AMPS Podcast

A special "Round-Table" discussion from MPTS 2026 chaired by Richard Thomas with Howard Bargroff, Kate Davis, Yves-Marie Omnes and Chris Munro. They explain what 32 bit float actually means, the process and workflows they use and some pitfalls that can be encountered.

A special "Round-Table" discussion from MPTS 2026 chaired by Kate Davis AMPS Vice Chair with Heather Andrews, Ben Barker and Dan Pugsley discussing their process and all things sound design in film, TV and games.

Martyn Harries AMPS talks with Production Sound Mixer Ande Schurr about his and his team's work on the Netflix/BBC series Lord of the Flies. The extreme conditions of the Malaysian rain forest, it's wonderful richness of wildlife sounds and the riotous, wild scenes with young actors.

Academy Award, BAFTA and AMPS Award Winning Gwen Yates Whittle, Supervising Sound Editor on F1: The Movie talks to Nina Hartstone and Louise Burton about her journey into the industry and their shared passion for sound and helping the next generation. Recorded by Richard Thomas AMPS Equipment loan and editing Kate Davis and Azimuth Post Production

Award winning Shelley Roden from Skywalker Sound talks to Louise Burton and Karo Jedrus (Jedrzejczyk) about mentorship and her passion for foley. Recorded by Ludovic Lasserre AMPS Equipment loan and editing Kate Davis and Azimuth Post Production

Nancy Nugent-Title, Supervising Sound Editor on Jon M Chu's incredible award winning Wicked films talks to Nina Hartstone and Louise Burton about her journey in to sound and the welcome changes in the industry. Recorded by Paul Paragon AMPS Equipment loan and editing Kate Davis and Azimuth Post Production

Stian Aagedal talks with Martyn Harries AMPS about his company (actually his father's company!) Acon Digital and how as a schoolboy he couldn't find audio recording software that would do what he wanted and so he developed Acoustica and marketed that under the wing of his father's company. He explains about some of the more difficult programming tasks and gently enlightens Martyn who knows nothing...

Production Sound Mixers Nadine Richardson, Simon Hayes, and Adam Fletcher in conversation with host Paul Paragon about the importance of the production sound mix. We hear about how the off-lines, breaths and capturing the original, authentic performances are key to fabulous sound and so much more! Fascinating insights from some of our top UK PSMs. This AMPS Podcast is sponsored by URSA Straps http...

Martyn Harries AMPS in conversation with Sound Designer Wayne Pashley about the cinematic experience of Elvis telling his own story, in his own words in Baz Luhrmann's film EPiC. Wayne talks about his 30 plus year working relationship with the director and how the team were given the freedom to explore and create a tone poem based around live performances, rehearsal footage and a never before broa...

AMPS’ Nina Hartstone talks to Sound Designer Laia Casanovas and Re-Recording Mixer Yasmina Praderas from the first all woman sound team to receive an Academy Award nomination about their work on the Spanish desert rave film Sirât. Hear how they managed to recreate the authentic sound and feel of the raves, and how they used sub bass and dynamic range to create tension and contrast in the incredibl...

Louise Burton AMPS talks with the sound team responsible for AMPS Award nominee Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Production Sound Mixer Lloyd Dudley, Key First Assistant Sound Cei Frampton, Re-recording mixers Mark Taylor and Chris Burdon, and Supervising sound Editor James Mather. What do you do when asked to provide sound in a bespoke dive mask - and you can't even touch it? Hear about...

Martyn Harries AMPS in conversation with Tom Taylor - Production Sound Mixer and Lee Salevan - Re-Recording Mixer /Supervising Sound Editor about their work on Clint Bentley's film "Train Dreams". We hear about the training and preparation Lee had for working on quiet films and about the scene which moved Tom to tears.

Martyn Harries AMPS talks with the post and production sound team from Ryan Coogler’s AMPS Award nominated film ‘Sinners’. Find out how they built the soundtrack for the intense, surreal montage, the implications frequent recuts had on the Foley tracks, and how Felipe, the music editor, coped with the rigours of being on set. With Martyn in this episode are: Chris Welcker, Brandon Proctor, Steve B...

Martyn Harries AMPS talks with the Co-Supervising Sound Editors Margit Pfeiffer and David Acord (also Sound Design) about their work on Andor Season 2. We hear how the legacy sounds from Star Wars are respected and enhanced and about how the Ghor language was created and how cast member have become fluent speakers.

Supervising Sound Editor / Re-Recording Mixer – David Giammarco, Supervising Sound Editor - Eric A. Norris and Production Sound Mixer – Tod A. Maitland some of the team behind the sound for "Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere" in conversation with Martyn Harries AMPS. Find out the team's favourite moments and their biggest challenges and why Tod records with 6 lavs on an actor! Thank you to Isab...

Martyn Harries AMPS in conversation with Ulrika Akander - Dialogue Supervisor, Michael Babcock - Supervising Sound / Re-Recording Mixer, Joe Dzuban - Re-Recording Mixer, and Balázs Varga - Production Sound Mixer about their work on James Vanderbilt's film "Nuremburg", the challenging sets and the attention to detail involved with a period piece. Please Note - There is a technical problem with Joe'...

Louise Burton AMPS in conversation with Judi Lee-Headman AMPS, CAS - Production Sound Mixer on Nia DaCosta's film "Hedda". Hear why Judi spent all her time in the "dog house" and how 3D printing saved the day for the dialogues.

Jake Whitelee AMPS talks with some of the team behind the epic soundtrack of F1 the movie. AMPS Award winning Production Sound Mixer Gareth John AMPS, and Supervising Sound Editors Al Nelson and Gwen Whittle. Hear what it was like to be filming on a live Formula One racetrack, how to mic up an F1 engine, and how Lewis Hamilton feels while he’s driving that fast. You can watch F1 now on Apple TV. T...

Steve Single - Sound Supervisor, Re-recording Mixer and Andy Neil - Sound Design and Re-recording Mixer in conversation with Martyn Harries AMPS about the challenges of Mona Festvold’s latest film The Testament of Ann Lee. A musical with a difference with challenging scenes weaving in and out of historical drama, music and chanting, and some wonderful atmospheres and FX. Find out what made the cas...

Sound Designer/ Supervising Sound Editor Nathan Robitaille, Supervising Sound Editor Nelson Ferreira and Re-Recording Mixer Brad Zoern are in conversation with Rob Walker AMPS about the sound for Guillermo del Toro’s film Frankenstein. This episode explores the creation and evolution of the animal/human creature voice, their collaborative approach to the creative process and the intuitive bond wit...

Louise Burton AMPS MPSE in conversation with Supervising Sound Editor/ Re-Recording Mixer Paul N.J. Ottosson and Production Sound Mixer Thomas Varga about their work on Kathryn Bigalow’s “House of Dynamite”, the challenges of recording and editing a huge ensemble cast multi-stage and how to maintain tension inside the interior space. This episode is sponsored by Ursa Straps https://ursastraps.com/

Martyn Harries AMPS in conversation with Production Sound Mixer Douglas Axtell, Supervising Sound/Dialogue Editor Jill Purdy and Re-Recording Mixer Stephen Barden about their work on Kogonada's film A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, their collaborations with visionary Directors (in sound terms!) and the unwelcome pesky guests who turned up on location! This episode is sponsored by URSA Straps https://...

Chris Welcker, Production Sound Mixer on Sinners https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31193180/ shares his experience of recording live, acoustic music in challenging situations and how he approached the problem of an actor having to have interactions with themselves whilst playing two key characters. Chris goes into detail on how he achieves music recordings on set that have real soul and integrity. In c...

Patrick Southern, Production Sound Mixer, is in conversation with Martyn Harries AMPS about his work on the 2025 film The History of Sound - A love story of two folk song aficionados in the early days of recorded music. Patrick talks about being a musician and the challenges of recording the authentic, acoustic performances which are essential to this story. This episode is sponsored by URSA Strap...

Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe, Product Specialist for AMPS Industry Partner NUGEN Audio in conversation with Martyn Harries AMPS - NUGEN's plugins explored - their latest offering DialogCheck along with VisLM, AB Assist 2, Halo Upmix, ISL and Paragon Immersive Reverb - all explained - A must for students and those who want to know more about what NUGEN's Plugins can do for your sound mix. This episode is...