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Setting up the headphone mix

Setting up the headphone mix

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Setting up the headphone mix

Perhaps the greatest detriment to a session running smoothly is the inability for players to hear themselves comfortably in the headphones. That's why the headphone mix is so important, and that's what we'll look at in this video. Musicians and singers can't perform at their best unless they hear themselves well, and this is one of the reasons that veteran engineers spend so much time and attention to the CueMix and headphones themselves. While it's true that a veteran studio player can shrug off a bad or distortive foam mix and still deliver a fine performance, good cans can make a session go a lot faster and easier. First of all, make sure that you use the best headphones possible and that they're not broken or intermittent. Nothing stops a session quicker than a player with a headphone problem. Your headphone or CueMix is going to be derived from the AUX-ins on your console or computer interface. Connect the AUX outputs to the input of the headphone amp or personal mix boxes. If…

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