Headphones will be needed if you live in a claustrophobically closed-in residential area, if volume is an issue , you live in an apartment complex, your mom and pops is in the bedroom next door, if you just want to hear the minor imperfections of your recording that you couldn’t catch out loud, or if you are proud of your work aka conceited. If all you want to do is just listen because you “mix” and “masteR” your tracks with your monitors (speakers) then buy some cheapo $20.00 headphones and skip this info.
If you’re still reading that means you want high quality headphones. What’s the difference? Think of standing by the sea as normal headphones, for those high-quality bastards think of being in the pacific ocean on a small raft suffering from scurvy, harsh winds and preparing to fight a fifty foot man-eating octopus.
Yea, that’s the first thing you’ll say when you put on your first ultra high-quality studio headphones. What I mean is that these headphones may “flavor” or “color” your sound. Color? So what you’ll need are headphones that while great, reproduce your material with all it’s ugliness hanging out in the sunshine with full glory like a fresh high school pimple. Professional headphones cost about $100-$400 depending on the size and brand.
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