are they good for overdubbing?... i want headphone that dont leak when recording a singer while he listens the backing track.
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They have good quality for not being on max volume, and they wont fall off that easy, but if you put the max volume (and you migth need to if you wanna lisin to all the detals, at least in my own expirience) it will leak out a little. If you got a good mic, it should not pick background noise. (if you are worried that the sound from your headphones migth catch up, you should get a shure mic instead of the headphones :p )
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these are open back headphones so they leak like crazy. you will hear everything around you, and everyone around you will hear what you're listening to. they're only good in a quiet environment. if you're not in a quiet area to listen to, get a closed headphone. that will give you the isolation you need. a similar closed headphone to the he400 is the oppo pm3. it's also a planar magnetic headphone with a similar sound signature overall. I find it better myself, but the he400 is quite good.
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Well, when I tried recording I didn't hear my vocal on track 2 over the instruments on track 1. So I have a question in my answer. Will it play back an existing track and a new track (a vocal) through the headphones? I'm so frustrated. Meanwhile, I got a new microphone from Amazon. Everything's brand spankin' new. Luv to hear what I sound like when I'm recording. HELP!
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I haven`t but, these are the best headphones I ever used. Try them with my TAB, great sound(s) ONLY gives you the sound that IS recorded from the Source - (ONLY) No adds filters etc. Takes sometime to break in, must be place on the ears so that the sound is correct to your hearing...move them around; will hear highs,lows and mids only if They record with the right process. Will buy them again.
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Understand that these are monitor headphones, good for mixing audio. They are meant to be rather flat, so they will pick up mistakes, etc. and not flatter the music by enhancing certain frequencies the way consumer headphones are designed to do. I do voiceovers so I want to get a very accurate idea of how it sounds before it leaves my hands. I will say that the sound I get out of these headphones is very similar to my studio monitors, which are designed to do the same thing.
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They isolate very well. You're not going to have to turn the volume up much at all. Usually, maxing these headphones on a phone or iPod isn't going to be too loud, but the isolation usually makes it loud enough. I'd suggest getting a good DAP or a powerful phone anyways. I think your biggest concern should be how hot your ears will be :D
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my friend uses them strictly for recording. The sound is really really balanced so that you can hear every detail. In my opinion it could use alot more bass in order for it to be super enjoyable for casual music listening
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You can get third party cables that have a mic. Don't discount these based on that if you're serious about good headphones.
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They are excellent for recording and mixing live bands. I use them when I'm working sound and for general listening.These are not weak headphones and require a strong signal. Weak amplification from devices at full volume will produce distortion.Also, I've owned my pair for TWO years now and they still operate perfectly!
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They are excellent for recording and mixing live bands. I use them when I'm working sound and for general listening. These are not weak headphones and require a strong signal. Weak amplification from devices at full volume will produce distortion. Also, I've owned my pair for TWO years now and they still operate perfectly!
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I think these are better than average at not leaking sound at reasonable volume levels. However, I would turn your music down when you take these off. They sound like little speakers when they are not pressed to your head.
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While i have a nice set of bowers wilkins speakers, i am not as hifi and have no vinyl. This will do the job, I think, but there are probably $400 units by other manufacturers that would be better??? i dunno, but the other weak leak would be a not having a dedicated DAC. I only use this to record segments of DirecTV music channels for long flights. At home I now just do Rhapsody or Pandora for ease... super hifi doesnt matter when you are working out in the garage with power tools. Sorry I cant tell you more
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thx - open headphones do sound good, but since they are for a teenager to use in the house, leaky music may not be too desirable. :0(
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Yes, they will leak noise. These are semi-open headphones so isolation is not going to be very good
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Glad to help...People often see to be able to tell when I am using the headphones....when in low to med noise environments the output is great. Seemingly the headphones do not defeat exterior noise so the result is often a mixture of everything that is going on my side of the call. Functionality is awesome...as long as you're in an enviro that is not noisy you will love 'em.
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Hi Thomyi, I wouldn't use it if I were you. It is an open back headphone so there will be a lot of sound leak and your colleagues might not be too comfortable with that. Try getting some iem or closed back headphones.
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I never tried that but using them when listening to music keeps most noise out. Someone really has to get my attention for me to answer them. For music, this headphone sounds great.