Slate VSX: Hot or Hype? #mixing #headphone #recording

[dookieshoe]

Judging from my shitty phone speaker I'd say A.

[joeyhochgesang]

To me, the instruments seem more balenced and defined in mix A.

[craigsi]

If mix A turns out to be the headphones I'm gonna turn into the living embodiment of the "shut up and take my money" meme so fast

[steph_nyc]

This is not what Slate claims. They never said : it's better than studio monitors. They said if your room is not treated like a professional studio, you can achieve a professional mix that translates perfectly everywhere with the help of their technology. Also a mix relies on the person's skills and personal taste. Put a professional mix engineer compared to a beginner, you won't get the same result. But can you get a perfect balanced mix with those headphones and the software? Yes, without a doubt.

[theviking]

I like mix A. Mix B seemed a little harsh in the top end, but hey, I've got horrible tinnitus, so more top end tends to suck for me. Great job as always, Glenn!

[chunkuswumpus]

Preferred mix A. Everything sat nice in its space. B had some extra fizzy high mids to my ear (not on the bestest headphones) that felt like it ended up as a lower quality mix but quite close

[IcedForce]

A is more balanced while B lacks the low end, so I say A is better.

[martijnvanderark]

B sound good for when you are a guitar player and you wanna hear yourself through everything. With vocals it would sound way too sharp and high and you wouldn’t get an even mix.
A is definitely more balanced. You can hear everything and the bass and guitar sound better “glued” together. And really important there is room for bass

[icksbocks]

Listened to both mixes on studio monitors and on Sennheiser HD650 headphones. In both cases, I greatly preferred Mix A.

[Hellwilliam]

Listened on headphones, too. Still both sound just fine.

[seankinsella]

B is on the headphones because the low end is stripped out and that tells me the bass was heavier in the headphones. And im judging this from 1 shitty cheap wireless earbud in my left ear

[AndrewFite]

Both mixes sound close to me, but Mix B seems to have some hot sauce on it. I'm having difficulty trying to explain why, but it seems more cohesive.

[phantasmich]

I like the Mix B, I hear a bit more of the high end and the clank of the bass strings, sounds great

[doomslayer]

might wanna do this again glenn they just released v4 of vsx and it is night and day difference

[becknorland]

First one for sure, second one seemed tinnier and I had more trouble picking out the instruments

[MrOpaquelens]

My mixes have improved since using VSX. I reckon they were used on mix A because my results come out beefier.

[daveycmusic]

How about a song that isnt just slamming the wav form? Something with some space....

[zool]

For me mix A because to my ears seems fuller, less harsh and the guitar sits in the right place.

[petervanvliet]

On the phone mix b poped out more at low volume more highs that might be the headphones?

[adamroycroft]

Mix A sounds to have slightly more bottom end, while mix B is a little tighter. So I guess it comes down to reference, if the headphones accurately reproduce accurate bottom end or if they make too much or too little. Either way still great mixes.