MDR7506

This is 100% always the case. Example: I engineer for a cover band that does classic folk music (The Eagles, John Denver, etc.). They run a completely silent stage, and just use modelers and IEM's. One of the guitarist's bought a Line 6 HX-Stomp about a year ago. He would mess with the built-in effe

You want closed back headphones and the don’t necessarily need to be as flat as possible. You just need to understand how they sound and translate when your sound gets played on other speakers. Imagine working in a rehearsal with a pair of open backs and having your audio leaking around you. Not ide

I've heard that iems are actually very good I've tried 3 pairs of IEMs in the 100-buck range and none were acceptable. Generally over-ear open-back tend to sound best; unless if sound leakeage in or out is a problem and one must use closed-back. Sennheiser HD560S is a popular choice because of relat

Sony MDR7506 are popular closed headphones. Both Circuit Tracks (more melodic, scale mode, better to control external synths) and Circuit Rhythm (more control over drums and percussion, sampling, can sample line level but not normal microphones directly) are great starting synths. update: Also check

For headphones: ATH-M50x or Sony MDR-7506

Any of the headphones I provided will "perform" just fine on a technical level. The Sony MDR-7506 CAN be used for mixing, and many people do use them for that because they're so familiar with them, but there are technically better choices for mixing. The key differences are what you need the headpho

I use Sony MDR 7506 and I don't feel a need to upgrade for sound quality. I also have Sennheiser 560s which definitely better for when I'm sitting in a quiet room listening to music, but they are open back so they aren't good for eDrumming because they let more pad noise through. Even thought I have

Your gear choices are solid, especially the Rode NT1 which is a workhorse for vocal recording. The Scarlett Solo will handle it fine too. For headphones though, this is where people mess up, so don't just grab whatever's cheap. You need something with a relatively flat response so you're not mixing

I don’t have this model, but if you’re using a DAW for production Beyer has a free plugin to make some of their headphones sound more neutral for mixing. You can find it here: https://europe.beyerdynamic.com/headphone-lab?srsltid=AfmBOorhWeuLA6jCbczfCPkxzkOlza1Mkn30JzXlEO0ZjW9WzaHkPQmB If EQ doesn’t

In the same way Miata is always the correct answer for the most fun car there is, Sony MDR-7506 is always the correct answer for what the best reasonably priced closed headphones are