0568 – What To Think Of When Buying Studio Headphones

2022.07.22 – 0568 – What To Think Of When Buying Studio HeadphonesHeadphone considerationsA pretty good pair of headphones are worth it:·        Not all headphones will make your voice sound the same. You want a pair that reproduces your voice with a sound that you are comfortable with and doesn’t make you wince every time you hear yourself – that will only make you anxious and affect how you sound in the first place·        You will be wearing them a lot, so they need to be comfortable, tight enough so they don’t slip, with cushioned ears and a foam headband·        A consideration of on-ear or over-ear may be necessary: some people find the over-ear design (in which the whole ear is surrounded) a bit claustrophobic, but they do ensure that you just hear what the mic is hearing, and limits the possibility of ‘bleeding’ and ‘feedback’.·        Ones that produce a good stereo sound, especially important if recording a documentary or audio drama, with a mix of speech with music, ambience, and sound effects. These shows are will usually be produced in stereo, so there’ll be a usually subtle difference between what you hear in each ear.·        A cable that is long enough and won’t end up as a birds-nest tangle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.