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Low bleed headphones?

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For tracking I've always just used my old focusrite closed back headphones but they bleed too much.

I like to have my metronome up quite loud, that's fine with electric songs cos they mostly have drums and it's completely drowned out. But it's been a persistent problem when singing and recording acoustic, any recommendations?
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My Beyerdynamics DT770 Pros are designed to be good isolation phones and they do that very well ..... I'll track with an amp sitting right by me and I don't really hear it.
I'd assume if they're good at keeping outside sounds from coming in they'd also be good and keeping inside sound from leaking out..... and brilliant phones to boot.
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Lt. Bob wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 4:04 pm My Beyerdynamics DT770 Pros are designed to be good isolation phones and they do that very well ..... I'll track with an amp sitting right by me and I don't really hear it.
I'd assume if they're good at keeping outside sounds from coming in they'd also be good and keeping inside sound from leaking out.
and brilliant phones to boot

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... d_source=7
Cheers Steve, they're not too pricey either.
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My go-to headphone for years now is TH200-Xs. They're frequently (and currently) on sale for $30
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-aud ... 2000000000

I've never had problems with bleed from them

(It's funny that they're marked down from "$55" when historically, it's been $120!)
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vomitHatSteve wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 4:16 pm My go-to headphone for years now is TH200-Xs. They're frequently (and currently) on sale for $30
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-aud ... 2000000000

I've never had problems with bleed from them

(It's funny that they're marked down from "$55" when historically, it's been $120!)
Hmmm, you seem to have sent me a link to a 3 grand amp... that link probably didn't make it across the pond.
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JD01 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 4:24 pm
vomitHatSteve wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 4:16 pm My go-to headphone for years now is TH200-Xs. They're frequently (and currently) on sale for $30
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-aud ... 2000000000

I've never had problems with bleed from them

(It's funny that they're marked down from "$55" when historically, it's been $120!)
Hmmm, you seem to have sent me a link to a 3 grand amp... that link probably didn't make it across the pond.
Well that's obnoxious.
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I have some problems with metronome bleed as well. Mostly I use Sennheiser HD 240 pro for tracking but my one gripe with them is that the reaper metronome bleeds through them like they're loudspeakers when I'm recording acoustic guitar.

I need to spend some time playing with the reaper metronome settings, because I think you can set the frequency of the "one" and other beats separately. Maybe there's a frequency that I can hear better than won't bleed as much.
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Tadpui wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:30 pm I need to spend some time playing with the reaper metronome settings, because I think you can set the frequency of the "one" and other beats separately. Maybe there's a frequency that I can hear better than won't bleed as much.
I like that the metronome cuts straight through the mix though, few options on here. I'll look at getting them next month.
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Tadpui wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:30 pm I have some problems with metronome bleed as well. Mostly I use Sennheiser HD 240 pro for tracking but my one gripe with them is that the reaper metronome bleeds through them like they're loudspeakers when I'm recording acoustic guitar.

I need to spend some time playing with the reaper metronome settings, because I think you can set the frequency of the "one" and other beats separately. Maybe there's a frequency that I can hear better than won't bleed as much.
You can set the "beeps" to whatever you want.

Right-click the metronome button and all kinds of shit pops up.

I keep mine pretty low frequency...like 700-500hz
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Armistice wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 5:57 pm
vomitHatSteve wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 5:23 pm

Well that's obnoxious.
$29.95 headphones when I click it ... :mrgreen:
So it made it across that pond then
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Greg_L wrote: ↑Wed Aug 20, 2025 9:39 am
Tadpui wrote: ↑Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:30 pm I have some problems with metronome bleed as well. Mostly I use Sennheiser HD 240 pro for tracking but my one gripe with them is that the reaper metronome bleeds through them like they're loudspeakers when I'm recording acoustic guitar.

I need to spend some time playing with the reaper metronome settings, because I think you can set the frequency of the "one" and other beats separately. Maybe there's a frequency that I can hear better than won't bleed as much.
You can set the "beeps" to whatever you want.

Right-click the metronome button and all kinds of shit pops up.

I keep mine pretty low frequency...like 700-500hz
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This is the way. :like:
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You can get in-ear monitors. Even cheap ones will avoid the bleed.
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Just had a thought, later I'm gonna record some metronome bleed and phase flip it.
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JD01 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 24, 2025 5:06 am Just had a thought, later I'm gonna record some metronome bleed and phase flip it.
I've done that. It works.
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As in... you just stand quietly in front of the mic with your headphones on?
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vomitHatSteve wrote: ↑Sun Aug 24, 2025 1:22 pm As in... you just stand quietly in front of the mic with your headphones on?
Yeah.
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You don't have to stand there wearing the headphone, you can just put them on a stand and record it through the mic.

It will be close enough to cancel it out.
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Interesting.

I guess no matter what you do, the best you could hope for is "close" enough. Unless you're able to keep your head perfectly still while tracking vocals, the distances will always vary by just a little bit vs the stable bleed track
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LOL the goofy things yall do to avoid just doing it the easy way.
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