jamesg1213
I rarely mention it, because it frowned upon, but I do exactly the same. The sound in this room is pretty hopeless for mixing (bass goes straight out the window) so I only use my Tannoy Reveals once in a while. I do 95% of my mixing using the M50's.
I think it's worth letting it out.
I was never a big fan of mixing w/ cans for obvious reasons, and the commonly accepted notions certainly seemed to hold some water. After over a year on the road however, I have had to learn and try my best - my monitors aren't exactly up to the task either, and listening environments are what they are.
I've started using Redline Monitor to help me sort out the stereo imaging issues that made it harder to mix w/ headphones, and, overall, using the cans and the small monitor, I managed to keep things relatively flat and good sounding.
One thing that struck me when I put on the AT on was that the stereo imaging was already quite good on its own. I'd be curious to test them w/ Redline Monitor.
My wife had already told me about a famous record producer/mix engineer she'd worked w/ back home who mixes w/ cans all the time. I thought she was exaggerating.
But after hearing the AT for myself, I actually believe that they can do the job. I mean, that guy isn't an amateur, he does that for a living, and he himself told me that it was another pro mix engineer who'd turn him onto the AT.
The good news is that, since we'll all be working together, my wife just told me that we'll
need to get the AT too.
It'd surely be a big plus here, because I'm surrounded by windows. The view is amazing though...