Two-time Grammy Award-winning recording/mix engineer Jacob “Biz” Morris recently implemented an Audient Nero monitor controller in the studio he uses at Reach Records in Atlanta to help centralize, connect and control all monitoring from his desktop.
“Nero has everything I need, to do what I want to do,” Morris explains. “The multiple ins are so convenient, allowing me to switch between mixes effortlessly. I love the multiple headphone outs as well. It allows me the flexibility to record in the control room where I’m at, and have multiple artists hear themselves at once.”
Morris began recording at the age of 14 with a small setup at his mother’s house, and incredibly, he was nominated for a Grammy for an album he engineered while still in school. Since then he’s racked up two Grammy wins for his engineering of American Christian hip hop recording artist Lecrae’s song “Messengers” and his well-received 2012 album Gravity.
Continuing the discussion of Nero, he adds, “I also love the pots on the unit, they feel so smooth. I’ve had history with very noisy monitor controllers and Nero gives me absolutely no noise at all at any point when changing volume. I’ve also had experience of some monitor controllers changing the stereo image of the signal at low volumes, but Nero gives me the stereo signal 100 percent through and through at any volume. The overall transparency in sound really helps me out.
“It;s small, but such a nice touch: the mute and dim buttons fade upon activation,” Morris concludes. “This means there’s no clicking or popping when dimming or muting! You can tell the Nero is built to exacting detail and perfection. This makes all the difference to me in my studio space. As I strive to make quality records, it feels amazing to work with quality gear.”
Morris engineered 43 songs in June alone, just finished Andy Mineo’s new album slated to be released soon, and also mixed the latest Shane & Shane album in Dolby Atmos.
