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Inside ‘Woodland Hills Foley,’ a Dance Foley Workflow Built for Musicals
Supervising Sound Editor Mark Friedgen breaks down his “Woodland Hills Foley” method, a home-built approach to dance foley that treats footsteps like percussion. From four gym stomps on High School Musical to layered stomp libraries and Pro Tools pre-mixes, he explains how he cuts to the beat, builds intensity, and makes musicals feel alive without distracting from the songs themselves.
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The Importance of Silence in Audio Post Production
Silence in audio post is never empty. It carries tension, emotion, and intent, and shaping it is one of the hardest challenges mixers and editors face.
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The Couch That Sounds Like a Theater: The Lovesac StealthTech Demo
A peek behind our Lovesac StealthTech demo partnership: we designed, mixed, and engineered Dolby 5.1 playback through Sactionals—powered by Harman Kardon—then deployed to 300+ locations with consistent levels, clear docs, fast updates, and verified playback.
3 min read
One Project, Many Cities: How we make Mixing, ADR, and Sound feel like it's all in the same room
We run audio post like one facility with many doors. From predubs in Santa Monica to mixing in Burbank, ADR in Atlanta, and reviews from Vancouver, the session—and the collaboration—stays the same.
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Understanding AI in Audio Post: What It Means and How It’s Used
At Smart Post Sound, AI isn’t a replacement for artists—it’s a toolkit. We map four categories—ML cleanup, Speech AI, LLM text tools, and generative audio—and the real use cases that speed prep, editorial, ADR, design, metadata, and delivery.
7 min read
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