Headphones hardware for recording

[snoopy4ever]

Hello everybody!.

Don't know if this post is OT, but anyway..

I'm looking forward to record several musicians at once, say 4 people. I was wondering what kind of Headphone hardware you have been using in order to let them hear ONLY their own track rather than to listen the whole mix (well may be some times also to listen the whole mix), how expensive is it, and how can we route each channel from SFP to this hardware. This is an open question, I know you guys have come up with several ways to handle this.

Thanks in advance
Snoopy.



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[spacef]

there are several "headphone dispatchers" (as I call them), I think Samson is doing one, pretty cheap. I think what you need is a stereo input (returns) and 4 stereo outputs, with seperate volume.
I've seen more complex things where you can also send different mixes to different singers (for ex, guitare lower on singer headphone) but that may be too complex.
Or you can use 3 headphone plugs doublers for the simplest/unexpensive thing.

edit
http://www.stantonmagnetics.com/alpha44/hp_ha8.asp
(says discontinued, but you can find some in stores)
http://www.smproaudio.com/hp4.htm

I've seen others in shops.

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[astroman]

for that routing flexibility you demand I'd connect an external Adat converter driving 4 separate headphone amps.
That way you can route to the Adat outs whatever you like, but I guess it be at least 300 € (based on Fostex VC8).

cheers, Tom

[samplaire]

Behringer PowerPlay PRO HA4600 - it's 1U high (rackmountable) it's cheap yet powerfull - you can connect the whole mix signal and a separate additional signal (vocal, guitar, whatever) and the ratio between the 2 signals can be adjusted to your desired level. Very handy and - what's the most important good and cheap.

http://www.musicians-gear.com/cgi-local ... ex=EUR_VAT

BTW: do you know why cheap wine is good? Because it's good and cheap

[snoopy4ever]

Thank you guys, I think the Fostex VC8 and the Behringer are good options..., Do someone have any experience or opinions about the Furman solutions like HDS-6 etc.?



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