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Issue with transitioning with one ear on the headphone

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  • December 15, 2013 at 11:37 pm #1017984
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    I always mix with one headphone on. Where is the monitor set up? Hope really close to you.

    Make sure you get the volumes right on both the booth and the headphones of course.

    Greetinx,

    Chuck

    December 16, 2013 at 6:43 am #1017992
    adit
    Participant

    The monitors are on upper left and right of the deck, the usual positions. About 2+ meters from me. Now, what do you consider the right volume? I tend to put the headphones volume “lower” than the monitors, if that makes sense.

    I think my problem is that I don’t realize if the beats gallop if I cover my ear with a headphone. How to know if the beats gallop while wearing handphone on one ear? I don’t want to remove my headphones and then wearing it again and repeat until the transition is complete. Not very practical is it?

    December 16, 2013 at 9:32 am #1018008
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Indeed. I have one earcup on most of the time… Sometimes I only realise it when the coiled cable yanks me back towards the mixer 😛

    December 17, 2013 at 1:18 pm #1019742
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Basically, but that’s just me, if you start it on the beat, you will hear the difference starting to grow bigger between what you hear in one and what in the other ear. It’s quite distinctive.

    After all that is why we have two ears. Might help to turn your free ear to face the monitor speaker which will automatically turn your “headphone ear” away from the monitor. Another trick is to shut off the monitor speaker on the other side (i.e. headphone on right ear is monitor on the right).

    Good luck and greetinx,

    Chuck

    December 19, 2013 at 8:20 am #1020614
    adit
    Participant

    Yes, I do notice when a track is too slow/fast, and I can fix it. The problem is the sensitivity of my hearing with headphone on is not as good as when I’m listening to the monitors. With monitors I can notice even the slightest off beat. but i guess everoyne is like that?

    December 19, 2013 at 10:48 am #1020649
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Indeed and that is why “nudging” was invented hehe

    December 19, 2013 at 11:17 am #1020662
    DJ Vintage
    Moderator

    Yep, no such thing as the perfect beatmatch mix … 🙂

     

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