Awesome Guide to Creating Headphone Mixes in Logic Pro X

How to Create a Headphone Mix in Logic Pro X

This video is for you if you record in Logic Pro X using an audio interface with a single stereo headphone output. I'm going to show you exactly how you can create separate headphone mixes for yourself, the producer/engineer and the artist or performer you will be recording.



I will go through the entire setup process starting with creating an aggregate device. This will allow you to have use of your computer's built-in headphone socket as well as the headphone socket on your audio interface.



Why Create Separate Headphone Mixes?

I'll then show you how to set up different auxiliary buses so you can route things to create separation. This will allow you as the producer engineer the ability of creating your own headphone mix which might well be completely different to the headphone mix you will be sending to the artist. This of course it is very important when you need to create that separation and individualized mix for each person involved in the recording session.



I have engineered many sessions where the performer doesn't actually want to hear themselves coming back through the headphones during the recording. This of course presents a real challenge for as the recording engineer if one cannot hear was actually going on with the performance. This is a typical situation where you will need to know how to set up a headphone mix to suit both parties involved.



Process is Transferrable to Any DAW

Now although I demonstrated this entire process in Logic Pro X the whole procedure can be replicated in any DAW. So if you happen to be using Pro Tools, Cubase, FL Studio, Ableton, or anything else this will most certainly work. The only thing that is essential is you must be working on an Apple Mac computer as you need to create an aggregate device which is a brilliant feature available in Mac OS X.



Wouldn't a Headphone Amp or Headphone Splitter Do the Same Job?

Unfortunately by using a headphone amplifier or headphone splitter cable, this will still not allow you to create the separation we are talking about. This is because the headphone amp or splitter is being fed by a single stereo headphone socket on your audio interface. All you will be doing is splitting that same signal into multiples. There is therefore no separation in terms of mix. So by using my method as demonstrated in the video you will be able to successfully send whichever signal you want to whichever set of headphones you select.



Watch the Entire Video

It's so much easier to understand the whole process by watching the demonstration in the video. Everything will make sense then and you can go right ahead and practice creating your own headphone mixes. This will most certainly enhance the creative process in your studio. Of course if you run into any problems I'm always happy to help. So you are more than welcome to drop me a line in the comment section on my YouTube channel. Happy mixing

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