After spending 5 hours performing a rough mix on the first episode of the anime we were given, then turning around and spending 3 more hours tweaking things, I brought it into the Cahills' home studio for QC (quality check), and ended up spending 4 more hours further refining everything.

Seems tedious, huh? From my experience in composing for people like BMB Finishes, one golden lesson I've learned in the entertainment industry is that the more refining you do, the better quality the product. I'm actually pleased with this refined mix, as it's far more true to the original Japanese dub than my initial rough mix.

The engineers over in Singapore are liking our work and our progress thusfar, so things are looking up. They're already talking about giving us a full-time deal of 200 episodes per year (17 episodes per month) to dub for them. If this works out, I have my side-job (aside from college) cut out for me. And the timing couldn't have been better since I recently quit my job at Target due to physical problems the job was causing me.

So I'm crossing my fingers. The refined mix is soon to be in the hands of the company in Singapore, for their QC session, before they send it off to the Japanese company for approval. The approval of the Japanese company will likely be the determining factor between whether we fly or fall as an Anime Dubbing Studio.