[Professor Squidbeard]

mixing in headphones is basically the worst idea ever. of course you can hear the drums with the speakers a 1/4 from your ears. you need monitors. bad.

 

[Professor Squidbeard]

Who said you had to crank them? All you are doing is getting in the habit of doing it all wrong.

this.

also, what school did you go to for recording that they didn't teach you some of these things?

 

[Professor Squidbeard]

hard panned guitars aren't my favorite. since i start panning them to say between 60 - 80 each side, my mixes have started sounding better. try that.

also, the whole thing here is while you can technically mix in headphones(i can technically sing but sound like shit) it's one step above blindly setting faders without hearing the mix as it's happening.

 

[Professor Squidbeard]

ya true, but god knows how long itll be until i move out( live with my grandparents and they need me) so until then im stuck with headphones.

well then to be honest i would find a different place to mix. borrow a friends room or rent a mixing desk somewhere because for real dude, headphones will never get you where you want to be. you might be able to go out and spend 500 bucks on a set that will be "good enough" but you need monitors. you can't mix with speakers close to your ears like that. thats pretty much what everyone is try to tell you.