|
“The Waves product line is invaluable to us. We produce an episode for broadcast every six days. Things need to be as efficient as possible, and Waves helps make that happen, week after week, season after season.”
One of the most successful animated shows in the history of television, South Park has enjoyed immense popularity and acclaim ever since its 1997 debut. Known for its satirical and crude dark humor as well as its unique animation style, the show remains Comedy Central's highest-rated program well into its 13th season. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who also do the majority of the show’s writing, directing, and character voices themselves, South Park has received widespread accolades, including a Peabody and four Emmy Awards. |
|
The producers of South Park rely on Waves plugins to keep things at the highest levels of productivity and efficiency. According to South Park Supervising Producer Frank Agnone, who has been with the show since it began, “The Waves product line is invaluable to us. We produce an episode for broadcast every six days. Things need to be as efficient as possible, and Waves helps make that happen, week after week, season after season.”
Bruce Howell, Producer and Supervising Sound Editor for the show, has been a Waves user for well over a decade. He has used Waves on the South Park TV series as well as the hit feature films, South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut and Team America. “The schedules can become so tight that sometimes I have to mix the half hour show in 20 minutes. It’s that ridiculous,” he explains. Howell, who has also been with South Park since its inception, uses Waves MaxxBass, L2 Ultramaximizer, X-Noise, and the Waves Dorrough Meters, just to name a few.
Howell configures all of the plugins in ways that maximize his efficiency. “I need to put out both 5.1 stems and stereo stems, so I’ve been using the 360˚ Surround Tools. When I push a button, I’ll have all the stems and everything printing to the SR digital tape all at the same time,” he explains. “This really saves me time, because in the last three years we’ve gone 5.1, so instead of having to mix 5.1 and then the next week deliver a stereo mix, everything’s delivered in the same pass.”
South Park has been a hit for 13 years, and its post-production team can choose any audio technology they want—and they choose Waves. “From an audio, video, and animation standpoint, nobody is producing television animation the way we’re producing it,” Agnone says. “And Waves helps you blast through work quicker than anything.” |
Share
