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Originally Posted by DynaForte  Yeah, those are nice reviews Marti....
You did the theatrical mix AND the blu-ray? Is this typical, or do other stages/engineers usually do the blu-ray mix?
Did you do them both on the same stage, with the same monitors?
Overall, what are the kinds of changes one would need to make (to the session) to make it sound identical to the theater mix. In other words, just to give us at home the same experience as in theaters, what are some of the fundamental changes sonically? |
Yes I did BOTH Mixes at "The Dub Stage". The Theatrical Mix on the Large JBL Theatrical speakers behind the screen. (Go to
facility - the dub stage for room pictures
A few weeks later we set up 5 JBL LSR6328’s and 1 JBL LSR6312 subwoofer and proceeded to do the "Home Theater Mix".
We set it up per the Sony Pictures Home Theater Mix specs where
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• L, C and R speakers should be in front of console, 7-8 feet from listening position, 6-8” above the meter bridge, tilted down to the mix position. Placement should be optimized to accommodate a proper sonic image with the screen, set up in an arc.
As a guide, a line drawn from the mix position through the L and R nearfields should hit the L and R screen horns
• *The subwoofer should be placed on the floor, just in front of the console or in front of the speakers. Exact placement will depend on room acoustics, standing wave effects, etc.
• **The surround placement is 110 degrees from center and approximately 10-12 feet apart. This should be adjusted to accommodate a proper image depending on the room dimensions. The surrounds should be close in to the mix position.
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These days it is not common to even get a chance to do a "Home Theater Mix".
Sam Raimi insisted we do it and since we mixed the theatrical and it was in Pro Tools it gave us the opportunity to tweak anything that was needed because of the "Home Theater " environment.
Very little was done just a little rebalancing. Bob Murowski the Picture Editor Supervised the mix that Chris Jacobson and I did.
We were all very happy with the way it turned out.
Please listen to it and then I'll be happy to answer some questions.
Thank you for your interest.