About the founder

About the founder

The Story Behind Kraxton Labs

The Story Behind Kraxton Labs

Santiago Cabriles is the founder of Kraxton Labs LLC, bringing over 25 years of experience in audio post-production for film and television. As an expert recording, mixing, and mastering engineer specializing in both traditional stereo and immersive Dolby Atmos configurations, he understands the exacting standards required for top-tier audio delivery.

Throughout his journey, Santiago witnessed a massive evolution in audio technology. While the industry welcomed exceptional tools for noise restoration and spectral repair, a critical bottleneck remained completely unaddressed: the grueling, mechanical "ant work" of manual dialogue editing and comping. He realized a fundamental truth in audio engineering—even the most advanced restoration algorithms fail to yield professional results without a frame-accurate, seamlessly conformed dialogue comp as their foundation.

Finding no solution on the market capable of automating this vital workflow properly, Santiago took matters into his own hands. A few years ago, he began designing Kraxton Labs’ flagship software, CompDX. Engineered to eliminate hours of tedious, repetitive editing, CompDX handles the mechanical heavy lifting deterministically. It serves as a vital time-recovery engine not only for dedicated dialogue editors but also for modern video editors who manage short-form productions end-to-end and need to work at lightning speed. Kraxton Labs was born from this exact philosophy: to build the high-performance automation tools professionals need to reclaim their time and focus entirely on the art of the mix.

Santiago Cabriles is the founder of Kraxton Labs LLC, bringing over 25 years of experience in audio post-production for film and television. As an expert recording, mixing, and mastering engineer specializing in both traditional stereo and immersive Dolby Atmos configurations, he understands the exacting standards required for top-tier audio delivery.

Throughout his journey, Santiago witnessed a massive evolution in audio technology. While the industry welcomed exceptional tools for noise restoration and spectral repair, a critical bottleneck remained completely unaddressed: the grueling, mechanical "ant work" of manual dialogue editing and comping. He realized a fundamental truth in audio engineering—even the most advanced restoration algorithms fail to yield professional results without a frame-accurate, seamlessly conformed dialogue comp as their foundation.

Finding no solution on the market capable of automating this vital workflow properly, Santiago took matters into his own hands. A few years ago, he began designing Kraxton Labs’ flagship software, CompDX. Engineered to eliminate hours of tedious, repetitive editing, CompDX handles the mechanical heavy lifting deterministically. It serves as a vital time-recovery engine not only for dedicated dialogue editors but also for modern video editors who manage short-form productions end-to-end and need to work at lightning speed. Kraxton Labs was born from this exact philosophy: to build the high-performance automation tools professionals need to reclaim their time and focus entirely on the art of the mix.

Santiago Cabriles | Founder & Lead Engineer

Santiago Cabriles | Founder & Lead Engineer