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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.

With the premiere of The Abandons, we look back at how Lonesome Dove helped shape Smart Post Sound’s history, from an Emmy-winning mix to the workflows that defined our approach to Westerns for a generation.

If you’ve ever attended a final audio mix, you know the process can feel anything but straightforward. Sometimes, conflicting opinions transform the mix into a dark room full of people trying to politely voice their ideas without losing their minds when they don’t get their way. The thing to remember is that if there are five creators on the stage, there will almost always be six valid opinions. This is also why, and before anything else, it’s important for us to emphasize th

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.

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.