Processing audio for headphones or speakers?

[andrewzarian]

you should process the audio for whatever the main consumption method is. If most people are listening on headphones then you should process it for that

[PaulSaunders]

Less is more. Try not to over do the processing. There really shouldn't be a huge difference when listening via speakers or headphones

[EmeraldCityPro]

This is an interesting topic to me. I run a recording studio so I have experience mixing and mastering bands. I've done some work on voice-overs and audiobooks as well. I can attest to the importance of proper mixing and mastering for the listening format. For instance, most of my music mixes are optimized for earbuds now.

I listen to a handful of podcasts with varying degrees of processing and it sometimes affects my choice of whether or not to continue listening to the podcast if the audio quality is bad. This mostly results from mastering in my case. The dynamic range or general loudness is not sufficient for competitive noise environments for instance.

[mcphillips]

If you stop listening to podcasts because of bad audio, you're going to have to look hard to find anything to listen to. A lot of podcasters have given up on audio quality and gone with Google Hangouts because they're convenient. No one seems to care. Even Tom Merritt has gone that route.

[EmeraldCityPro]

Good point. It baffles me though. Maybe it's because I do it everyday but it's really easy and inexpensive to get good recording quality. I've taught many artists how to deal with their rooms and get much better quality DIY recordings. What's the hurdle? Just lack of caring?

[Mappstream]

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[mcphillips]

Good point. It baffles me though. Maybe it's because I do it everyday but it's really easy and inexpensive to get good recording quality. I've taught many artists how to deal with their rooms and get much better quality DIY recordings. What's the hurdle? Just lack of caring?

Untrained hearing. Laziness. Inexperience.