Men I Trust

Collection

This pack contains three Ableton Live projects recreating Norton Commander, Numb, and Tailwhip by Men I Trust, as featured in my Men I Trust Synth Sounds article.

The projects focus on recreating the band’s “live” sound, with layered guitars, full bass performances, and audio-heavy arrangements. Bass tracks use UAD Ampeg SVTVR and Soundtoys FilterFreak1 for effects, but all tracks are frozen for compatibility.

What’s Included

Each remake includes two separate ZIP downloads. The first contains the full Ableton Live project with all tracks frozen for compatibility. The second contains multitrack WAV stems for every audio track in the project, along with MIDI files for all MIDI-based parts.

Project screenshots on the right show the arrangement and overall structure of the Ableton Live session. The synths and effects listed below are the third-party VST plugins used in the Ableton Project and are required if you want to fully edit or unfreeze the tracks.

Synths

  • Arturia DX7 V
  • TAL U-NO-LX

Effects

  • iZotope Ozone Imager 2
  • Soundtoys Decapitator
  • Soundtoys EchoBoy
  • Soundtoys FilterFreak1
  • Soundtoys LittlePlate
  • TAL Chorus
  • Valhalla VintageVerb
  • XLN RC-20 Retro Color