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Capturing the Sound of ‘West Side Story’
Sound mixer Tod Maitland shares insights into how he handled 98° days, 50 earpieces and giving 110% every day on the Oscar-nominated musical.
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Film Sound Groups Criticize “Insensitive” Oscars Demotion
Film sound organizations have denounced the Oscars' decision to no longer present Best Sound awards during the live telecast.
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Guild of Music Supervisors Announces Award Nominees
The Guild of Music Supervisors has announced the nominees of its 12th annual awards, which honor outstanding achievement in music supervision.
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MMG Debuts Flagship OB Truck in Germany
A Lawo AoIP audio infrastructure is at the center of UHD1, the new flagship OB van launched by Media Mobil GmbH.
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Czech TV Gets Smart with New Gear
Czech TV’s newly rebuilt HD1 OB van has new Riedel Communications MediorNet MicroN UHD modules.
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Sound Mixer Serves up RF on The Menu
For sound mixer Todd Weaver’s latest project, The Menu, starring Ralph Fiennes, he deployed a combination of Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless and all-digital RF...
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South African Broadcaster Adopts System T
South African commercial television station e.tv is on the air with two new Solid State Logic System T production platforms.
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Sony Sound Team Brings Spider-Man Home
The sound team behind Spider-Man: No Way Home shares how they used audio to clarify and support the film's complicated storyline.
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Checking the Score: Voting Under Way for Best in Film Music
With voting underway to determine the final five contenders for this year's Best Original Score Academy Award, Tom Kenny considers the highly competitive shortlist.
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Smith Goes the Distance with U.S. Army Helo Shoots
Rob Smith may be the only location sound mixer to attempt ground-to-helicopter audio over a distance of two miles.
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Restoring the Audio of ‘The Beatles: Get Back’
Director Peter Jackson explains how modern AI technology was used to restore 53-year-old mono recordings, creating the audio of his new documentary series, 'The...
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Composer Christophe Beck on the Music of WandaVision
Christophe Beck details his creative process for bringing WandaVision to life through music, combining comedic and dramatic techniques to create an energetic, unique worldview.
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HEAR Captures Tony Bennett One Last Time
Harris-Elff Audio Resources engineered the recording of CBS TV’s 'One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga' last year.
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Cinema Audio Society Announces CAS Awards Nominations
The Cinema Audio Society has named its nominees for the 58th Annual CAS Awards, to be held on Saturday, March 19, 2022.
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MPSE Announces 69th Annual Golden Reel Award Nominees
The MPSE Golden Reel Awards, honoring the best in film, television, computer animation and videogame sound, will take place in a virtual ceremony on...
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Catch Mix Sound For Film: Awards Season On Demand for FREE
Mix Sound for Film & TV: Awards Season was a hit, but if you missed it, don’t worry – you can still take in...
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Inside the Sound, Music and Songs of Encanto
Musicals, songs and Lin-Manuel Miranda were everywhere in 2021, including the hit Disney animated film Encanto (Walt Disney Pictures), developed by the same creative...
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Mediaset Upgrades Virgin Radio Studios
Italy’s largest commercial broadcaster, Mediaset, has upgraded three of its Virgin Radio studios with equipment from Lawo.
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Oscar Nominee Vote Ends Tuesday; MPSE Voting Underway; CAS Voting Begins Soon!
Find out the voting timelines for all the major awards this season right here!
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‘Tick, Tick…BOOM!’ Audio Team Joins ‘Mix Sound For Film: Awards Season’ Event!
Members of the audio team of 'tick, tick... BOOM!'—Production Sound Mixer Tod A. Maitland and Supervising Sound Editor Paul Hsu—will join Mix Sound For...
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Inside the Production Sound Mix of ‘West Side Story,’ Part 2
Tod Maitland, sound mixer on 'West Side Story,' recently shared how he captured dance Foley tracks for the film, his best-practices for choosing lavalier...
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University of Kansas Expands Film Sound Console
The University of Kansas has added two 8-channel Neve dynamics cards to the Neve Genesys Black G32 console in its Film & Media Department.
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South African Community Radio Station Upgrades Console
Radio Rosestad 100.6 FM, a community radio station in Bloemfontein, South Africa, has installed a Type R for Radio console.
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Dune’s Audio Team, Hans Zimmer Join Mix Sound for Film & TV: Awards Season
Dune’s audio team—Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Ron Bartlett, Doug Hemphill—and composer Hans Zimmer will join Mix Sound For Film: Awards Season
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Taki Takes to the Air
Veteran Hungarian sound engineer László “Taki” Takács used a selection of microphones on the television show Turnébusz.
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INA TV OB Truck Upgrades for World Cup Qualifiers
Greece-based INA TV is using Calrec’s Summa console and Hydra2 networking technology for the World Cup.
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Inside the Production Mix of ‘West Side Story,’ Part 1
Four-time Oscar-nominated sound mixer Tod Maitland shares what it was like to work on the new remake of 'West Side Story' while also discussing...
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Apple Goes Spatial – Part 1: What’s It All Mean?
Dolby Atmos, Binaural, Stereo, M1 Silicon, Lossless, Hi-Res, New Logic, AirPods—What It Means for the Artist and Engineer.
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Academy Awards Sound, Song and Score Shortlists Announced
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in 10 categories today, including Sound, Original Song and Original Score.
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Sound for ‘The Falcon and The Winter Soldier’
Dive into the crashing, complex sound work behind the Disney+/Marvel hit series, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.
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CAS to Honor Paul Massey with Career Achievement Award
Multiple CAS, Oscar and BAFTA award-winner and nominee Paul Massey, CAS, will be presented with the Cinema Audio Society’s Career Achievement Award.
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Hype Republic Launches Dolby Atmos Room
Post production facility Hype Republic on Australia’s Gold Coast has launched a new Dolby Atmos mix room.
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The Sound of ‘Being The Ricardos’
In this exclusive panel, Renee Tondelli and Daniel Pemberton discuss how they used sound and music to evoke the 1950s for 'Being The Ricardos.'
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The Sound of ‘Respect’
Respect's executive music producer Stephen Bray, music editor Suzana Peric and re-recording mixer Paul Hsu talk about the setup on the set, challenges of...
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The Sound of ‘King Richard’
KING RICHARD | Go Behind the Scenes with Supervising Sound Editor/Designer Richard King and Re-Recording Mixer Ron Bartlett.
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The Sound of ‘No Time To Die’
James Bond has always had the backup of MI6, but for his latest film, 'No Time To Die,’ 007 had the support of a...
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The Sound of ‘House of Gucci’
The sound team behind 'House of Gucci' discuss how they met numerous challenges during production, including evoking different eras and locations in the epic...
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EXCLUSIVE: Mix Sound For Film—Awards Season Audio Panels
Exclusive panels with the sound teams behind this year's top awards season contenders!
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The Sound of ‘The Matrix: Resurrections’
Sound designer/supervising sound editor Dane Davis and supervising sound editor Stephanie Flack discuss working on The Matrix: Resurrections.
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The Sound of ‘Cyrano’
Supervising sound editors/re-recording mixers Becki Ponting and Craig Berkey went to great lengths to integrate the dialogue and songs of 'Cyrano.'
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The Period Sound of ‘Passing’
Capturing the intimate dialogue of a noisy 1920s New York City meant using the tools of the 2020s—including Dolby Atmos.
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Sound Mixer Captures Dialogue for Netflix Hit
Veteran sound mixer Leandro Lima discusses capturing all the dialogue for Sintonia, an international Netflix hit.