Stereo, 5.1 and VR 360 mixing – enhancing artistic intent while meeting broadcast requirements.
Mixing is, on the sound side, the final artistic stage of your programme.
This is one of the most anticipated stages, as it takes place at the end of the production process. It is essential and requires taking a step back to assess the overall result of your production.
The mixing engineer’s duties:
- Message audibility and presence.
- Ensuring and reinforcing the fluidity of the film by removing any sonic roughness that could disturb the viewing experience.
- Responding as accurately as possible to the artistic guidance and intentions of the director and/or the production team.
- Ensuring compliance with broadcast standards, in line with the technical specifications of delivery formats and broadcasters.
- Delivering the final master audio as part of the “ready to broadcast” deliverables.
Mixing as essential added value in any production:
Audio is the first point of contact that leads viewers to the picture…
The mixing stage is essential: it is where sound truly enhances the image.
In fact, even before the picture, it is the sound quality and the intelligibility of the message that engage the viewer. Try it yourself: turn on the TV to any programme without looking at the screen – if the sound is there and compelling, your eyes will naturally be drawn to the images being broadcast…
The technical strengths of Pascal Flork’s studio: monitoring quality, room acoustics, measurement & calibration
- ISO X playback curve for cinema-style monitoring.
- VR 360 mixing-ready setup.
- ITU standards compliance for 5.1 loudspeaker placement.
- Calibrated monitoring for TV mixing (SD & HD).
- Measurement tools to calibrate mixes for average loudness and peak levels.
- Tools and know-how for managing programme presence and perceived loudness.
- Measurement tools and expertise to ensure downward compatibility (5.1 to Dolby SR, to stereo, then to mono).
