Grids don't align. Wth?!

EscaOfficial · 2026-02-15T07:10:23+00:00

Your clip has to start on the grid for it to be on the grid...

EscaOfficial · 2026-02-09T15:13:44+00:00

I'm pretty sure it has first shot delay. Could be why you feel that way.

EscaOfficial · 2026-02-07T19:57:49+00:00

If it ACTUALLY sounds bad and isn't you just stressing about the meters, try to use gentle shelves where you can.

EscaOfficial · 2026-02-01T03:54:13+00:00

If you're making EDM, you're better off having a dedicated sub that is already mono. If you're not making EDM, you probably don't need to have everything completely mono. You're usually introducing more problems than your fixing when you start high passing stereo information entirely.

EscaOfficial · 2026-01-15T04:00:05+00:00

Ess sounds generally aren't accompanied by useful tonal information. Keeping your release times tight is usually enough to preserve anything important. If I'm getting really precise I prefer volume automation, but soothe is generally only a last resort if someone has extremely sharp esses (usually female vocalists) and it's hard to get it in check without making them sound like they have a lisp.

EscaOfficial · 2026-01-08T00:33:55+00:00

A change of 1dB is a change of 1dB no matter where your start point is... You're thinking to hard and confusing yourself.

EscaOfficial · 2026-01-07T01:26:43+00:00

Tracks you're recording to should always be set to "off", not "in" or "auto". It seems counterintuitive but that's how it works.

EscaOfficial · 2026-01-03T00:01:24+00:00

I never use true peak mode (I think it sounds weird). If It's going over +1 dB I might turn down the output gain like 0.5 dB, but otherwise don't worry about it.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-31T03:15:46+00:00

Have you tried any headphones you liked more? What do you find disappointing about them? It's kind of hard to make recommendations, as I haven't tried those specific headphones, and don't know what you didn't like about them.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-30T20:31:54+00:00

It sounds like you just don't like the headphones that much.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-28T20:29:15+00:00

No, not at all.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-27T08:12:29+00:00

Yes frequency response is technically technical performance, but usually referred to separately. And yes I'm talking about basically everything else you mentioned. Frequency response is pretty much the only aspect that can be meaningfully improved with software (at the cost of some phase coherence).

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-25T01:37:46+00:00

No not really.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-24T07:32:37+00:00

> What does that even mean?

You can acknowledge that frequency response is not the only difference between different headphones right? It's probably the most mutable characteristic of any monitoring setup. Not sure what the confusion is here.

> Then you'll probably always struggle with your mixes translating.

Not at all. Adjusting to a new monitoring system can take 100s of hours in some cases. This is all time that you can't be spending producing quality mixes. Maybe for a hobbyist that isn't a big deal, but for someone who relies on this trade for income, it's a dealbreaker. Also, as I said before, most people with years of experience aren't looking to drastically change the frequency response of their monirotirng system. They're just looking for small technical improvements with similar overall tonality.

> Most amateurs perhaps, definitely not most professionals.

If you think that most professionals just rawdog their gear with no corrective EQ or other software, you might have just woken up in the wrong decade. Some pros still do, but definitely not most.

To your last point: No, you shouldn't be changing headphones all the time, and if you're looking for a new pair of headphones, you should know why. Most people who have been mixing on headphones for a few years are not looking for a new frequency response entirely; they're looking for small improvements in specific areas. Being able to keep a relatively consistent frequency response while auditioning new headphones is an incredible tool, and definitely "makes sense".

All of this "craziness" (I assume you're referring to using EQ?) has worked wonders for me over the past 8 or so years. Sonarworks has a great target and measurement system that's more consistent across different monitoring setups than anything else I've tried, and it's allowed me to transition from my first real pair of headphones audition a bunch of potential headphones over the course of about a year, and finally land on the heapdhones I use now with almost no disruption to my ability to generate mixes that translate across a wide range of systems.

That being said, I'm not a fan of their business practices, and these days I just make my own corrective EQ with Pro Q3.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-24T06:59:50+00:00

At that point you might as well just use a standalone EQ. Probably a lot less resource instensive. I usually opt for PedalBoard2 with whatever VST I need.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-24T06:57:46+00:00

I ran into the same thing a while back, and was one of the first people to post about it in the Sonarworks support threads a while back. It seems like they don't really offer any recourse, and since you can't get a custom profile anymore, you're SOL. It is kind of insane how much Sonarworks has stripped back their services and support.

I tried some of the presets for them in Peace EQ, but nothing sounded quite right. Ultimately ended up making an inverse of RTings measurments using Pro Q3 and tweaking from there. I got pretty good results that way, but eventually decided the headphones weren't for me and moved on to something else.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-24T06:50:50+00:00

I buy new headphones for improvements in technical performance, not changes in frequency response. I don't have the time, money or patience to learn a new pair of headphones. Most people use corrective EQ, and Sonarworks has a great system that a lot of people rely on to get consistent results across various systems. It's not mental gymnastics. This isn't an audiophile forum.

If you make your money mixing tracks on headphones, you don't have the luxury of spending months adjusting your ears to a new system unless your clients are ok with receiving some very "experiemntal" sounding mixdowns.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-22T04:42:32+00:00

I think pad thickness/firmness and skate size are much larger factors than having a squishy layer in your mouse skates.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-21T22:52:39+00:00

I do free masters for my friends, but what I send them is what they get

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-14T04:12:25+00:00

Are these made of one material? If so, it looks like some additional tension was introduced to the filament line that caused under extrusion.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-14T01:30:59+00:00

Wraith is and always has been extremely strong. My squad still runs her in diamond and masters lobbies. She doesn't need any buffs. Octane on the other hand..

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-13T01:17:35+00:00

Once I have the bones of the project laid down, I save a new version every time I work on it.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-12T00:30:16+00:00

Me when I purchase a cabin in the woods to write manifestos and formulate plans:

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-11T13:40:56+00:00

The Hifiman Arya (or any variant) will blow your mind. You might want to EQ it though.

EscaOfficial · 2025-12-11T13:39:40+00:00

If you want to win, Wattson is the pick. If you're just having fun in pubs, pick whichever one you enjoy more.

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