3 mixing and career lessons from Coyote vs. Acme re-recording mixer Chris Burdon
Breaking into the world of post production audio takes more than technical know-how – it requires artistic flexibility, workflow efficiency, and a...
Post Production
Inside the mix: How iZotope RX refined the sounds of Hacks, DTF St. Louis, and Fallout
Navigating television audio requires versatility. Re-recording mixers James Parnell and John W. Cook II balance the craft seamlessly, mixing dialogue, score,...
How iZotope RX helped shape the sonic world of Spider-Noir
Bringing a unique vision to life requires balancing nostalgia with modern audio standards. In Spider-Noir, the team was tasked with creating a sonic identity...
Back to the kitchen: The Bear’s Emmy-winning sound team on Season 5
If you caught our previous deep dive into the Emmy-winning sound of FX’s The Bear, you know how Supervising Sound Editor and Re-recording Mixer...
How to clean up audio for podcasts and audiobooks in 30 minutes or less
Here’s a common scenario in audio post-production: someone sends you a two-hour file. There’s gold in there – the perfect interview clips for a...
Fix it in post: How to reclaim the mix with RX 12 Scene Rebalance
"Fix it in post" is a phrase that can induce heart attacks – especially when you receive a stereo mix where the music is burying the dialogue....
Why upgrade to RX 12? Here’s what’s new
RX 12 is here, ushering in a new era of machine learning technology designed to make the impossible possible. This latest generation of the...
The secret sauce: crafting the audio of The Bear with the Emmy-winning sound team
The chaotic yet captivating sonic landscape of The Bear is as much a character as the chefs themselves. From the clatter of pans to the rapid-fire...
Understanding overdubbing: techniques and applications
You could argue that all modern media production – from music to film – revolves around the practice of overdubbing. It’s essential to the modern-day...
What are audio artifacts? Types, causes, and removal techniques
At some point in your career as an audio engineer, you’ll come across audio that was either recorded improperly, mixed poorly, or was transferred...
Algorithmic reverb: how to create space and depth in audio productions
Reverb is one of the most essential tools in audio production, capable of transforming flat and lifeless recordings into a more immersive experience. In the...
Introducing Equinox: an immersive, adaptive reverb plugin for music and post production
Crafting immersive depth and life in your mixes has never been this intuitive. Equinox is designed to be your go-to reverb for both music and post...
Spectrograms explained: what they show and how to use them
A spectrogram is a visual display of audio that shows frequency, time, and amplitude all at once — making it easy to spot problems like hum,...
