Seen on the Scene: Mix Sound for Film & TV 2026, Part II
Avid, ASG, Sony, Google, Focusrite, Pro Sound Effects, OWC and many more showcase their technologies and those that use it at the 13th annual gathering of sound for film and television professionals.
Andy Munitz, Sr. Pro Audio Product Manager at Sony, shows off the company’s range of pro audio gear at Mix Sound for Film & TV.
Culver City, CA (October 1, 2026)—The annual Mix Sound for Film & Television event returned to the post-production facilities of Host Partner Sony Pictures Studios on Saturday, September 26, and packed the house! More than 500 audio professionals came out to take in a full day of expert post-production sound panels, technology demos and sound profiles featuring some of the year’s biggest films.
Technology sponsors filled the post-production stages and sound design suites, offering attendees an inside look at new products as well as a range of expert panels to detail their technologies in use by professionals on top film and television products:
AVID/ASG — Cary Grant Theater
Founding sponsor Avid and longtime sponsor ASG took over the flagship Cary Grant Theater, home of the world’s largest S6 console, and presented a series of top sound teams discussing their work on top films.
Avid opened the day with a panel titled The Epic Sound of The Odyssey: From Discovery to Final Mix, featuring, from left: Moderator Jeff Komar, Avid; supervising sound editor Craig Henighan; re-recording mixer Gary A. Rizzo; production sound mixer Willie Burton; and supervising dialog and ADR editor David Butler. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
An A-list panel of, from left, supervising sound editor Katy Wood, re-recording mixer Greg P. Russell; supervising sound editor Jack Whitaker; and re-recording mixer Onnalee Blank discussed the sound for Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
To close the day, ASG presented the popular INDEPTH LIVE: Award-Winning Sound Design Techniques With Mark Mangini and Craig Henighan, featuring, from left: Craig Henighan, Mark Mangini and moderator/host Mike James Gallagher. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
The Avid /ASG panels played to a packed house in the Cary Grant Theater. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
Avid’s Christopher Mallamaci talked with composer Simon Franglen (right) about “Composing, Technology and the Final Mix of Avatar: Fire and Ash.” Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
SONY — Anthony Quinn Theater
Founding sponsor Sony was all over the place, presenting two panels on workflow in the Anthony Quinn Theater, showcasing new products in the tabletop area, and offering VME testing and measurement in Stage 7.
The panel “Sound on the Move: Sound Workflows That Travel With You” included supervising sound editor Rober Stambler, Sam Fan, re-recording mixer Stacey Hempel, and sound designer Olivia Zhang. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
The Sony tabletop featured a range of production technologies. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
Also on the Sony tabletop: a range of new microphones. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
FOCUSRITE – ADR 2
Founding sponsor Focusrite built a 7.1.4 playback system in ADR 2, featuring the company’s ADAM Audio line of loudspeakers, providing attendees with an optimum listening experience.
The audience in ADR 2 was treated to an optimized near-field immersive listening experience. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
Dr. Nuno Fonseca of Sound Particles addressed the audience in a presentation titled “The Magic of Sound Particles—Sound Design, Music and Mixing.” Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
The Focusrite-ADAM Audio tabletop area was packed all day long. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
GOOGLE ECLIPSA — ADR 1
First-time sponsor Google, in partnership with Samsung, introduced its Eclipsa immersive audio system, a set of tools and delivery specs for live-streaming full-bandwidth immersive audio to the home.
A Google Eclipsa live-streaming playback presentation, featuring a Samsung display and 7.1.4 consumer playback system. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
The Google Eclipsa set of immersive production/post-production tools was on display and demonstrated for audience members. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
PRO SOUND EFFECTS
For the third straight year, Pro Sound Effects hosted an expert panel presentation on Sound Matters and showcased its libraries and tools in the tabletop area.
The Pro Sound Effects “Sound Matters” panel was held in the William Holden Theater and featured, left to right: Moderator Jeremy Siegel; sound designer Mark Mangini; re-recording mixer Karol Urban; and sound designer Matt Yocum. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
Pro Sound Effects also showed a number of its libraries in the tabletop area. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
OWC (Other World Computing)
OWC showcased Strada, its new shared local storage solution that allows users to access and edit files from anywhere, without the cloud upload fees or delays.
Attendees surround the OWC booth to learn more about Strada, an all-access , shared, local storage solution. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
There is much more to OWC than Strada, however, as shown in the company’s tabletop display. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug. Photo by Dajuana Jones/smug mug.
Come back tomorrow for the conclusion of Seen on the Scene: Mix Sound for Film & TV.
