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Greetings!

The Society of Television Engineers invites you to our upcoming presentation on Thursday, April 30th, 2026, at the Elks Lodge in Glendale.

Topic: Audio Integration and the Digital tools of Sound Restoration

As media libraries become the backbone of streaming services, the technical demand for high-quality audio restoration has never been greater. Doug Mountain, Supervising Sound Editor at Paramount Pictures, presents a comprehensive look at the science of audio integration.

The presentation will cover the end-to-end restoration process: from the initial assessment of archival elements to the final re-recording mix. Doug will discuss the specific DSP tools employed to remove artifacts without compromising the original performance, the technical bridge between live signal flow and post-production mastering, and the methods used to scale legacy content for Atmos and beyond.

This is a technical overview of how engineering excellence ensures that the "sonic signature" of the past survives the transition to the digital future.

Don’t miss this insightful presentation and the opportunity to network and exchange information in the media industry.

In-Person

Elks Lodge, Glendale, CA

6:00 pm Social Hour

7:00 pm Dinner

8:00 pm Presentation

Online

Zoom

7:30 pm Networking

8:00 pm Presentation

Presented By:

Doug Mountain has been recording, editing and mixing audio for film, television, and music for over 40 years. He is currently one of the leading authorities on digital audio and audio restoration.   

Doug is currently a Supervising Sound Editor and Re-Recording Mixer for Paramount Pictures Postproduction Service at Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood California. His primary focus is on restoring the audio to Paramount’s library of feature films. Before his job at Paramount Doug pioneered new methods of up mixing feature films to ATMOS for Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank. 

Doug previously was a consulting engineer for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Among his work with the Academy Doug supervised the Engineering and Sound Design of the Grammys Awards show from 1996 to 2020.

In recent years Doug has had a successful return to Sound Editing and has worked on such notable projects as The Walking Dead (AMC), Fear the Walking Dead (AMC), All American (CW), Catch-22 (Hulu), Animal Kingdom (TNT), APB (Fox), The Mick (Fox), Community (NBC), Duets (ABC), Paranormal Activity and Paranormal Activity 2 (Paramount), Super 8 (Paramount), Community (NBC), Duets (ABC). Alita: Battle Angel (Fox), Sidways, The Mist, Spiderwick Cronicles, Breaking Bad (AMC), Numbers (CBS) and many more.