Software Shout-out: Nicecast

As production and recording engineer for uncertain attribution I have the tricky task of bringing the most out of our musical creations in the studio. One key consideration when mixing a track is to determine how it will sound on a variety of audio hardware: hi-fis, in cars, headphones, ear-buds and so forth. But more importantly I feel that the mix should remain true to the artists’ original intentions and closely reflect the sound the writers’ minds when they first “heard” it.

This task is made even more difficult when one realises that uncertain attribution is a “virtual band”: we are in different cities and would rather spend time together creating new music rather than tweaking it. This is where Nicecast comes in.

I use Nicecast in conjunction with Audio Hijack to stream a high-quality MP3 of the Logic mixing session to band members and discuss the tweaks via instant message.

All in all, a slightly different use for Internet radio!