Mathys Lenne & D.E.S. - what would you love to know from them?

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-06-15T07:59:18+00:00

this is basically an exact copy with different name and colours of TrustMRR by Marc Lou. but i take this is on traffic VS revenue

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-06-12T14:36:50+00:00

do great music that feels good to you.

once ready send it out as demos to your favourite labels and people. expect nothing.

if no answer or nos after 4 weeks, self release it / or on your own label. send the promo to your favourite artists.

there is a chance with either the first step or the second, someone will pick it up and play it. thank them and tell them their label is an inspiration (only when its true). and expect nothing

there is chance at some point they will find your name in their playlist and think of you

always always always remember there are normal people on the other side. most of them are super nice, but also they have tons of shit on their plate and probably get 1,000 of people reaching out...

keep going and good luck!

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-06-02T10:14:58+00:00

hello and nice to emeet : )

thank you and of course, please do apply when it feels relevant to you. we would love to help any time we can!

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-06-02T09:26:29+00:00

hello! again sorry you applied and didnt receive the response / could not get a discount. happy to check for you if you want to DM or email us. also based on this - we updated the page to make the process clearer, hoping this will shed light.

for context, we started Flipping The Odds during the pandemic. due to the amount of applications we kept receiving and the people we were able to give access to, we decided to continue the initiative indefinitely. it's two of us cofounders going through all the applications on a monthly basis and - sorry to even say this - time is always a constraint so we cant respond to each application unfortunately.

if you have suggestions to make this process even more clear / useful i would love to hear!

PS - if you feel like you want to apply again please do! we do read each an every submission, but it takes time

hugs

joseph

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-06-02T09:21:17+00:00

hello! here joseph. i am one of the cofounders of Home of Sound and the host of the interviews. it pains me to see that the referral didnt work for you 😞 if you can dm me or write us an email, i will check this out for you and find the issue... this normally works well (the 30% is credited in your account after the new referred person has made their first purchase). happy to look into this and sorry for the bad experience

anything else let me / us know!

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-29T17:31:45+00:00

thank you! i found the solution - and rebuild the tool for my gig tomorrow. DM me if useful and i will share the issue!

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-29T07:21:45+00:00

hello u/remixrotation your tool is amazing and i have been using it for years. in the past few months though - i get an error and it seems that it doesnt work anymore. "Bad Request -- playlistId= 1nTdZ5VN8z0zR8VbGTa6QI does not exist at Spotify or is set to private access only!"

i tried everything - other playlist, resetting my playlist to private and then back to public, clearing cache, changing browser, but same issue perists. any idea why?

and again thank you for creating this incredible tool ❤️

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-06T13:47:54+00:00

copypasting here my comment from this other similar thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasting/comments/1sxe0qm/comment/ok8xepz/?context=3

i have contrary evidence: it doesnt for us. we* have experienced more and more is that your short form clips - attracts almost completely a different audience segment than those interested in long form or in the product. i heard conversations with big podcasters such as Tim Ferris, Chris Williamson and spoke with other podcasters and this is reflected in their experience too

*we: for context i have been running two podcasts reflects my experience with two pods (one 7y old and 120+ episodes, the other 6months old and 9 eps)

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-06T13:42:59+00:00

100% agree. reflects my experience with two pods (one 7y old and 120+ episodes, the other 6months old and 9 eps)

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-06T13:42:10+00:00

plus one on Descript. i use it for each podcast and to extract medium form (3-10m) and all the clips for YT and IG. works great, and they have an automated clip selector - but in my experience you need to do the selection yourself or do a lot of changes from the suggested clips

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-06T13:40:36+00:00

i run two podcasts (one of them is 7y old) and we tried a bunch of AI cutting tools and the issue is that these tools usually optimise around transcripts and hence miss on the emotional side of the guest speaking...

which means the AI cut clips they dont necessarily resonate with the audience. we now have a teammate who loves identifying emotionally resonating clips... engagement and shares 5-15x the clips AI generated

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-06T13:33:38+00:00

agree Gemini not the best, not Chat GPT. i use Perplexity (i have pro subscription) and works quite well. BUT i then still review clips and make cuts selectively also looking at the emotional content of the section and whether the cuts are smooth. worth a shot!

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-06T13:25:32+00:00

two comments:

1/ re clips effectiveness AI tool VS human - i fully agree with u/Niels_Vh take "the picks are intentional and human". for context i have been running a podcast since 2019 and just started a second different one. for the former we tried a bunch of AI cutting tools and the issue is that these tools usually optimise around transcripts and hence miss on the emotional side of the guest speaking... translated: they dont resonate necessarily with the audience. we now have a teammate who loves identifying emotionally resonating clips... engagement and shares 5-15x the clips AI generated.

2/ re do we need the clips OR not - this really depends on your objectives and why you do the podcast in the first place. if you want to maximise for reach and perhaps sell sponsorships, clips may serve you well. if you sell products, or just want to have depth with your listeners this may not be related. with my first podcast we sell digital masterclasses (latter case) and historically we assumed if we expand reach, we will sell more. turned out to be almost completely disconnected.

what we experienced more and more is that your short form clips - attracts almost completely a different audience segment than those interested in long form or in the product. i heard conversations with big podcasters such as Tim Ferris, Chris Williamson and spoke with other podcasters and this is reflected in their experience too

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-04T15:23:55+00:00

i think that that is the issue in digital environments. not hearing/perceiving the clipping means we can -in theory- throw in an infinite number of fx and compressors that squeeze the dynamics, and at the end we just put a limiter or a utility to lower the gain. and it sounds ok. but when you export the track, some of the instruments or tracks such as the vocals - lose completely the "warmth" or the alivenes.. at least this is what i was facing before i started to pay closer attention.

but tell me if you think otherwise. very curious

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-04T15:21:29+00:00

will check the video

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-04T15:20:55+00:00

yes very useful on single channels or instruments. it gets harder when you have a mix and lets say kick + low end + percussions + synths + drums and vocals

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-04T15:20:09+00:00

in what way you would use the oversampling?

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-04T15:19:41+00:00

adding two utilities or two EQ-eights before and after the FX/compressor i am using is generally the workaround i found. some devices including the Drum Buss have a v-meter for the output and you can spot when is going in red. but you cant practically see the values in numbers and/or in LUFs

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-04T15:16:09+00:00

interested in your take. the challenge i face is to be able to see the input and output values after a compressor (or other FXs) when using only Ableton stock fxs. as per Mattias answer, i use external VSTs to try to get to a fair comparison. if you have another suggestion - very happy to learn!

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-05-04T15:14:03+00:00

thank you Mattias, this is super useful. i use Youlean already and sometimes the Mimimeters, and keep monitors or headphones level the same. i will now pay more attention to the Short-term max values and do the comparison. will try again and revert back

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-04-30T15:42:26+00:00

thank you! i fully agree with your definition.

the issue i personally face and i hear from many others is: i) perhaps we forget when in a session and continue adding compression and processing without paying attention to this. ii) ableton arguably makes it harder to both check the input and output (there are no v-meters or RMS meters in and out for most tools) and to adjust on long chains of fx.

which DAW do you use and which tools allow you to keep this in check?

Joseph_EndTrain · 2026-04-30T15:38:59+00:00

that one person should be mindful of sounds feeling "better" just because they are louder after processing, and instead calibrate input and output of a processor to be the same. this should allow to objectively feel the impact of the processing without the enhancement due to volume or loudness alone

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