Nobody ever walks out of a screening saying "wow, what a mix". They only notice when it's off. A room that sounds hollow. Dialogue drowning under the music. That one cut where the volume jumps, because two scenes were done by two different people on two different days. We do the whole audio finish so your viewers never run into any of that.
We start from your locked edit. Could be a short branded film, could be a series with eight episodes. Either way it has to sound right on a phone and in a cinema.
The problems that show up at the end were usually cheap to fix at the start. Muddy dialogue, jumps in level between scenes, effects that feel stuck on. That's why we like to be there at the spotting session. Much better than getting a finished cut two days before the deadline with a "can you save this?"
Dialogue clean up
Noise reduction, levelling, cleanup. You should catch every word, even if it was shot next to a busy road.
Spatial & immersive mixing
Stereo or surround, mixed for wherever people are actually going to watch it.
Sound design for picture
Atmosphere and effects that help the edit along. If you notice them, we overdid it.
Format ready delivery
Final files to spec for broadcast, social and streaming, so nothing bounces back at the last minute.
How we finish your sound
1. Spotting session
We sit down with you and the locked edit and write down every dialogue fix, every effect and every music cue. Faders come later.
2. Dialogue & sound design
We clean up the dialogue, record or find the Foley and effects, and add atmosphere where the story needs it.
3. Final mix
Then it all comes together in one mix, stereo or spatial. We play it back on a few different systems, just to be sure.
4. QC & delivery
Every file is checked and delivered at the loudness and format your broadcaster, platform or client wants.
Our clients are production companies, agencies and in-house teams, making branded content, documentaries and series. Finishing a film that has to go out on TV, streaming and social at the same time? We do all three in one go, so you don't need three separate audio passes.
Sound design for campaigns, brand films and broadcast
Sound design sits between the dialogue and the music. It's the atmosphere that tells you where you are, the transitions that carry you through the edit, all those little details that make a film feel done. We make it in our Amsterdam studio for campaigns and brand films, as part of the post production or as a job on its own. For Museumweek that meant atmospheric layers that brought the museum onto the screen; for the Museumweek talkshow, transitions and atmosphere that made an online broadcast feel like television; for Museumkaart, music and sound design for the renewal campaign.
Post production we have done
We did the documentary post production for Doctors Without Borders and the post production and audio mix for NHS Charities Together. Two projects where dialogue recorded in difficult conditions was the layer everything else rested on.
Audio post production, explained
What does audio post production include?
Dialogue editing, sound design and Foley, spatial or surround mixing, fitting in the music, and delivery to spec. Basically everything to do with sound once the picture is locked. Music is the exception: bring it in at the rough cut, not after lock.
Can you fix dialogue recorded on location?
Yes, in most cases. With noise reduction, de-essing and level automation you can rescue a lot of location dialogue, even from a pretty chaotic shoot.
Do you deliver to streaming platform specs?
Yes, we deliver stereo, 5.1, and immersive mixes to the loudness and technical spec required by broadcasters and streaming platforms.
How is this different from mixing and mastering?
Post production covers the full audio finishing process for picture. Mixing and mastering is more often used for standalone music or audio only deliverables.