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the correct mix makes it to the correct place, network, Web, etc., so, I am often asked to make a single, bulletproof mix in stereo for a commercial." Not knowing if a Web-only commercial might end up on-air, DiCesare mixes everything within the CALM Act's guidelines. He uses the NuGen Audio VisLM loudness meter plug-in to make sure his mixes are always ready for broadcast. The UK-based NuGen is already popular in the European market, and their VisLM loudness meter is gaining a following in the US. DiCesare explains, "I am really impressed with the VisLM because it is the only system I know of that was specifically designed for monitoring levels based on the CALM Act. It has a lot of great pre-sets that meet network spec, like those for the Discovery Channel, built right in. There is even a way to take your finished mix and raise or lower it overall to hit the -24LKFS if your mix is coming in over or under the limit. They really thought of everything." The Station's Ron DiCesare edited and mixed two :30s for Nair. He used NuGen's Audio VisLM to meet CALM Act specs. site, reworked the client's logo, and created a series of promotional videos for each of the different cities with branches of the Burleson firm. The videos for each location — Houston, Denver, Pittsburgh and San Antonio — reflects the differences in those branches. The videos are around one-minute long, with a full video that incorporates all the segments for each city. On the audio side, Soundworks handled everything from location sound to sound design and final mixing. On-location, the audio was captured using Sennheiser ew100 G3 wireless lavs, Sanken COS-11 sBP lavs and a Sennheiser MKH 416 shotgun mic. It was recorded on a TASCAM DR680 recorder, and the camera mics were used for sync continued on page 53 SOUNDWORKS/ VIVIDMIX Dwight Cook is the owner/ sound designer at Soundworks/ VividMix (www.soundworks. com) in Houston. Cook is a former president of the national trade organization SPARS (Society of Professional Audio Recording Services). Soundworks has two audio suites and a video suite with a greenscreen and 3D animation capabilities. For audio, they provide everything from casting to location sound, as well as audio post. Their post services include sound design, ADR, sweetening and mixing for film,TV, radio and Internet productions. "We just finished up doing ADR for The Lone Ranger, which is out in theaters now," says Cook. "And this morning we shot a segment for a reality show for McDonald's. We do a lot of different things here." They also provide clients with Web development/hosting, script-to-screen video and motion graphics. Cook and his team recently created a Website for Burleson LLP, a large oil and gas-focused law firm in the US. Within a fourmonth timeframe, they built the www.postmagazine.com Post • August 2013 33

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