JS1000
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Quiet recording
Hi, I have been using sonar for the past couple of years and have been a frequent visitor to this site. Have learned so much from the sonar section. I am hoping to get some input on wireless heaphones. We have a newborn and I am no longer able to play/record as per my old routine (late night, everyone is sleeping...). I have an old pair of noise cancelling Sony's but want to have a little more freedom from all the wires... I called guitar center (San Francisco) and they told me to go to Radio Shack!?! I saw a few products on their website as well as Amazon. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks for you time. Aaron
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 00:50:06
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In my experience, wireless headphones are prone to picking up interference. I had a pair just for listening to music (not mixing, etc.) and I could not use them anywhere near a PC. I also think the dynamic range is more limited. Though it won't help free you from wires, I suggest finding nice wired headphones with a long wire.
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 08:19:35
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I'll agree with Roger. wireless headphones are probably not going to be a good solution for this application.
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DeeringAmps
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 09:35:06
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I have a pair of the RS phones, you want em, you can have em!
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 10:11:44
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I had a relatively nice (read: expensive) pair of JVC wireless phones from Sharper Image, but, like others have said, they were just not suitable for much other than casual listening. You might be able to track with a pair, but that's about where the utility would end. I got tired of mine sitting around taking up space and sold them.
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 11:42:07
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You might try searching for Califone products... they are great for wireless monitoring... sound quality probably not that great... I mean... it is a wireless signal and without spending good cash you get cheap transmitters/receivers and cheap A/D D/A converters... http://www.califone.com/
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 12:11:23
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i used a pair of Sennheiser wireless IR headphones, until the batteries died..... they worked great!! i would use them while tracking, in multiple rooms, walking back and forth from guitar room to mixing room. no wires. awesome. once the proprietary batteries died, and they didn't have replacements, i put em in a box and forgot about em. i'm sure now, they've got a better system for re-chargeable systems....
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 12:47:17
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Hard to imagine why they would be necessary. I guess if you're walking from booth to control area, if you have a studio like that. I worry about RF on the brain.
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 13:22:09
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Two pair: Wireless for tracking, moving about alot. Wired, cuz you're not moving much when mixing. And of course speakers to make sure.
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batsbrew
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 14:22:24
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 14:24:32
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 14:26:02
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 15:54:41
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Mixing with cans never works. I bought them to be free of the wire to the cans; one less thing to manage when tracking guitars, that part I liked. The RS one I bought were worthless! Move your head and you had static, etc.; PITA.
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 19:25:47
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There was a discussion on this topic a year or more back.... the wireless tend to lack quality in the sound and are prone to noise... from what I recall.... noise in both directions..in the cans and in the computer.... Tracking with cheap cans is OK and wireless might be handy for that.... but for mixing.... stick to monitors or, as some have mentioned, there are some high end cans that seem to be fine fro mixing.
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JS1000
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/15 22:05:29
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Wow. Thank you all for your input. Having read through all the responses, my inclination is to stick with the "wired" solution for the time being. Aaron
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/16 01:48:24
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yes stick with wired really-
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/16 05:25:10
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Can't you just mix with your monitors at a lower level? You don't have to crank the volume when mixing, and your mixes will probably improve as a result. Track with wireless phones, check your mixes on regular wired phones, mix QUIETLY and then crank it when you get the chance. Get your kid used to it early.
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/16 11:13:42
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yeah, i was only looking at the WIRELESS solution, as a 'tracking' tool. never for mixing. using cans is fine for some detail work.... but you always have to check your mix with decent monitors, or you'll be guessing at how it will translate on any other system. and of course, with 'decent' monitors, comes treated rooms, sun and moon should align properly, hold your upper lip correctly, etc, etc, ad naseum.
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Re:Quiet recording
2010/09/16 11:51:39
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I have 3 sets of Philips IR headphones. They are great for tracking and me and daughters can move around the studio without having to worry about getting tangled up in cables (other than instrument cables of course).
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