kyle hopkins

audio engineer

kyle

hopkins

audio

engineer

Specialising in podcast production and post-production

Specialising in podcast production and post-production

Kyle is an award-winning Audio Engineer and Producer, specialising in remote production and post-production for podcasts and audio-on-demand.

He has sound design, edit and mix credits for several major series (including Number 1 shows on Apple Podcasts), a bachelor’s degree in audio production and over 25 years experience in broadcasting and digital.

He works with a wide variety of clients including some of the world’s leading broadcasters, publishers and digital content creators.

Whether it’s editing quick-turnaround news and talk content, sound-designing and mixing long-form narrative series or consulting on production workflows, Kyle is available for one-off and ongoing projects.

> sound design

> studio & location recording

> high quality remote recording

> assembling

> content editing

> detail editing

> music composition

> mixing

> mastering

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Kyle is an award-winning Audio Engineer and Producer, specialising in remote production and post-production for podcasts and audio-on-demand.

He has sound design, edit and mix credits for several major series (including Number 1 shows on Apple Podcasts), a bachelor’s degree in audio production and over 25 years experience in broadcasting and digital.

He works with a wide variety of clients including some of the world’s leading broadcasters, publishers and digital content creators.

Whether it’s editing quick-turnaround news and talk content, sound-designing and mixing long-form narrative series or consulting on production workflows, Kyle is available for one-off and ongoing projects.

> sound design

> studio & location recording

> high quality remote recording

> assembling

> content editing

> detail editing

> music composition

> mixing

> mastering

20200129_085059 2

> sound design

> studio & location recording

> high quality remote recording

> assembling

> content editing

> detail editing

> music composition

> mixing

> mastering

20200129_085059 2

> Sound Design Demo

This piece was created specifically to demonstrate capacity to produce detailed sound design to support and augment audio story-telling. The voices in this piece were sourced from several TED podcasts and further edited to provide a framework around which to build the soundscape.

> Sound Design Demo

This piece was created specifically to demonstrate capacity to produce detailed sound design to support and augment audio story-telling. The voices in this piece were sourced from several TED podcasts and further edited to provide a framework around which to build the soundscape.

> The Confession – The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age / Richard Baker

Credit: Sound Design and Mix.

The intro and credits from an episode of The Confession, an investigative / true crime series that debuted at Number 1 on Apple Podcasts. 7 x 35 minute episodes. Detailed treatment of narration. Restoration of police interviews and court audio. Creative use of design elements. Building immersive soundscapes. Nuanced music editing. Completed remotely.

> The Confession – The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age / Richard Baker

Credit: Sound Design and Mix.

The intro and credits from an episode of The Confession, an investigative / true crime series that debuted at Number 1 on Apple Podcasts. 7 x 35 minute episodes. Detailed treatment of narration. Restoration of police interviews and court audio. Creative use of design elements. Building immersive soundscapes. Nuanced music editing. Completed remotely.

> Enough – The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

Credit: Mix.

The intro and credits from an episode of Enough, a flagship series for two of Australia’s leading news publishers. 6 x 45 minute episodes. Highly complex mixes with multiple studio VOs, location interviews requiring delicate restoration and processing, music and sound design elements. Completed remotely.

> Enough – The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

Credit: Mix.

The intro and credits from an episode of Enough, a flagship series for two of Australia’s leading news publishers. 6 x 45 minute episodes. Highly complex mixes with multiple studio VOs, location interviews requiring delicate restoration and processing, music and sound design elements. Completed remotely.

> Futurepreneur – The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

Credit: Edit and Mix.

The intro and credits from an episode of Futurepreneur, another series for SMH / Age. 8 x 30 minute episodes. A standard interview show with a detailed intro and outro. Completed remotely.

> Futurepreneur – The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age

Credit: Edit and Mix.

The intro and credits from an episode of Futurepreneur, another series for SMH / Age. 8 x 30 minute episodes. A standard interview show with a detailed intro and outro. Completed remotely.

> Curveball – Kellie Riordan / Deadset Studios

Credit: Sound Design, Edit and Mix.

The intro and outro from an episode of Kellie Riordan’s (ex Head of ABC Audio Studios) Curveball series. Multiple pieces of music and design elements combined to support the flow of the intro and outro scripts – particularly the outro – with an episode wrap, a promo and various calls to action all requiring changes in pace and style. Completed remotely.

> Curveball – Kellie Riordan / Deadset Studios

Credit: Sound Design, Edit and Mix.

The intro and outro from an episode of Kellie Riordan’s (ex Head of ABC Audio Studios) Curveball series. Multiple pieces of music and design elements combined to support the flow of the intro and outro scripts – particularly the outro – with an episode wrap, a promo and various calls to action all requiring changes in pace and style. Completed remotely.

“We entrusted Kyle with the sound design and mix for a critical and high-profile investigative podcast. His work exceeded expectations creatively and technically and he was able to easily adapt to changes in our fluid brief. His work was a big contributor to the podcast reaching Number 1”.

David McMillan
Director of Podcasting
The Sydney Morning Herald / The Age

“I couldn’t be more impressed with Kyle’s work as audio engineer on my podcast, The Confession. He created an immersive soundscape that helped to bring the story to life. He is diligent, an excellent communicator and in sync with the story and the mood of each episode. I’d love to work with him again”.

Richard Baker
Award Winning Podcast Creator and Investigative Journalist
Southern Ocean Media

“We entrusted Kyle with the sound design and mix for a critical and high-profile investigative podcast. His work exceeded expectations creatively and technically and he was able to easily adapt to changes in our fluid brief. His work was a big contributor to the podcast reaching Number 1”.

David McMillan
Director of Podcasting
The Sydney Morning Herald / The Age

“I couldn’t be more impressed with Kyle’s work as audio engineer on my podcast, The Confession. He created an immersive soundscape that helped to bring the story to life. He is diligent, an excellent communicator and in sync with the story and the mood of each episode. I’d love to work with him again”.

Richard Baker
Award Winning Podcast Creator and Investigative Journalist
Southern Ocean Media

“We entrusted Kyle with the sound design and mix for a critical and high-profile investigative podcast. His work exceeded expectations creatively and technically and he was able to easily adapt to changes in our fluid brief. His work was a big contributor to the podcast reaching Number 1”.

David McMillan
Director of Podcasting
The Sydney Morning Herald / The Age

“I couldn’t be more impressed with Kyle’s work as audio engineer on my podcast, The Confession. He created an immersive soundscape that helped to bring the story to life. He is diligent, an excellent communicator, and in sync with the story and the mood of each episode. I’d love to work with him again”.

Richard Baker
Award Winning Podcast Creator and Investigative Journalist
Southern Ocean Media

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