Presenting the Sounding Board v.6.0!

The Cinema Audio Society and Motion Picture Sound Editors are non-profit organizations based in Los Angeles, California and representing several thousand audio professionals around the world.

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Breakfast and Lunch included. (Hot & cold protein and vegan options) Your ticket also includes the Beer / Wine Mixer at the end of the day.

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About the Sounding Board

Our 2025 Sounding Board v5.0 saw over 200 Industry professionals joining us at LMU, School of Film & Television for
a day of in-person discussions about the practical, creative, & technical art of sound for picture. SB v6.0 is taking place at Loyola Marymount University on November 15th, 2026. We will start the day at 9am with registration and a light breakfast followed by brief Presidential remarks. Lunch will be provided along with refreshments at the end of day mixer.

Location

Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television (SFTV), a top 10 film school in Los Angeles, continues
to be recognized among the nation’s leading film schools, earning a number seven ranking in The Hollywood
Reporter’s annual list of the top film schools in the United States. For the sixth straight year, SFTV has been
recognized as a top 10 film school, reflecting SFTV’s continued excellence in preparing students for careers in a
rapidly evolving entertainment industry and highlighting the achievements of its students, alumni, faculty, and
creative community.

Table of Contents

Let’s work together...
Hands On Lab 10:15AM
Hands On Lab 12PM
Hands On Lab 2PM
Hands On Lab 4:15PM
Event Gallery
Event Sponsors
Surviving AI!
Making Music Sing On Set
Say What 2: Can You Hear Me Now?
Record & Catalogue
Talent Forward
Is The Mix Track Dead? 12PM
Is The Mix Track Dead? 4PM

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Vendors

Chat with a select group of venders who are participatory in the growth and development of the sound industry. Only game changing companies or those with revolutionary products included!
 

9:00-9:45am
Registration & Breakfast

12:30-2:30pm
Lunch & Raffle

3:45-4:00pm
Coffees

6:00-7:30pm
Drinks & Appetizers

Panel Discussions

Extreme Sound

I made it back Alive
The brave and the bold discuss how they got that sound.

Editorial Support for Mixing

Edit to mix, a panel discussion with mixers and editors about the best practices and procedures for the preparation of tracks to go to stage and the editorial support of the stage during the mix.

DELIVERABLES – SETTING ‘EM UP AND KNOCKING “EM DOWN

After a successful design & mix, you can still lose a client by fumbling the deliverables! How to plan for & execute a successful journey through the labyrinth of audio delivery.

Best Practices Pavilion

Focused on education in specific areas. Led by undeniable experts in a subject. Talking about implementing a specific area of their expertise.

Production Basics for Post

Pulling back the curtain for those who live on the other side. Who makes up the Production Sound Team that deliver production dialog tracks to the editors and mixers who end up taking all that hard work and use it as one of the crucial fundamental building blocks of a soundtrack? What are the some of the most common issues found on set? What do the utility, boom operators and other members of the production sound crew do?
 

Everything Old is New Again

Restoring and remixing legacy media for today's audience. How do you take a mono, stereo, or 5.1 soundtrack and remix it for immersive formats?

Post Basics for Production

Pulling back the curtain for those who live on the other side. Who makes up the Post sound team that receive materials from Production. What are the steps taken to get those recording onto the screen and out of the speakers? What are the unique challenges that the sound editing team face when crafting and preparing those tracks for the eventual mix? What happens once it gets to the mixing stage and how are they shaped into the final mix? How are subjective notes turned into realized and focused ideas that make up the completed soundtrack?

Why I Did That

A mini version of our typical screenings where we show a 5 minutes/scene/segment of a film or title of interest and then have a panel with as many members of the sound team as possible to discuss it, starting with production and post production mixers; dialogue editor; foley mixer, editor, and artist; and sound supervisor.

Hands On Lab

This lab hosts hands on sessions to see, touch and understand specific techniques and processes in todays audio.

Foley Live

Foley has evolved extensively since it first appeared almost 100 years ago alongside the advent of synchronized soundtracks. The complexity of foley recording and performance have allowed foley to become one of the essential elements of the final soundtrack that seamlessly blend with sound effects and creative sound design. This session panel will discuss the rolls of the foley artist and mixers and how it has become a complex and extreme crucial part of a soundtrack. Performance techniques, use of props and recording tips and tricks all be part of this exciting and interactive live foley demonstration.

Exoskeletons

Demonstration of devices to reduce the physical strain of boom operating, both separately or while mixing as a One-Man-Band. What are the possible limitations of movement? What are the health benefits for long takes? And much more!

Software for Field Recording

A discussion and demonstration of various software packages to record production sound without a dedicated hardware recorder. Pro and cons: cost, reliability etc…

APP & PANELISTS

Download the Sounding Board v5.0 App. along with full panelists. Available from Wednesday October 22nd through QR code.

Further Info

Producers

Carol Thomas
CASoffice@CinemaAudioSociety.org (310) 795 0565
 
Tracie Costabile
office@mpse.org (818) 506 7731

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