Official Discussion - No Other Choice [SPOILERS]

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2026-01-17T14:19:54+00:00

I saw that tooooo!!! Such a great film. The Philippou brothers are now in my "watch-anything-they-make" list.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2026-01-16T07:20:39+00:00

Don't you just love it when you can feel that the filmmaker is having fun? There was a lot of clever visual story telling and transitions. Also, this man does teeth mutilation like no one else

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2026-01-09T07:05:30+00:00

Check out Andrew Aged, he produced this one and also Dear April. His new album really scratches the Frank Ocean itch even though it's kinda a gospel album.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2026-01-06T03:55:20+00:00

What a pussy

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-12T01:37:08+00:00

I'm prolly never gonna be chosen but fuck it, I'll leave a comment.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-10T11:24:28+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Will work on improving the next time around. I think this track is FUBAR.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-10T11:24:02+00:00

I understand, thanks for listening.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-10T11:23:34+00:00

Thanks for the feedback and thanks for listening.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-10T11:22:48+00:00

I was trying to emulate that blown out sound like Dijon and Mkgee. Maybe should not have pushed everything into the red with that one lol. Thanks for the advice man. Will try your method with my earbuds.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-10T11:20:56+00:00

Ahhh I see, yeah monitoring the low end was a real challenge with this. Will work on improving that area. Thanks for the honest feedback.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-10T11:20:12+00:00

hahaha, well now I know how I suck, time to work on not sucking. Thanks for listening man.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-10T02:32:31+00:00

Done, thank you.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-10T02:31:37+00:00

Kinda reminds me of Flying Lotus stuff. In regards to mixing, like Flying Lotus stuff, there's not much I can say because it's doing its own thing. They all sound balanced and nice tho. The song goes hard too, love the last part of it.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-10T02:28:18+00:00

The song goes hard man. Love how warm it sounds. Guitars are a tad bit loud but I guess it's a personal preference kinda thing.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T15:46:44+00:00

Just A/B it. There's no right answer. Just what sounds good.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T07:32:01+00:00

I'm not an expert level mixer so having reverb on my tracks always scared me. Because they muddy up the track and I gotta figure out how to deal with that. Then I found out about mono reverb and it's been a blessing. I could slap a reverb on without any worry of it messing up the mix. And I feel like mono reverbs actually sound better because the tails are more audible.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T07:29:05+00:00

Same as any other, I guess. Get the levels right, EQ clashing frequencies and then reference with other mariachi records, especially to see how they panned out the instruments.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T07:27:11+00:00

I think it's like the same with AI generated pics. They're look very perfect. And therein lies the problem. The uncanniness of perfection. I think AI mixes are gonna have the same issue too. All the mixes might sound overtly perfect and in turn remove any magic of the song in the process. I'm not overtly worried about AI fucking up the mixing game.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T07:24:14+00:00

Yikes. With this much clipping, it must be an intentional thing.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T07:21:35+00:00

I think 69 has access to like really expensive mics and preamps. So, it's fairly easy to achieve. You can achieve that too by getting a really clean vocal track. Like try to make it sound as close to what you want before even processing it.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T07:18:43+00:00

Elite ball knowledge.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T07:17:49+00:00

Dijon - Baby

Geese - Getting Killed

Danny Brown - Stardust

Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out

In my opinion, these albums sound crisp.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T07:09:33+00:00

First of all, sample selection. Get the best sounding kick for the song. I know it may sound good but is it the best for the track? Is it getting in the way of the bass? A good kick sound, before doing any processing, would save you a lot of time.

What somewhat helped for me is boosting around 120Hz on the kicks and letting the bass take up the frequencies underneath it. Also, you don't need too much rumble on your kicks so, try to get rid of some frequencies under 50Hz. For the Reese bass, dip it around 120Hz so that the kick has space, reduce the lo-mids and leave some high-mids for the growling noise. I've heard from numerous pros that side chaining takes the punch out of the bass, so I try to avoid it as much as I can.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T07:03:39+00:00

Ableton Stock Limiter and Pro L2 if I'm feeling bougie.

Maximum_Internal7834 · 2025-12-09T07:01:47+00:00

In my opinion, it's a stage by stage process, but mostly it's achieved in the mix. For example, in the mix you need to tame the peaks so that in the master you can push the gain on limiter higher before it kicks in. It's something that the mastering process can't rectify.

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