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Fair warning, I don’t want this post to come across as just another mixer rant… and I’ll do my best to keep things civil. I’ve been keeping track of a few bad habits I see in editorial that drive me a bit batty on the mix stage. So in an effort to “being the change I want to see in the world, I’m going to share them with you. Hopefully this will result in less of these nits to pick going forward and, as a bonus, its free therapy for me!
There’s a powerful Pro Tools feature I’ve been using more and more in my editorial as of late and after chatting with other editors in the office I’ve realized it’s commonly overlooked. It’s using sync points when syncing your audio in the timeline!
What’s that sound? Summer is just around the corner! To get us in the summertime spirit, we brainstormed a few of our favorite summer sounds and either recorded, designed or pulled clips from our library to serve as clues for this crossword puzzle. Can you solve the puzzle using only your ears? Let us know in the comments!
Our spring intern Eli Bahner is finishing up his time with us here at Boom Box. It’s been a pleasure working with Eli this spring and we’re excited for what the future holds for him in the sound industry! We took a moment to sit down with Eli for a quick Q&A to hear his thoughts on his internship with us.
I recently handled a mix assembly for the first time and although on paper it’s a very straightforward process, it’s extremely detailed and can be quite time consuming. I consulted our Studio Engineer, Tim Vindigni for tips and he had just discovered that Pro Tools updated a feature in the Import Session Data window that’s extremely useful for the assembly process: Match Tracks! Let’s take a look at how it works.
ETHER is an electromagnetic field receiver — essentially a wide-band “anti-radio.” Rather than tuning to one radio station or frequency, it captures a huge swath of the electromagnetic spectrum (from very low to very high frequencies) all at once.
Essentially, you turn Ether on, wave it around, and it picks up all of the sound we can’t hear with the naked ear - WiFi Signals, radio transmissions, power lines, lighting. It brings magnetic fields and radio waves to light. WILD!
Boom Box Library is now hosting an enormous spring sale. Our entire Boom Box Library site is 50% off with code SPRING50.
That means that you can now get any single library for half price, or scoop up our Everything Bundle, and receive every library for just $175. That’s 50% off an already heavily discounted price!
Don't miss this chance to elevate your sound library at half the cost. The savings won't last, so stop by today.
In this edition of Inside Sound Design, we spoke with Supervising Sound Editor, Brad Meyer about a recent recording session for creature vocals. Hear how he approached the recording and post-processing to design a "monster hellscape."
We have a few updates to share with you! First off, we’re beyond excited to announce our most recent releases this spring. Whether it’s a brand new series premiere or another season of a long-running favorite—it’s always such a rewarding experience to finally share our hard work with you. We’re also so honored to have been a part of the celebration this year at both the 4th Annual Children’s and Family Emmys as well as the 73rd MPSE Golden Reels! Please enjoy these Spring 2026 updates from the Boom Box Post team!
We asked sound effects editor, Jayson Niner to design a panic dream montage and discuss his process. Take a listen!
In this post we’ll take a look at the sound design layers that combine to make the signature sound of The Loud House fight cloud, as heard in the scene below:
So you’ve just recorded the coolest sound out in the field, but it’s buried underneath environmental sounds like distant cars, planes, humans, birds, insects etc… How do we isolate these sounds and minimize that background noise? This is NOT another Izotope RX post. Instead we’re going to talk about a common yet sometimes forgotten audio processor that can help reduce your noise floor and make these recordings more usable.
The 73rd MPSE Golden Reel Awards ceremony is quickly approaching! On March 8th we’ll be gathering with friends and familiar faces to celebrate the work of the most talented in our industry. We’re beyond excited and feeling so honored to have received three nominations this year! In this post we dive into the sound behind our nominated series, hearing directly from the supervising sound editors. Enjoy!
Meet Boom Box Post’s newest intern, Eli Bahner! To learn a bit more about Eli, we sat down for a quick Q&A. Here’s what he had to tell us!
Near the end of last year, we once again hosted Women’s Audio Mission for a workshop, this time on Re-Recording Mixing for Film & TV. This in-depth post-production sound workshop covered the basics of the re-recording mixing process and also included an interactive mixing session where attendees had the opportunity to work at the console and in ProTools to mix in sound elements and experience the tools and process.
With the competition being stacked this year, we couldn’t be more proud of our team for being nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing and Mixing for an Animated Program for Max & The Midknights!
We hope you all had a wonderful winter holiday break and New Years celebration! As those of you Angelenos already know, we experienced an uncharacteristically long rainy stretch to bring in our New Year here in California. As ready as I am to be on the other side of this rain, it does provide a great opportunity to pull out the field recording gear and add some new rain recordings to my personal library. As I was cleaning up my recordings, I felt compelled to start putting them into context with other layers which progressed into experimenting with some simple but effective rain designs. This blog post will share what I learned in the process!
These past few weeks, I must shamefully admit that I’ve been binging seasons of crappy reality TV…Ink Master in particular. There’s a particular sound the editors use in this show that is impossible to go unnoticed. Even if you’ve never seen a single episode of reality TV, chances are you’ve still heard this sound somewhere. It’s of the dramatic, screeching, tension-building stinger variety, commonly found in the horror/thriller genre.
As we near the end of 2025, we are taking a look at the most visited blog posts by our readers over the past year.
We’d like to thank all of our blog readers for the continual support and giving us a platform to share our latest projects, news and post-production sound knowledge with a very special community. Here are the top 10 Boom Box blog posts that were most frequented viewed in the year of 2025. Some are old, and some are now, so check them out!
Happy Holidays from Boom Box Post!
