Final Mixing Process

The final mic was completed at Andys house due to lack of time available in the sound theatre, as well as knowing we could be interrupted by other groups wanting to export their projects. The final mix was actually a rather quick process, and I believe this was due to the amount of preparation beforehand, allowing us to get straight to work. The mix was completed on studio monitors (KRK RP8), which we both own and are both used to their characteristics, meaning we both had trust in knowing how much low/high end to add/subtract.

The final mixing stage mainly consisted of going through the film from start to finish, automating any dialogue, foley, panning and effects to add realism to the piece. We also added any fades needed, especially with the music and atmosphere tracks. We ensured that the levels were consistent throughout and that any audio processing needed had been completed. The film was then watched over by the director who only had a few small issues which were rectified quickly.

The mix was then exported to be sent to the film editor, followed by three separate exports for the foley, music and effects mixes respectively.