Which role oversees the sound mixing process, including selecting ADR material and supervising prelays, but excluding music?

• A. Sound Designer
• B. Supervising Sound Editor
• C. Foley Artist
• D. Audio Engineer

Answer: (B)

The role that oversees the sound mixing process, including selecting ADR material and supervising prelays, is the Supervising Sound Editor. This person acts as the coordinator of the entire sound editorial team—dialogue editors, sound effects editors, Foley, and more—ensuring all elements work together before the final mix. They decide which ADR lines will be used, checking for timing, tone, and intelligibility to match the scene, and they supervise prelays, which are early rough mixes that test how dialogue, ambient noise, and effects balance with each other. Music is not part of this supervision because it sits with the music department (composer and music editor) and is handled separately from the editorial and mixing process. Other roles have important duties—like crafting the creative sound palette (sound designer), creating Foley sounds (Foley artist), or handling the technical aspects of recording and mixing (audio engineer)—but they don’t coordinate the entire editorial-to-mix workflow or make the ADR and prelay decisions.