London, UK (February 5, 2026)―Sound designer and post-production sound mixer Mike Aiton, who began his career at the BBC and built a home studio in 2002, has become known for his adaptability and broadcast-ready audio.

Aiton works across a variety of genres and often pre-mixes projects for other mixers, ensuring they receive clean, intelligible audio that aligns with their creative vision. His early adoption of a home studio also made him a go-to choice for directors who valued a safe, comfortable and collaborative environment without the costs associated with the post houses clustered in London’s Soho area.

To enhance his creativity, Aiton has integrated multiple Nugen Audio plug-ins into his workflow over time, each serving a critical role in achieving broadcast-ready results. Among these is the VisLM loudness metering plug-in, which he says is a constant presence in every session.

“VisLM has advanced automation features that adapt loudness calculations to changes in the timeline without requiring a full re-analysis,” he explains. “With other meters, if you make a small change you have to re-measure the whole program, but with VisLM, if I add something—say a big explosion, it knows exactly where I made the change and recalculates only that part, while keeping the entire program’s loudness accurate. That kind of intelligence saves me hours.”

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Another essential tool for Aiton is the brand’s latest DialogCheck speech intelligibility plug-in, which he recently tested while working on the dialogue pre-mix for the BAFTA-winning BBC children’s drama, Jamie Johnson FC. With young actors whose diction is not always precise, clarity was crucial. “Dialogue is the story in that kind of show; if it’s not clear, you might as well go home,” he says. “DialogCheck is another traffic light in the system to help ensure the audience can follow every word.”

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For delivery, Aiton often relies on LM-Correct as a final safeguard before sending mixes to clients. “It’s belt and braces,” he says. “I’ll always do a safety check before anything leaves the factory. Even though I’ve watched my mixes through and metered them all the way, LM-Correct is the final reassurance that my stems are ready for broadcast. In post-production, you can’t afford nasty surprises, they cost time and money—but LM-Correct ensures that doesn’t happen.”