01 — Discovery
You share the project, references, and goals. We confirm scope, deliverables, and timeline before any meters move.
AUX Engaged is the studio identity of Jamie Boutain — sound designer, producer, mix engineer, and full-time collaborator.
I started chasing sound the way most people chase songs — with headphones on, late at night, replaying the same six bars to figure out how a record was made. That curiosity turned into a career: tracking vocals, mixing songs, scoring video, designing audio for things that didn't exist yet, and helping creators land their ideas with the right sound at the right moment.
Today, AUX Engaged is the home base for that work. Whether I'm cleaning up dialogue for a documentary, mixing a single, or designing the sonic identity of a brand, I bring the same thing to the room: a clear ear, an honest opinion, and the patience to get it right.
The name says it. The instant you plug in the cable — aux engaged — is the moment a signal becomes a story. That's the moment I'm here for.
They appear on every business card, every deliverable, every project doc. They're not slogans — they're a checklist.
Every session begins with intent. What are we trying to make the audience feel, and what's the simplest path to it? Nothing fancy until it's earned.
The best mixes start with the best raw material. Right mic, right room, right take. I'll spend more time on input than on output if it serves the song.
Audio that doesn't move people is just decoration. Every choice — EQ, edit, edit out — should pull the listener closer to the moment.
Predictable steps so you always know what's next.
You share the project, references, and goals. We confirm scope, deliverables, and timeline before any meters move.
Within 48 hours you receive a written quote with milestones and a fixed price (or rate) — no surprise invoices.
Tracking, editing, sound design, mixing — with rough passes shared at agreed-on milestones for fast feedback.
Every project includes a clear revision allowance. Notes via timestamped comments make changes precise and fast.
Mastered to your delivery target — Spotify, Apple, broadcast, theatrical — with stems and back-up files included.
You get production-ready files plus a session archive, so you can come back anytime for tweaks or future cuts.
Tools don't make the record. But the right ones make the record faster.
Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Reaper. I work in your DAW or pull stems into mine — whichever serves the project.
Treated room, condensers and dynamics for vocals, DI for direct, and field-recording rigs for location capture.
UAD, Waves, FabFilter, Soundtoys, iZotope, Slate, plus a hand-tuned analog hybrid chain when the moment calls.
Curated commercial libraries plus a custom-built private library — original FX recorded for prior projects.
Reference monitors, headphones, and consumer translation checks (laptop, earbuds, phone) on every mix.
WAV / AIFF / MP4 / FLAC, broadcast WAV with metadata, M&E stems, loudness reports — whatever spec you need.