What does it take to turn production recordings into clear, convincing dialogue? Tonebenders returns to Sonic Days for a live episode with Emma Butt, Korey Pereira and Thomas Perez-Pape, hosted by Tim Muirhead.
The discussion brings together practitioners working across films and series to explore the tools, techniques and judgement behind dialogue editing. It is an opportunity to hear the conversation in the room as it happens, with the working experience of several sound professionals in one place.
A podcast about the people behind the sound
Tonebenders talks with the sonic artists behind films, games and series, making production experience and craft accessible through conversation. Its episodes connect the finished work with the people and decisions that audiences rarely encounter on screen.
There is already a Sonic Days chapter in that archive. In the live episode recorded at Sonic Days 2025, Tim Muirhead spoke with James Mather, Tormod Ringnes and Kim Christensen about sound design for established film worlds. Listening to it offers a sense of the format before joining this year’s discussion.
From production sound to the finished dialogue track
This year’s live session focuses on the future of dialogue editing. Emma, Korey and Thomas will draw on their work to discuss the obstacles between production recordings and a dialogue track that serves the film or series, and the tools they use to address them.
Dialogue carries both information and performance. An edit must support what a character is saying while preserving how they say it, and the surrounding sound needs to belong to the scene. The session gives practitioners a shared setting in which to discuss those decisions and how their approaches are changing.
Hear different working perspectives
For dialogue editors, mixers, filmmakers and students, the value of a live conversation lies in hearing how experienced people approach the same area of craft from different working positions. The programme brings the future of the discipline into contact with the practical work of delivering a soundtrack.
If you know Tonebenders through headphones, Sonic Days offers the chance to join the recording in person. Add the live episode to your programme and bring your curiosity about the work behind the voices.
Join the session
Tonebenders Live: The Future of Dialogue Editing
Thursday 19 November 2026 · 15:30–16:30 CET
Room 3.27 — Conference Room
Track: Sound for Film & TV
Sonic College, Kolding
Register free and add the session to your Sched programme. Sonic Days takes place on 18–19 November 2026, with a warm-up programme on 17 November.
Continue exploring the Sound for Film & TV track, or browse the full programme in Sched.