Post-Production Case StudyClient: Kshitij Saxena Comedy Special

Stand-Up Special: From Boomy Comedy Club to OTT Broadcast Polish

“Separating artist punchlines from screaming crowd mics in a 400-seat reverberant hall.”

100%

First-Pass QC Approval

4.8x

Vocal Clarity Score

2.5M+

Streams on Release

The Challenge & Brief

Recorded live in a packed auditorium with suboptimal acoustic treatment. The handheld dynamic microphone was picking up almost as much audience laughter and air conditioner rumble as the comedian’s voice. OTT streaming platforms rejected the initial rough cut due to high dynamic variance and low speech intelligibility.

The Engineering Solution

Multi-band noise suppression isolating the vocal fundamental frequencies
Stereo crowd track reconstruction using dual room mics without phase smearing
Dynamic EQ carving room resonances at 350Hz and harsh sibilance at 6.8kHz
Netflix/Prime Video delivery standard EBU R128 (-24 LUFS) and YouTube (-14 LUFS) dual masters

The Measurable Outcome

The final master passed OTT technical quality control (QC) on the first submission. The artist received widespread praise for the punchy, cinematic audio quality on headphones and mobile speakers alike.

Project Snapshot

Client

Kshitij Saxena Comedy Special

Discipline

Post-Production