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Honestly this is a super common thing producers run into - AirPods have a lot of built-in DSP that flattens dynamics and boosts certain frequencies to make everything sound more 'polished'. When I first noticed this I started using reference monitoring plugins like Reference by Mastering the Mix or

I feel you on this - the DT990s have such a pronounced high end that it tricks your ears. Sonarworks can only do so much when the headphones themselves have big dips and peaks. What helped me was adding a secondary reference like the IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitors for quick checks. For a more af

Thanks a lot! Yes balancing family and music is a puzzle. Now I can do it more frequently when the kids are sleeping 😀 I use FL Studio as my primary DAW. My hardware includes the Roland Boutique JU-06A for analog-style pads and the Arturia MicroFreak for versatile digital textures. I control everyth

For 800 there is a lot of mid level choices. I would recommend Dynaudio LYD-5 or LYD-7 or Focal Alpha EVO 65 or Yamaha HS 8. And add IK multimedia ARC studio to use automated room correction.Or you can take IK Multimedia iLoud MTM MKII monitors - those come with internal room correction and have cor

Kali Audio is probably best you can do in your budget. There are physically smaller units like Adam D3V or IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Pro, or powered speakers like Kanto ORA or ORA4. But those might need you to also get a subwoofer for most music. If you want to consider something physically less imp

J'habite en appartement avec famille. Je vous conseille les IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitors. Petit gabarit, son très détaillé et transparent (enceintes actives, avec volume et options d'EQ). En combinaison avec une carte son MOTU M2. J'y branche également mon pédalboard qui contient une simulatio

Trust the meters and your ears! I had a similar conundrum many years back. Easy to get a bit lost with so many moving parts. I then got a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones as recommended by several reliable sources including Jason Levine. Game changer for me. A single reliable monitoring / reference