Great video, it's a shame that more than a year on there are no extra presets. PluginDR shows a pretty clean mid bump so even on sale, I'm not sure it's worth it.

Thanks Sara.

Excellent tutorial

Valuable information as usual. Thanks Sara

Thanks for the great advice Sara

I met your channel today, Sara. I like your young energy. You're so smart, funny (and beauty) and this video in particularly will be help me a lot because my pianos in the end sounds like an angry horse hammer the high keys 😂 Thanks! 🙏

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I think I have all of your masterclasses and I'm always looking for more lol. At this point it's not even to learn but to see different ways of mixing.... and also to sit down, drink some coffee and just listen to you explain it with my eyes closed. It's like meditating while learning at the same time. Cheers!

I like to know if this video can help to anyone. Especially for newbies! How are they supposed to hear the compressor at GR 1-2dB??? I remember that about 20 years ago in the beginning I didn't hear what the compressor was doing at all. I put it on the tracks as I saw it with my colleagues or fished out some preset. I definitely needed a much more brutal GR to understand how to set the compression.

If I put the VU-meter in an insert slot I have no reaction on fader movement! Logic Pro X. Anyone?

This vs. the HD490 Pro for mixing?

There has to be a time when frequency response by itself be considered inadequate information for the assessment of the quality of a sound reproduction system. Waterfall graphs, and transient response are also VERY important because they show how the vibrating part of the device is able to handle its own vibration. If it can not then this means that it produces sound AFTER the signal actually has stopped "ordering" it - the result can be flabby reproduction of sound and loss of clarity and all this while the ferquency response could be absolutely flat. Bass frequencies are harder to manage because they require very large movements and these are the ones that are hard to control. It's like a car's suspension - the large bumps are the ones that create the "floating" feeling while driving, in inadequately suspended cars. Frequency response would be enough if music was only constant frequencies playing at a fairnly constant volume throughout - but music is a widely dynamic projection of waves with varying frequencies AND dynamics. Given the very light construction of the membrane in planar magnetic headphones, in theory they should be very promising in this regard.

Thanks very much for the review Sarah. Cheers and always a joy to watch your videos

Thank you for this detailed demonstration, Lady!!!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Thankyou so much for this review, I'm spending a lot of late nights in my home studio and was looking for something with clarity not having to use my monitors as my neighbours would not be happy ...thanks again 🤘

Hey Sara, thank you for this review. Ah ah!Yes these headphones look gigantic on you and show you mean business :-). As for the sound quality I couldn't agree more, no compromise there. I have had Verum 1 for a couple years now and mix on them on an almost daily basis on top of my monitors. What I really like about them other than their pristine sound quality is the sense of space and depth they give you which is quite rare for headphones. They are good to place instruments in the stereo field. I like to combine them with the Ultrasone Pro 900 to check different aspect of the mix (harshness/bottom end). One thing people need to be aware though when purchasing them is that they must not be in a hurry, expect several months you receive them. Also I had some issues with the stereo cable which was not as sturdy as it could be, Igor sent me a replacement one but same issue again so just purchased one and everything good now. I know the Verum 2 kickstarter was very successful and that doesn't surprise me. I enjoy your channel.

I've been watching for a year or so but shall stop now because you're flogging headphones and encouraging headphone mixing by doing so.

Thanks for review, Sara!

The Verum1 is great. Just got a set of the Verum 2 ordered via kickstarted.

Like a weight lifter I do warm up sets before mixing. I have some songs I love the sound of and I listen to them before every session. I found I need to do this every once and a while because if I hear something long enough it becomes right even if it has issues so the quicker you fix issues the less likely I am to grow to except it.

I haven't tried mixing in planars but these look interesting especially for the price. I've been using Sienna Rooms with headphones for a second and third opinion along with my monitors. The princess Leia thing cracked me up!

Not exactly low priced

This is absolutely incredible. I don't know how I found this channel but I'm glad I did. This is such a concise overview. Thank you

Amazing content. Thank you for teaching us so much! Subscribed!

It would be a shame if it is real leather on the ear-pads :(

I see you've used VSX, Sara. I'm a fan but haven't used planar magnetic headphones so don't really know how they compare. I have Sound ID as well, but I think the benefit of the VSX the emulation of the crossover of in room speakers.

Hi there Sara! Do you mind telling me what lens you are using to get that nice bokeh behind you?

Audeze MM-100 are a much better proposition, £399 inc VAT with UK support and a more ethical company with much better customer service ($399 US/EU). Or, Sony MDR-MV1 @ £339. Google "Verum Audio Scandal", The owner has an apalling reputation (racist and poor customer service).

Do you mix using planar magnetic headphones? If so, what differences did you notice over your previous pair?

These guitars sound like they are overpowering everything else in the mix. Yes they sound bright and clear but they’ve just eaten up so much midrange I’m struggling to hear the drums and I’m not sure where the vocal sits there?

Just a question. When u say u want ur kick and bass to sit around -7/3 respectively. Is that after you’ve set the gain for each to hit around -18 at the start. Then u either lower the gain on the last plug in ( if it has an output control) or you lower the fader to where u want to be? If that makes sense? Cheers. Great channel :)

Hi, Its a good video, thanks for sharing. how to calibrate the fabpro limter in -14 ? thank you.

I totally appreciate the simplicity in your approach when preparing to process audio. I love your channel! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🤮🔥🔥🔥🖖🏾

I've been finding my HD 600s lacking in bass accuracy and transient response when mixing, but I think you've persuaded me to take the plunge with the 490s. Thanks!

Your channel has been a great source of learning as a beginner in the mixing process itself. Thank u so much!

Immediate Like at the moment the cat ran through the picture.

Awesome!

Sub enjoyed and informative..

Great video! Where do you suggest starting if you make ambient music? Kicks you aim for around -6/7 but say I’m starting with a pad, just aim for 0 VU and build around that? Start with some glitchier sounds because they are more transient?

Great explanation. Avoid paralysis by analysis :)

Another very informative video of yours. Thank you so much for that. I just discovered your invaluable channel and I have a lot of catching up to do !

Absolutely inspiring video, well articulated and to the point. This will undoubtedly help me manage the low end of my mixes, which I always find difficult. Thank you so much !

Do you have any Hardware because it sounds super Digital.. I think it’s sounds crunchy.. as if the instruments disappear the vocals.. idk?

great channel! thanks a lot! you´re great!

Thank you for the video's. I often see producers who have maybe two or three reverb buses and delays that they send varying amounts of lots of different instruments tracks to them. What are the best settings to use in these cases as the only setting that would change is the send amount. Could you recommend a ball park preset to use? Thanks again.

thanks

Your videos are really analytical and your explanations are extremely clear and concise, and the presentation is personable and professional. A great alternative to many of the other KZfaq channels. 🙂🙂🙂

Very clear, articulate and useful ! Thanks ❤

This is brilliant, thank you. How do I apply gain staging techniques to a weak DI signal, so that it's suitable for a guitar amp plugin, for example?

Thanks so much!! These go-to frequencies really improved the sound of my hard rock guitars in my mix. 👍👍👍✌ First, I dialed in a beefy distortion with Amplitube 5 on two DI'd guitar tracks that I panned L and R and sent to a group bus. Then I implemented your tips using the Waves F6 Dynamic EQ on the bus. I got a big sound that sits well even with just the 2 tracks. I might try sticking on a CLA MixHub or a Waves E-Channel next and see about those 3-D space enabling harmonics you mentioned but I'm pretty impressed with what I've got so far. The Q3 is a bit pricey for me yet but someday...