Heya! I’m thinking about purchasing wireless noise-canceling earplugs (e.g. the Sony WF-1000XM4 or Apple AirPods Pro), mostly for listening to music on the go. But I was also wondering whether there are any issues (aside from the latency one) when it comes to making music on the go with these headphones? I assume it’s generally possible to configure Ableton Live to use those Bluetooth headphones instead of the internal audio card? And there’s most probably a quite high latency, but I would probably be fine with that (at least in most mobile music production situations where I would just use the internal audio card of the MacBook Pro). Anyway, would love to hear experiences from people who did this!
Edit: I’m currently using Audio-Technica ATH-M50 X (mostly at home) and Shure SE-215 (mostly on the go). So especially with regards to the Shure earplugs I’m probably quite used to not having a super neutral listening experience already.
Hi had to work on some recordings while a building was build from ground up next to my office. This included driving huge metal planks into the ground. If I hadn‘t had my headphones (Bose QuietComfort 35 II) I wouldn‘t have been able to do my job.
So I would say, if it adds value/comfort to your routine, yes! If it‘s more a question of I‘d like to try because I can, do some testing first. I can only support what already was mentioned about latency and a neutral frequency band, which is hard to find with wireless. Read some reviews and (if possible) do some test listening in a store with your best known/favorite songs, to get a feeling for it.
In the end, you will adapt and know the strengths and weaknesses of your gear.
Ah, that’s great to hear! Thanks a lot for the information and tips. :)