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Post by scumbum on Nov 7, 2014 15:04:44 GMT -6
Is there any method using a DAW and all its metering to calibrate and set safe headphone levels ??
Is there any way to determine , measure what dbs level my headphones are putting out ?
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Post by mdmitch2 on Nov 7, 2014 15:09:15 GMT -6
Is there any method using a DAW and all its metering to calibrate and set safe headphone levels ?? Is there any way to determine , measure what dbs level my headphones are putting out ? I'd be interested to know as well. |
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Post by ericn on Nov 7, 2014 20:39:12 GMT -6
You would have to know the eficancy of all your headphones and have a calibrated gain staging of the headphone chain..
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Post by mobeach on Nov 7, 2014 21:18:23 GMT -6
A multi channel headphone amp and limiter is what I use. It squashes the peaks just a little.
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Post by scumbum on Nov 8, 2014 10:48:08 GMT -6
A multi channel headphone amp and limiter is what I use. It squashes the peaks just a little. Is the limiter built into the headphone amp and set at 85 dbs for hearing protection ? |
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Post by scumbum on Nov 8, 2014 10:50:28 GMT -6
I was thinking run the output of a headphone amp into a converter and measure the level in the DAW some how .
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Post by mobeach on Nov 8, 2014 11:00:23 GMT -6
A multi channel headphone amp and limiter is what I use. It squashes the peaks just a little. Is the limiter built into the headphone amp and set at 85 dbs for hearing protection ? It's inline in front of the headphone amp, so it affects all channels. |
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Post by tonycamphd on Nov 8, 2014 11:13:16 GMT -6
Jmo, listening to ur fav finished tracks, use a db meter at ur monitors and set them a sweet spot at 83db, and listen a bit. Then put ur (decent Q)headphones on and match what u heard on ur monitors, caution the low side, trust ur ears, as long as ur START at a reasonable volume, ur ears will tell u pretty quickly if the phones are too loud.
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Post by scumbum on Nov 8, 2014 12:23:43 GMT -6
Jmo, listening to ur fav finished tracks, use a db meter at ur monitors and set them a sweet spot at 83db, and listen a bit. Then put ur (decent Q)headphones on and match what u heard on ur monitors, caution the low side, trust ur ears, as long as ur START at a reasonable volume, ur ears will tell u pretty quickly if the phones are too loud. Ok , I'll give it a try . I wish someone would make a small cheap limiter which can be used in-between your headphones and headphone amp . Like a small little box preset to a safe DB level . |
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Post by mobeach on Nov 8, 2014 13:15:31 GMT -6
Jmo, listening to ur fav finished tracks, use a db meter at ur monitors and set them a sweet spot at 83db, and listen a bit. Then put ur (decent Q)headphones on and match what u heard on ur monitors, caution the low side, trust ur ears, as long as ur START at a reasonable volume, ur ears will tell u pretty quickly if the phones are too loud. Ok , I'll give it a try . I wish someone would make a small cheap limiter which can be used in-between your headphones and headphone amp . Like a small little box preset to a safe DB level . Invent headphones with built in limiters  |
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Post by scumbum on Nov 8, 2014 15:13:44 GMT -6
Ok , I'll give it a try . I wish someone would make a small cheap limiter which can be used in-between your headphones and headphone amp . Like a small little box preset to a safe DB level . Invent headphones with built in limiters There's actually a lot on the market but kind of expensive for good sounding ones . Beyerdynamic make some , they cost $250 . I have some cheap headphones with a built in limiter but they sound very crappy . I would like to use the headphone of my choice and then plug it into some type of cheap limiter box . |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Nov 8, 2014 15:16:27 GMT -6
Invent headphones with built in limiters There's actually a lot on the market but kind of expensive for good sounding ones . Beyerdynamic make some , they cost $250 . I have some cheap headphones with a built in limiter but they sound very crappy . I would like to use the headphone of my choice and then plug it into some type of cheap limiter box . A limiter built into the phones or in front of the phones will keep you from hearing the mix properly. Why not just set the phones at a reasonable level and not worry about them being exactly 85dB or whatever? |
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Post by ericn on Nov 8, 2014 15:21:24 GMT -6
Jmo, listening to ur fav finished tracks, use a db meter at ur monitors and set them a sweet spot at 83db, and listen a bit. Then put ur (decent Q)headphones on and match what u heard on ur monitors, caution the low side, trust ur ears, as long as ur START at a reasonable volume, ur ears will tell u pretty quickly if the phones are too loud. Ok , I'll give it a try . I wish someone would make a small cheap limiter which can be used in-between your headphones and headphone amp . Like a small little box preset to a safe DB level . |
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Post by ericn on Nov 8, 2014 15:22:45 GMT -6
Jmo, listening to ur fav finished tracks, use a db meter at ur monitors and set them a sweet spot at 83db, and listen a bit. Then put ur (decent Q)headphones on and match what u heard on ur monitors, caution the low side, trust ur ears, as long as ur START at a reasonable volume, ur ears will tell u pretty quickly if the phones are too loud. Ok , I'll give it a try . I wish someone would make a small cheap limiter which can be used in-between your headphones and headphone amp . Like a small little box preset to a safe DB level . How ? You have to know the amp gain and headphone eficancy ! |
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Post by mobeach on Nov 8, 2014 16:36:25 GMT -6
I use a Presonus tube preamp with compressor, but this is just for rehearsals. It's too noisy to use as a preamp for tracking so I use it with the headphone amp.
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Post by ephi82 on Nov 11, 2014 10:19:19 GMT -6
I have a sound level meter app for my IPAD/PHONE.
Great tool for balancing my surround sound system.
I also use it to set a safe and effective nearfield monitor level, and also place the microphone between my headphone earcups to set max level. (80db)
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Post by scumbum on Nov 12, 2014 12:57:22 GMT -6
I have a sound level meter app for my IPAD/PHONE. Great tool for balancing my surround sound system. I also use it to set a safe and effective nearfield monitor level, and also place the microphone between my headphone earcups to set max level. (80db) I'll give it a try , |
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