56 W I N T E R 2 0 2 6 I C A S Q U A R T E R L Y
b y C A S A s s o c i a t e S a m C a s a s
While it has been common in much
of the unscripted world to have the
re-recording mixer also handle sound
editing—especially since the arrival
of OMFI in the late '90s—scripted
and certain unscripted programming
(e.g., documentaries) have dedicated
time budgeted for sound editing that
is separate from mixing. With this
in mind, I was curious how mixers
and editors today think about the
Bridging Editing
and the Mix:
A CONVERSATION WITH
Lucien Palmer CAS MPSE
line between mixing and editing,
and I thought the perfect person to
share their thoughts was CAS and
MPSE mixer and supervising sound
editor Lucien Palmer. As the owner
of Toolshed Audio Post and a sound
professional who has worn many
hats, Lucien had a lot of thoughtful
insights to share when we sat down for
a conversation at his studio. Here's a
segment of that conversation.
