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    Default Headphone noise bleed into recording...

    Lately I've been having a hard time controlling the bleed from my headphones into my recording mix. I like to put a live monitor into the guitar players headphone mix along with a click-track metronome. It's hard to get the right volume so the player is happy and there is no bleed...is there a way to prevent this noise bleed from the click-track in the headphone without dishing out $200 on top of the line Senn's or AKG's?

    most of the time after compressing the guitar track, the metronome isn't as noticable, but my condensers are still picking up the signal rather strongly...
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    Use some closed back headphones and change the sample or freq of the click.
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    try using single side headphones..... or you can make your existing headphone single sided...in this way you don't have to give your musician the return from the computer or your recording device...he can have the headphone on one side and since one side is free he can hear wht he is singing or playing even better... i tried this,... really worked out for me..on most occasions...
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    Try the Sennheiser HD280's. They're very well isolated and only like $99.

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    i have sennheiser HD280 my self...they are really good
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    hey, thanks a lot guys i check out those Senn's you mentioned


    i have a pair of Behringer HPS3000 that are SUPOSSED to have good noise cancelation, but Behringer products are supossed to do a lot of stuff...and don't...haha

    oh, while i have a decent amout of people responding to this post i may aswell throw another question at you...

    i have an M Audio Delta 44 PCi card that i just recently replaced with a new and much better USB OmniStudio A/D, Monitor Control and heaphone amp unit, is there a way to run both of these together, perhaps with a patch or something? the Delta 44 doesnt have any spdif, and from what i understand thats the only way i could get them both to work simultaneously....

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    What software are you using?

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    A trick of mine is to go buy some $4.00 earbuds and put another pair of dummy headphones on over them. Absolutely no bleed. Sometimes earbuds alone will be quiet enough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Groff
    Use some closed back headphones and change the sample or freq of the click.
    i agree with this approach (the high end of some cowbell type clicks will usually bleed through more than a low mid type sound such as a lower temple block or something. also here's a big tip i picked up somewhere:

    i have many pairs of sony 7506 headphones (picked them up years ago but don't really like them as much anymore- actually they kind of annoy me big time with their smiley face eq) and they needed replacement ear foam. i researched replacement parts from sony and they are $10 a pair for new ear pads. 's not bad, but in my search i found someone who had replaced theirs with Koss ear pads ($5 per pair directly from koss- took like 2 days shipping). now, i don't care about spending an extra $5 for the better ear pads but this person mentioned that the koss ones had much better isolation so i bought some. you know what? they were absolutely right and these ear pads are thicker, look all meaty and stuff, easily stick on with peel off adhesive, and have MUCH better isolation. highly recommended and they have different sizes so will probably fit other phones. maybe this tip will save some folks from buying new headphones just because of the pads or leakage. i do really like those senn 280's though, if i remember. i also have akg 240's, sony V6's (not 600) which are the same drivers as the 7506's, and some fostex T20's. for my mp3's and laptop remote work (composing, etc.) i use the little sony fontopia in ear jobs and REALLY like those little mamas ($40- great for airplanes as well cuz they block out a lot of outside noise- just make sure you try the different size ear pods to find the ones that fit you snugly for the best bass response)!

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    although ive never done this..wrap a large towell around their heads with the head phones on. So what if they look like a Middle east camel jockey.

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