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[fretman]

I use both headphones and near field monitors. Headphones are usually used when I have critical listening to do.  I use MassDrop HD6xx headphones so comfort is not an issue for me. I often forget I have them on. For headphone correction software I use Sonarworks which runs as a Windows system-wide audio device, so EVERYTHING goes thru it (no need to run it is a DAW plugin and forgetting to turn it off before bouncing the final mix). It also has Translation Check, which allows me to simulate a variety of playback devices to see how the mix translates to them. The Virtual Monitoring add-on provides the spatial crosstalk that’s missing when using headphones.

Ugh, sounds like a Soundworks ad. Sorry. No affiliation. Just a happy customer.

Studio One, Windows, RME UFX, Yamaha MSP7

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