!
« Reply #22 on: January 07, 2016, 04:05:36 am »
Yea they really have their own added color to them. Its good to know how your final mix is going to sound on Beats tho being that a good population of the earth probably own a pair.
yeah that's also a reason to reference on it. but about mixing i'd still say it's not half bad. you're just mostly not used to it ~

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Re: DONT MIX WITH ANY HEADPHONES MADE BY BEATS BY DRE!
« Reply #23 on: January 07, 2016, 03:30:39 pm »
honestly it doesn't matter what you mix on (ok it kinda does but not as much as everyone says) as long as you know your equipment inside and out you'll have great mixes.  also, reference a ton

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Re: DONT MIX WITH ANY HEADPHONES MADE BY BEATS BY DRE!
« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2016, 06:37:29 pm »
Damnnnnn seeing all these opinions is really cool!