Today, Nic Hard takes us into the DAW to show us how he completed a new mix for the re-release of a classic GRAMMY-winning album for Snarky Puppy.
He’ll go over what he improved from the original mix, as well as why and HOW.
This walkthrough premieres at 2pm Read more...
Nic Hard has been fearlessly recording his effects and audio processing for decades, and talks to Justin Colletti about how you can do the same.
He routinely commits to audio processing choices while tracking, from compression to EQ to distortion to pitch vending—sometimes to an extreme degree—all in his pursuit Read more...
Anyone who has worked with me knows I am a nut about distortion. I love it. There are many different options out there when it comes to adding a bit of fuzz, grit, dirt, shred, warmth, fizz, buzz, aggression, gain, drive, color, saturation or whatever it is you are looking Read more...
Early in 2016, Burl Audio announced its new B16 Mothership, the little brother to their flagship B80 interface.
The original B80 Mothership—an enormous, upscale, transformer-based AD & DA converter—was very well received, and I read nothing but good reviews about it. So I was was intrigued to check out Read more...
Thanks to Audio-Technica, Nic Hard, producer/mixer/engineer for artists including Ghost Beach, The Bravery and 98° cracks open a Snarky Puppy track, “Grown Folks”, and shares details about his mic placements and mix choices.
Check out the complete mix of Snarky Puppy’s “Grown Folks” here. And learn more about Audio Read more...
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