Pluribus: The Official Podcast S1E8: The Sound Team
Dec 22, 2025
Join production sound mixer Phillip W. Palmer, supervising sound editor Nick Forshager, and re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin as they dive into the fascinating world of sound design. They discuss the importance of capturing clean on-set audio and how it influences the editing process. Larry explains using convolution reverb to create authentic spaces, while Nick shares techniques for subtly isolating sound. The trio also reveals how immersive audio enhances emotional depth, making each scene resonate with the audience.
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The Brain Masks Everyday Noise
- People don't notice constant background noise until they hear clean tracks with headphones.
- Philip W. Palmer emphasizes the brain masks ambient sounds which production sound then reveals.
Start With High-Quality Tracks
- Record the best possible production sound to give editors clean ingredients to shape.
- Larry Benjamin stresses starting with rich tracks makes the mixing process far easier and more effective.
Use Impulse Responses To Recreate Spaces
- Convolution/impulse responses let you capture a room's acoustics and reuse that reverberation.
- Nick Forshager explains they sampled a clap tail to reproduce Bilbao Airport's spacious reverb.