Is there any reference for this? Having just gone through the grind of calibrating my headphones, and then mixing a song using that monitoring setup, it seems to me that the 83 SPL functions simply as the calibration point which fixes the constraint of the monitor setting. (11-29-2017, 03:32 PM)superb Wrote: My understanding is that 83dB SPL is good for large rooms, but for speakers in small rooms or headphones the optimum SPL is lower. (11-29-2017, 04:30 PM)kavirajesh Wrote: Appreciate the clarity your answer. Trying way down let’s you see what you’ve done that to. You can hear so many details you’ll push stuff further back than you need to. It’s really easy to lose your perception of balance with headphones. But am constantly turning down to fairly quiet and seeing what is jumping out. I stay on the soft side of moderate for a good bit. And one of my favorite tricks is to use the volume knob a lot. That said I mostly mix with headphones these days. So if anything, calibrate your monitors, and then try to achieve a similar perceived loudness with the headphones. The practice of calibrating your monitors is much easier. Plus many many other factors, including our different anatomies. The seal of the foam pad against your head greatly affects the perceived loudness. I’m assuming you’re using closed back over the ear headphones. Second measuring spl of headphones is very difficult. First off those apps aren’t going to be very accurate. When I'm listening to music for fun, I find I'm adjusting the volume depending on the song, but it' always for a consistent SPL level. If you then run the pink noise / SPL test your monitor volume will likely somewhere in the mid 70dB SPL. I think the easiest thing to do is to load a variety of music into mixbus normalized to 0dB(K14) average level and then adjust your monitor volume to a level that is comfortable and enjoyable for a long period of time and then mark where this level is on the knob. It always seemed a bit loud and fatiguing to listen at 83dB SPL for extended periods of time. My understanding is that 83dB SPL is good for large rooms, but for speakers in small rooms or headphones the optimum SPL is lower. If you use an SPL meter, check the SPL one side at a time. ![]() Now would I place my headphones right next to the microphone on the iPhone and let SPL meter do its thing? Will that give me a reliable measurement of the holy grail 83 SPL? If yes, should I do this separately for the right and left headphones? Should each be at 83 SPL.Īlso, i went through a detailed pdf by Katz on the K-System where he repeats 85 SPL many times, but then there are also references to the 0 pointing to 83 SPL. ![]() (11-29-2017, 02:52 PM)kavirajesh Wrote: While there is a lot of material around how to calibrate a monitoring setup with speakers, there is little reliable stuff out there on how to calibrate a headphone based monitoring setup for the K-system.ġ) Picked up the pink noise files from
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