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Mixes that pass the platform's spec, first time.

Dialogue, music and effects balanced into a final master, delivered to your destination platform's loudness and format requirements, and verified against them before it reaches you.

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Why a localized mix isn't a normal mix.

New dialogue has to sit inside a sound world built around different dialogue.

  • Different lines

    Replacement lines differ in length, density and timbre.

  • Booth, not location

    They were recorded in a booth, not where the scene was shot.

  • Inside the M&E

    They must sit in the original M&E as though always there.

  • Common giveaways

    Dialogue on top of the scene, jumping levels, or dialogue buried by caution.

Delivering to specification.

A delivery that misses loudness spec gets rejected, usually after your delivery date.

  • Mixing QC: first compliance check
  • Final QC: second check before the file leaves
  • Several platforms: one version per platform, each verified

No spec to hand? Tell us the platform and we will work to its published requirement.

What we deliver.

Your delivery spec, not a house standard.

  • Final mixed masters in your format and channel configuration
  • 5.1 surround, monitored in a dedicated 5.1 environment
  • Stems where your workflow needs them separated
  • Updated M&E where effects were rebuilt

Twelve languages, one loudness.

Each language version must hit the same target on its own. One team mixes all of them to a single reference, and multilingual QC checks cross-version loudness before delivery.

MasterPlatform target
Pass

Master measured against your platform's loudness target.

Frequently
Asked Questions.

What's the difference between mixing and mastering?
Mixing balances the individual elements, dialogue, music, effects, into a coherent whole. Mastering prepares that mix for delivery, meeting the loudness, format and packaging requirements of the destination platform. Both are needed before content can be delivered.
Do you mix to a specific loudness standard?
We mix and master to whatever your destination platform specifies, and verify compliance twice before delivery, once during mixing QC and again at final QC. Where you deliver to multiple platforms with different targets, each version is produced and verified separately.
Can you mix audio recorded elsewhere?
Yes. We assess the material at intake and identify anything that needs dialogue editing or re-recording before mixing begins. We will tell you honestly if a recording cannot be salvaged in the mix rather than delivering something compromised.
Can you deliver 5.1 surround?
Yes, mixed and monitored in a dedicated 5.1 environment. This matters because OTT and broadcast delivery is frequently specified in surround, and a mix judged only in stereo can pass a stereo check and still fail the delivery specification.
Do you provide stems?
Yes, where your workflow requires separated deliveries. We also return an updated M&E track where effects were rebuilt during the project, so you hold a usable stem for future localization.
What if our mix gets rejected by the platform?
If a mix we delivered fails a specification we were given, we correct it at no charge. Verification against the destination spec happens twice before delivery precisely so this does not arise.

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