Sound Design That Makes Every Frame More Powerful
Pixeldust delivers professional sound design, music, mixing, and audio post-production that transforms good video into unforgettable content — because what your audience hears shapes what they feel, remember, and do.
Trusted by
industry leaders
Recognition
17
Emmy Awards
43 nominations · directing, design, animation, editing
55
AAF Best of Show & Judges Awards
13
Telly Awards
7
New York Festivals World Medals
22 years · since 2004
Dozens of clients
Sound Design That Makes the Picture Land
Viewers forgive a lot on screen, but not bad sound. Pixeldust designs, records, mixes and masters in-house, alongside the same team that creates the picture, so audio is planned from the start instead of patched at the end. We have built atmosphere, tension and clarity for Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, CuriosityStream’s Ancient Earth and Showtime’s Dark Net.
We spot each scene with your team early, so music, effects and voice work together rather than competing. Your director hears early passes and gives notes before the final mix, which keeps revisions focused and the delivery date predictable, even on tight broadcast schedules.
You receive broadcast-compliant mixes, stems and versions for every platform, from theater and television to streaming and social. Organized sessions and stems make later edits, language versions and cutdowns simple, so your sound keeps working as the project grows and travels.
Our sound design process
Every Pixeldust video production follows the same proven six-stage pipeline, refined over two decades of broadcast, healthcare, and corporate production. You review and approve at every stage, so there are no surprises, no scope creep, and no missed deadlines.
Goals, audience and sonic direction.
- Creative brief
- Brand sound goals
- Timeline & budget
Find where sound carries the story.
- Script & board review
- Spotting session
- Sonic storytelling plan
Clean, broadcast-quality capture.
- Production sound
- Voiceover sessions
- Foley recording
Build the sonic world.
- Sound effects design
- Music & scoring
- Sonic branding
Balance every element precisely.
- Dialogue balance
- Multi-platform mixes
- Loudness mastering
Spec-compliant files, ready to air.
- Review rounds
- Network specs
- Stems & deliverables
What we create
Sound design at Pixeldust is integrated into the creative process from the beginning, not bolted on at the end. During pre-production, our audio team reviews scripts and storyboards to identify opportunities for sonic storytelling — moments where sound can carry the narrative, establish mood, or emphasize key messages more effectively than visuals alone.
During production, we capture clean, broadcast-quality audio using professional equipment and experienced sound recordists. For voiceover projects, we direct recording sessions that prioritize performance and authenticity, drawing natural, engaging reads from our talent rather than flat, lifeless narration. We work with a diverse roster of voice artists across languages, accents, ages, and styles to find the perfect match for every project.
In post-production, our mixing engineers balance dialogue, music, and sound effects with precision, ensuring that every element serves the story without competing for the listener’s attention. We mix for multiple delivery environments — broadcast, streaming, social media, mobile — and we master to the loudness and format specifications that each platform requires.
Related projects
Industries We Serve
Our sound design work serves broadcast and streaming clients who need audio that meets the exacting technical and creative standards of network television and platform delivery. We work with brands producing marketing and advertising content that needs to sound as good as it looks across every channel and every device.
We serve healthcare and pharmaceutical companies producing content where clarity of narration is critical to patient understanding and regulatory compliance. We work with documentary and non-fiction producers who need sound design that honors the subject matter with emotional intelligence and technical excellence. And we serve corporate clients producing training, communications, and event content where professional audio quality is the difference between engagement and tune-out.
We also work with podcast producers, audiobook publishers, and digital media companies that need high-quality audio production, mixing, and mastering for audio-first content formats that depend entirely on sound to hold their audience.
Broadcast & streaming
Brands & advertising
Healthcare & documentary
Podcasts, audiobooks & corporate
What We Deliver
Pixeldust provides comprehensive sound design and audio post-production services. We deliver professional sound mixing and mastering that ensures your content sounds polished and consistent across every playback environment — from laptop speakers to theater sound systems to mobile devices with earbuds in a noisy commute.
We provide music licensing, original scoring, and custom music composition that gives your content a sonic identity tailored to your brand and your audience. We handle voiceover casting, direction, and recording, working with professional voice talent to find exactly the right voice for your message — the voice that your audience will trust and remember.
We also deliver sound effects design and Foley that add texture, realism, and emotional depth to every scene. Our sonic branding services help organizations develop audio logos, brand sound palettes, and sonic identity guidelines that create immediate recognition across every touchpoint — from video content and podcasts to phone systems, events, and digital experiences.
For broadcast clients, we ensure that every deliverable meets the technical audio specifications required by networks and platforms, including loudness standards, channel configurations, and format requirements. Our audio engineering team handles the technical details so your content goes to air or online without rejection or delay.
The Business Case for Professional Sound
Sound design has a direct impact on how audiences perceive your brand and how effectively your content communicates. Research consistently shows that audiences associate poor audio quality with poor brand quality — even when the visual production is excellent. A video with inconsistent levels, background noise, muddy dialogue, or generic stock music tells your audience that the brand behind it cuts corners.
Conversely, professional sound design signals quality, credibility, and attention to detail. A custom music score gives your brand a sonic signature that audiences associate with your content even before they see your logo. Professional mixing ensures that your message is heard clearly regardless of how or where the audience is watching. And thoughtful sound effects design creates an emotional response that reinforces the visual storytelling and deepens audience engagement.
The accessibility case for professional audio is equally important. Clear dialogue, proper audio descriptions, and well-balanced sound mixes ensure that your content is accessible to audiences with hearing challenges, audiences watching in noisy environments, and audiences consuming content through different devices and speakers. Professional sound design makes your content work for every viewer, not just the ones in a quiet room with good headphones.
The investment in professional sound design is modest compared to production and post-production budgets, but it has an outsized impact on how the final product is received. Pixeldust helps you make that investment count by treating sound as a strategic asset rather than a technical checkbox.
Hear what your project is missing
Why Pixeldust
Pixeldust is an Emmy Award-winning studio where sound has always been treated as equal to picture. Our audio team has mixed and designed sound for content that has aired on every major broadcast network, streamed on every major platform, and screened at festivals and conferences around the world.
What sets us apart is that our sound team works under the same roof as our directors, editors, and animators. That integration means audio is part of the creative conversation from the start — not a handoff at the end of post-production. The result is content where picture and sound work together as a unified experience rather than two separate deliverables bolted together at the last minute.
Our engineers and sound designers also stay current with evolving audio technologies and formats, from immersive audio and spatial sound to adaptive loudness for multi-platform delivery. When your content deserves to sound as extraordinary as it looks, Pixeldust is the studio that makes it happen.
Frequently asked questions
Our sound design services include mixing, mastering, music licensing or original scoring, voiceover casting and recording, sound effects design, Foley, and delivery in broadcast-ready formats.
Yes. We compose custom scores and original music tailored to your project’s tone, audience, and brand identity. We also handle music licensing when existing tracks are preferred.
Absolutely. We cast professional voice talent from an extensive roster, direct recording sessions, and deliver polished voiceover tracks that match the tone and pace of your content.
We deliver in every format required — stereo, 5.1 surround, broadcast-standard loudness levels, and platform-specific specifications for web, streaming, and social media.
Yes. We regularly remix, remaster, and enhance audio on existing content — improving dialogue clarity, adding music and sound effects, and bringing the audio up to broadcast or platform standards.
