The 0dB Master Limiter
A lot of times I have seen limiters on the master channel that have a threshold set to -0.2 etc. …
Category Archives: Film Mixing
The Final Mix Part -2
In the previous post, I had mentioned about how I start off on the mix. This time, I want to …
The Final Mix – Part 1
This is the most awaited and interesting part. After all, this is what we wanted to reach for all this …
Music Balance in Film
Balancing music for films truly is an art. Why? For one, the mixer must understand music and appreciate it. Second, …
Effects Premix
FX Premix It took some time before this post came. This is a difficult section to address without getting really …
Dialogue Edit / Mix Tips
Creating Room Tones If you are doing a sync sound movie, it is very important to have a room tone …
Dialogue Premix – Part 2
The Dialogue Mix After the last post, lets look into the actual process of dialogue Premixes. One has to understand …
Dialogue Mixing – Part 1
One of the first thing that I start to Premix when I get a movie is the dialogue section. The …
Dolby Speaker Levels
Dolby CP 650 / 750 Value SPL 7 85 6.5 83.3 6 81.66 5.5 80 5 78.33 4.5 76.66 4 …
Film Mixing – Part 2
Last time, I had spoken about how I treat the “Stage” and the surrounds as part of the sound scape and …
