Here's an article that describes the topic:
http://www.rhythmic.ca/music-tutorials/...hones.html

There's something on the same site about Crosstalk as well. So you'd have a Stereo Imaging problem with headphones if sounds are stereo pan effected.

I'm curious now... Does Modarrt solely use headphones? What's the process of defining a standard Piano sound?

Thanks guys for the info.

Thanks. I looked where you recommended and saw charts for the K240 MkII, but not for the K240S, so I'll probably need to search elsewhere.

Since they're basically the same model, I would think that specs are similar, but there has to be a reason that they're less expensive also.

Regards,
Michael

Probably the best source for headphone information is:

http://www.headphone.com/headphones/

If you snoop around, you can find output charts of the 'phones.

Glenn

Thanks,
Michael

Just a simple left right seletive adjust. We would be able to adjust bass and trebble selectively, for left or right phone-speaker.

For example if your speaker it's very good for trebble, but leaft you to desire in the bass, you would increase the bass signal just for the left phone-speaker. Or increase the trebble in the right phone-speaker if you headone left to desire in the trebles.

Just as a saimple option in the binaural interface window.

Perhaps this could be applied even for sub-standard stereo speakers too, but just for stereo mode option.

Get a really very cheap phone, like the ones used for chat, with mic included, and plug in a digital piano or good piano library or pianoteq.

You will notice the phone limitations more than anything, and also get more distortions and vibrations. You notice much more than just listening usual music, or playing games...
Piano have the greater tessitura (sound range) among instruments, deep bass to deep trebble, and also strong sounds.

If you want to text a phone, even than you do not play piano, a digital piano is the best way. A low quality phone we always fail, to trebble or for bass, since they can't get both right.

Glenn NK wrote:

But I'm still very curious as to what Modartt use when developing Pianoteq.  I believe that what one hears depends as much on the system and one's ears than what fpx is being used.

Glenn

We have several AKG K 240 in our team for analysing piano sound. They can be regarded as our reference headphones because we use them quite often.

Other headphones we use:
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro
Sennheiser PXC 450
Sennheiser HD 25
Sennheiser HD 600
Sony MDR 7506

Niclas:

Thank you very much.

My "favourite" music store has some AKG K240 Mark II on order and are expecting them in a couple of weeks.  They have put my name on one of them.

The quoted price is $199.00 CAD (their website quotes $219.00).  I found them for $149 US on a website, but after one adds shipping and brokerage, it's not worth the hassle to order them online.

Glenn

But I'm still very curious as to what Modartt use when developing Pianoteq.  I believe that what one hears depends as much on the system and one's ears than what fpx is being used.

Glenn

We have several AKG K 240 in our team for analysing piano sound. They can be regarded as our reference headphones because we use them quite often.

Other headphones we use:
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro
Sennheiser PXC 450
Sennheiser HD 25
Sennheiser HD 600
Sony MDR 7506

A top quality headphone, that cost 285 dolar in USA, costs about 1250 reals in stores of Brazil (720 dolars if re-converted after taxs shipping and profits of stores).

AKG K 240 headphones are used in most professional studios. There is now a MKII version of the same cans. Check them out guys!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AKG-K240MK2-K-2...amp;sr=1-4

Thanks for the information.

I'll look into them.

Glenn

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AKG-K240MK2-K-2...amp;sr=1-4

I wouldn't recommend the Grado Supra-aural cans.  I had some GR80s and they were incredibly uncomfortable after even a few minutes, not to mention that the non-detatchable cable's insulation cracked through use and necessitated a rather unflattering repair.

Sennheiser (I use HD590s) > AKG > Beyer would be my preference.  I also have some AKG K1000s which look ridiculous but sound fantastic, provided what you're replaying is midrange-only.

Neil:

After reading your post, I realized I should have been more specific.  I have two Sennheisers (HD340 and HD570, the 340's being about 15 years old, the 570's about three or so).

The 340's are open and very comfortable (have worn them for more than four hours) while the 570's are closed and good for about 15 minutes - then off they come.

But I'm still very curious as to what Modartt use when developing Pianoteq.  I believe that what one hears depends as much on the system and one's ears than what fpx is being used.

Glenn

Sennheiser (I use HD590s) > AKG > Beyer would be my preference.  I also have some AKG K1000s which look ridiculous but sound fantastic, provided what you're replaying is midrange-only.