[Melissa Davies]

Mitch Putz wrote:

Hi Everyone,

Happy to be here. I am Mitch, and I am joining drum forums because I want to know what gift I could give my partner, who is a drummer. I was thinking of getting him a headphone, but totally have no clue what to get him.

I read about Sennheiser HD280 Pro, which they say is the best. I just read that from here, https://thewiredshopper.com/best-headphones-for-drummers-to-buy/, but having no music sense, I was hoping I could get feedback from people who are more educated than me.

If this is not a good brand for you, can you please suggest a brand and model that you prefer, why and if you can share also how much it is?
Thank you so much.

Mitch

Once again, as Exci said – there’s no such thing as “best” headphones, so my piece of advice: don’t order them online. You have to try them first. Headphones can be a very personal thing. So ideally it should be your partner who’s choosing. Yes, it won’t be a surprise, but his preferences will help you to choose a proper option.
I don’t like the noise isolation type earbuds with silicone pads, so for me it’s headband headphones only. Here are some of my favorites:
beyerdynamic DT 770 M are nice, for instance, but these are about $150. As I see you haven’t mentioned your budget, so it’d be nice if you could mention it in a reply. I also use Sennheiser HD280 (cost me about $100, three years ago, so they’re slightly cheaper) in my studio and haven’t had any drummer complaints yet. Both are great for basses.

I once bought the Roland ones but I wasn’t impressed. But once again, that’s a personal thing, Mitch.

[Melissa Davies]

Tikiman wrote:

I’m having the same issue with a new Akai LPD8 controller.  Anyone have a solution?

If the MIDI drivers are correctly installed, the Akai should be showing up as a MIDI device.
If it isn’t – then something has gone wrong. So I suggest you uninstall the drive first, then download the latest version from Akai again & re-install.

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