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Audio Mixing & Mastering
Professional audio finishing that delivers perfect balance, clarity, and impact across all playback systems from cinema to streaming platforms.
Audio mixing and mastering are the last stages of audio post-prod. Every sound is balanced, tuned, and shaped into one clean, polished soundtrack. Mixing sets the levels and placement, while mastering holds steady quality and meets your delivery format specs.
We set up audio mixing and mastering with studios and engineers ready to take your soundtrack to broadcast, theatrical, or streaming standards. Our team handles session booking, asset delivery, and quality checks, so your final mix meets both creative goals and tech needs.
Capabilities
Mixing & Mastering Excellence
The crucial final stage of post-production where all sonic elements unite into cohesive, powerful soundtracks that deliver maximum emotional impact.
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Perfect Balance
Optimal levels for every element ensuring dialogue clarity and musical impact.
Precision
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Dynamic Control
Professional compression and limiting for consistent, powerful delivery.
Power
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Format Ready
Optimized masters for cinema, broadcast, streaming, and all platforms.
Versatility
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Pristine Quality
Cinema-standard audio delivery meeting the highest technical specifications.
Excellence
Mixing Services
Mastering & Delivery
Our Mixing & Mastering Process
We follow a systematic approach that ensures every mix achieves maximum emotional impact while meeting all technical specifications.
Premix Review
Our team checks every audio element, from dialogue to music to effects premixes, to lay the groundwork for your final mix.
Mix Sessions
We balance each element with precise EQ, dynamics, and spatial positioning in our calibrated mixing room.
Client Review
We refine the mix with you, so the final sound matches your creative vision perfectly.
Master & Deliver
Our team creates format-specific masters that meet every tech spec for your distribution platforms.
Why Us
Why Choose Our Mixing & Mastering
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Award-Winning
Our mixing is praised across film and television projects.
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Cinema Quality
Our sound finishing is theatrical-grade and meets the highest standards.
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Multi-Platform
We tune delivery for each format, from cinema to mobile.
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Fast Delivery
Our smooth workflow keeps your project on tight deadlines.
On Location
Final mix and mastering across NYC's premier audio houses
Final mix and mastering in New York runs through the densest audio-post cluster in North America. That roster spans Sound Lounge in Times Square, Sonic Union, Heard City, Crew Cuts in Hell's Kitchen, the Audio Department in Chelsea, JSM Music + Sound in Soho, Pomann Sound, Dubway Studios in Midtown, Crawford Audio, Smash NYC, Wave Group and Goldcrest Post's audio bays. The work covers indie feature theatricals bound for Tribeca and Sundance, HBO and Apple TV+ top series finishing in town, Netflix originals, network broadcast drama at 30 Rock, and Showtime/Paramount episodics. It also takes in the city's huge commercial and branded-content slate moving through Madison Avenue agencies.
Our team books re-recording stages calibrated to SMPTE RP 200 and ITU-R BS.1116 tracking. We line up premix delivery from dialogue, music and effects editors, then run the mix calendar against the production's picture-lock and platform-delivery dates. Stages handle theatrical and home-theater tracking in 5.1, 7.1 and Dolby Atmos object-based formats, with mixers credited on HBO, Netflix, Apple, Showtime, A24 and Focus Features releases.
Mix sessions open with a premix QC pass against the locked timeline. From there we balance dialogue against music and effects, then shape dynamics with broadcast-spec compression and limiting. We apply spectral EQ for clarity and tone, and set spatial placement across the channel format the deliverable calls for. Director and producer reviews happen in-room or through Source-Connect Pro and Evercast remote sessions for clients tracking from Los Angeles, London or the Hudson Yards client offices.
Mastering takes the locked mix to platform-exact loudness targets. Those targets run from ATSC A/85 at -24 LKFS for US broadcast, EBU R128 at -23 LUFS for European broadcast, Netflix at -27 LKFS, Amazon, Apple TV+ and Disney+ delivery specs, through theatrical DCP at -27 LKFS reference. Each one is measured to ITU-R BS.1770 with non-stop true-peak tracking.
Final delivery includes the printmaster, separated dialogue/music/effects and M&E stems for global versioning and dubbing, frame-accurate cue sheets, and downmixed stereo Lt/Rt and LoRo. It also ships every platform-conformant master, ready for QC at HBO, Netflix, Apple or whichever distributor is opening the delivery window.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between mixing and mastering?
Mixing is the creative work of balancing dialogue, music, and effects, then setting levels, EQ, dynamics, and spatial positioning. Mastering is the final tech polish that makes your mix meet broadcast specs and loudness standards, so it translates well on every playback system.
What loudness standards do you work with?
We work with every major loudness standard, including EBU R128 for European broadcast, ATSC A/85 for US television, and platform-specific targets for Netflix (-27 LKFS), Amazon, Apple TV+, and theatrical release. Our team makes sure your content meets each spec.
Can you create stems and M&E tracks?
Yes. We deliver full stem packages with dialogue, music, and effects stems, plus M&E (Music & Effects) tracks for global versioning and dubbing. Every stem is frame-accurate and ships with detailed cue sheets for smooth integration.
What surround formats do you support?
We mix and deliver in every surround format, including 5.1, 7.1, and Dolby Atmos. Our calibrated mixing rooms track each format with precision. We then build dedicated masters tuned for theatrical, home theater, and streaming sites.
Related Services
Productions in New York that need this often pair it with Audio Restoration, 5.1 Surround Mixing Services, and Foley Recording Services for full coverage. Most projects also draw on Online Conform & QC Services and Broadcast Delivery Services.
On Set
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