Headphones are now the primary means by which music is consumed. If, that is, engineers buy into the idea of doing their job on headphones at all. They make music more enjoyable to listen to, but they are also better monitoring tools that can help mixing and mastering engineers do their job more effectively. The HEDD Audio HEDDphones reviewed in this issue are a case in point, as are Audeze’s LCD-series phones. Others, though, really do offer something that isn’t available at ‘normal’ prices. In some cases, they arguably just represent a slightly more refined take on the same manufacturer’s cheaper offerings. In that time, I’ve reviewed several pairs of thousand-dollar cans. After all, aren’t they just extravagant marketing exercises, designed to part hi-fi enthusiasts from their cash? Isn’t the top end of that market all about the smartest boxes, the most retro braided cables and the softest leather cushions, not about actual sound quality? Turns out it’s not so simple. 1985 - 2020 THE WORLD’S BEST RECORDING TECHNOLOGY MAGAZINE TM MUSIC PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES / INDEPENDENT IN-DEPTH PRODUCT TESTS / ENGINEER & PRODUCER INTERVIEWS / LIVE SOUND MIXING ON HEADPHONES PRO TIPS FOR BETTER RESULTS Toontrack EZbass Your first-call virtual session player! Melodyne 5 An essential upgrade for all Melodyne users? Tame Impala “I shut the whole world out and just did it myself.” Roland Jupiter X & Xm Even better than the original? RØDE PODCASTING STUDIO WORTH $1507 REVIEWS: ADAM / MELDA / HUM / LAUTEN / SPITFIRE / IK / MODARTT / MCDSP / ELEKTRON / JBL / GOLDEN AGE / NI / HEDD / AVP / DIRAC USA $9.99 / Canada C$9.99 TECHNIQUE: DAW WORKSHOPS / DIY SHIMMER VERBS / CREATING SPACE IN YOUR MIX R e al is m wit h out s amp l e s E xpre s s i o n w i th o u t l i mi ts | 800.747.4546 LEADER A PRICE ON YOUR HEAD I s it crazy to spend a four-figure sum on a pair of headphones? If you’d asked me that question 10 years ago, I’m sure I’d have said yes.
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