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i am a total noob so don't crucify me for this question. I understand it is stupid, but just can't find a comprehensible answer.

I have akg headphones that are really nice, you can hear all the details. however, when I listen to the track I made on the speakers, it sounds very thin and lacking in detail. how do I solve the problem???

Can you share the track?

bojaPomaranxe wrote: Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:36 am I have akg headphones that are really nice, you can hear all the details. however, when I listen to the track I made on the speakers, it sounds very thin and lacking in detail. how do I solve the problem???

Maybe some clarification needed, I can read this question two ways:

1. "I mixed my recordings with these nice headphones, but through speakers they sound thin"
2. "A track I mixed through speakers sound weak through the headphones"

I can say in advance that, especially as a noob, it's good to reference your recordings on several systems and try to get a mix that 'translates' reasonably well to all of them. A professional mastering job (which can be done affordably, and also a good learning experience) can help further narrow that gap.

bojaPomaranxe wrote: Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:36 am i am a total noob so don't crucify me for this question. I understand it is stupid, but just can't find a comprehensible answer.

I have akg headphones that are really nice, you can hear all the details. however, when I listen to the track I made on the speakers, it sounds very thin and lacking in detail. how do I solve the problem???

Can you listen to reference material of a somewhat similar sound and style against these tracks and compare?

It also sounds to me like maybe your AKG headphones could have some extreme EQ going on that boosts the bass and excites the highs (i.e not flat). What model headphones are they?

^ This. Closed back headphones in general tend to exaggerate low end in a way that can be flattering, but not accurate.

Mix worthy headphones tend to be very pricey. But I guess preferences vary. I can only mix on speakers.

losthighway wrote: Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:26 pm ^ This. Closed back headphones in general tend to exaggerate low end in a way that can be flattering, but not accurate.

Mix worthy headphones tend to be very pricey. But I guess preferences vary. I can only mix on speakers.

If you are mixing in a DAW I suggest making an EQ curve you can load on the LR bus to treat your cans. I just try to get as close a response to my monitors I can with EQ, works in cans cause you aren't fighting room modes and other horseshit. Not perfect, but can help. I also generally narrow my Pan width to like 70-80% when mixing in headphones.

I would look into phase issues. A Correlation Meter is very helpful for mixing for me. a lot of things that may sound great on headphones will not work with speakers. switching to mono while mixing is also a good help to hear if you have phase issues.

There are so many pedals out there, but I am in the market for something that's a delay that when you hold on the pedal causes the circuit to freak out and causes noise & screeches.

Is there anything like that you'd recommend?

Owen wrote: There are so many pedals out there, but I am in the market for something that's a delay that when hold on the pedal causes the circuit to freak out and causes noise & screeches.

Is there anything like that you'd recommend?

Depends how much delay you want, as it's closer to spring-style reverb that can get "out there"/almost delay-ish, but the Mantic Proverb V2 is worth looking into:

https://manticeffects.com/products/proverb

It's a fine pedal either way.