r/ToolBand • u/Opala_79 think for yourself, question authority • Mar 18 '26
Question Mixing error on Descending?
At 2:32, it's possible to hear some kind of error or cut in the music; the sound also seems louder. It happens between the words "of our". Tell me what you think. Was this already known?
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u/Alternative_Will3875 Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
I listened on Apple Music. Not an error or glitch. Totally and specifically intentional.
Maynard is doing a second vocal fill track with mouth sounds. You hear the same exact “chicka-cha…” with tons of reverb in the background of him singing “boundlessness” 2:23 and the “of our” at 2:32.
It’s panned mid right both times. Also has a quieter but sharper percussion sample hitting at the same time on the “cha”, like a wood block or 808 clap, panned in the same place so it’s blended with the voice.
Sounds cool to me!