The Effects of Monitoring Systems on Balance Preference: A Comparative Study of Mixing on Headphones Versus Loudspeakers

King R, Leonard B, Sikora G. The Effects of Monitoring Systems on Balance Preference: A Comparative Study of Mixing on Headphones Versus Loudspeakers. In: AES Convention 131. Audio Engineering Society; 2011. Paper 8566. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16091

@inproceedings{King2011_16091,
  author = {King, Richard and Leonard, Brett and Sikora, Grzegorz},
  title = {{The Effects of Monitoring Systems on Balance Preference: A Comparative Study of Mixing on Headphones Versus Loudspeakers}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 131},
  note = {Paper 8566},
  year = {2011},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16091}
}

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AB  - The typical work-flow of the modern recording engineer often necessitates the use of a number of different monitoring systems over the course of a single project, including both loudspeaker-based systems and headphones. Anecdotal evidence exists that suggests different outcomes when using headphones, but there is little quantified, perceptually-based data to guide engineers in the differences to expect when working between monitoring systems. By conducting controlled, in situ measurements with recording engineers performing mixing tasks on both headphones and loudspeakers, the practical effects of both monitoring systems are shown.
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