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Sound Design Checklist

Ensure your mix is perfect with our Sound Design Checklist, covering dialogue, ambience, SFX, music, final mix review, and delivery.

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About This Resource

A comprehensive quality-assurance checklist for post-production sound mixing. Covers dialogue leveling, noise floor reduction, Foley integration, atmospheric ambience layering, musical transitions, and final master bus limiting.

What's Included

  • Phase-by-phase audio checklist from raw dialogue QC to master export
  • Frequency slotting and EQ high-pass/low-pass filter verification steps
  • Stereo imaging and panning balance checks for immersive soundscapes
  • Integrated LUFS and True Peak ceiling delivery compliance guidelines

How to Use

Run through this checklist before delivering any final video cut. Verify dialogue intelligibility over music, check that background room tone is uninterrupted across scene cuts, and ensure master true peaks never exceed -1.0 dBTP.

License & Permissions

Free personal and commercial

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