You plug a pair of ordinary headphones into the drum module. The kick feels soft and blurry. The hi-hat is all click and glare. Your sticks hitting rubber pads are louder than the kit in your ears, so you turn the headphone volume up, then the whole thing gets fatiguing. That’s the point where a […]
Sunday morning is ten minutes out. The drummer says the click is too quiet. The worship leader wants more piano in the cue mix. Someone at front of house puts on a random pair of headphones to check the bus, boosts low end because the kick feels weak, and suddenly the room gets muddy when […]
What Is Headphone Impedance and Why It Matters for Your Sound Have you ever wondered why the cheap earbuds that came with your phone sound quiet and terrible when you plug them into a professional mixing board? Or why your expensive studio headphones are practically useless when connected to your laptop? The answer is a […]
John Soto is a husband, father, sound Engineer, and owner of John Soto Music LLC.
20 years of experience designing and deploying Sound Systems.
