Now download the stems and mix it yourself!! :) samply.app/p/AOaCrSyzoimYDMQ2SHC2

Thanks so much for having me on for this! It was such a fun break from my usual nerdcore and so so enjoyable to sing alongside such a talented bunch. Glad we could collaborate!

Small room, people playing quietly in the room together and listening to one another is one of my favorite ways to record.

I saw Men I Trust a few weeks ago in Cincinnati, and while I liked them going in, I was blown away. I've never heard a band sound better live in my life. Your explanations in this video gave me insights for why they sound so good. Thanks!

I definitely agree that you dont need the exact pedals to get to the same sounds, BUT it can really help you understand what you're hearing, and what you might like. That being said, I am built for identifying gear, and this is what I see. Guitarist's Full chain: Xotic XW1 wah, it's variable resonance really matters for dialing in more subtle sounds like this. Probably a Polytune JHS Emperor V2, chorus / vibrato Xotic EP Boost Strymon Flint, reverb and tremolo Strymon El Capistan, tape delay Fulltone Plimsoul, overdrive MAYBE an MXR distortion+, not certain, but makes sense next to overdrive Boss PH3, phaser Strymon Bluesky, reverb (MAYBE its the ola chorus but i doubt it based on placement and we already see a chorus) Strymon Iridium, Amp sim, going out in stereo to a Radial JDI stereo DI, this has passthroughs that are (probably) going to his monitoring amp, the JC-20 jazz chorus we can see the back of. And don't forget, your guitar probably has a tone knob. I would bet our boy has the guitar pretty dark by the time it gets to the board. So the guitar is a DI tone, yes, but its really amp simulation from the iridium. Bass, that Preamp is a Universal 610, a tube preamp, can't really see any of the pedals, maybe a digitech polara. I would bet no amp sim, just the preamp direct. Vocals, we can see a TC Helion voice pedal on the floor in front of Emma which CAN add a doubling effect, but I believe the vocal sounds overdubbed , and agree that they're double tracked at a few points. Her guitar effects, I can see a strymon flint but not much else on her board is easy to ID. There is something under the board that appears to have XLR out, id guess a DI. Not sure whats doing the chorusing for her guitar, or if thats amp sim nearest her mic stand, or maybe a multi effect or something. Keyboard is obviously a blofeld keys, so synthesized keyboard sounds and not samples. **So if I'm right about the overdubbed vocals, the only things that seem to be recorded with mics in the room are the drums, really mitigating a lot of the effect the room has on what we actually hear.**

Man, just gotta say I really love your channel. I've learned a ton - both technically and philosophically - that I've been able to bring to my own band's recordings. It's way more fun to create something with the gear you have with a few buddies than to worry so damn much about having a "polished" sound. You prove to everyone that it's less about the gear and more about the intentions of those in the room with you. Funny thing is though - when you focus less on being perfect, you end up with a great sounding end result anyway.

Excellent mix Ricky! I'm no audio/mixing engineer by any stretch of the imagination! But what I heard here with my 67-year old ears was gorgeous! I can only imagine the work put in to it. And your solo lead was SOOO GOOOD!! 💜💜🎸💜💜

Love your videos. Radiohead, Hozier, Phoebe Bridgers, Men I Trust - the choices are outstanding. Hope you consider doing a Lizzy Mcalpine one in the future! Her Doomsday tone is so warm, transparent, the vocals dry but so beautiful.

i believe 80% of my mixing knowledge traces back to your channel, life changing content! thank you so much!!

Guys you nailed it! Congrats to all of you 💚 I really love this song and I love listening your version of it.

Beautifully done; great players and vocalist working with you there. I really enjoy your forensic videos like this.

First time seeing your channel. Im in school for mixing/mastering, and i just recently got into men I trust (im talking within the last 2 weeks). Even played a track for students in class just earlier this afternoon. My instructor literally just showed us the rear bus technique a few hours ago, then I come home and I come across this video! I'm laughing at myself at the amount of coincidences here haha, this was super well done, I love your engineering explanations, and how you A/B several mix examples for us. Seriously, earned my subscribe!

men i trust is by far my favorite indie band to ever have existed. I've listened to them before emma even joined the band, and they are just so good at creating euphoric, ambient emotion through beautifully made and recorded music. i have so much appreciation for them and they are a huge part in my musical life. it's been bittersweet to see them blow up in the last year, but it's good for them so i can't be too upset 😅😅 love your channel too man.

This is probably my favorite live session. I loved to hear you break it down!

Such a great video! Love seeing the before and after comparisons

Your videos are amazing man thankyou for all the hard work that you and everyone involved puts into them!

I really love your stuff man. its really help with learning how to set up for recordings and stuff. you've made it easy to understand, lovely to look at and really entertaining.

Your guitar tone for the solo is incredible. Thank you for this amazing content!

That was absolutely beautiful. I've been learning so much from your videos. Thanks so much!

Such a great and insightful video, thanks for your work man! You deserve so much more appreciation.

Thanks for your work mate, your videos are gold to me ! I like your vibe, and the way you're approaching the differents subjects, i'm learning a lot :) And Men I Trust, Radiohead, Tame Impala, you're working on every bad I love. Thanks a lot 🙏

I'm so glad you did this video! Thank you (as always) for taking the time to teach us all.

Thanks for the super detailed information to deliver exceptional results practically!

This is such an amazing series! I love the depth and effort put into these, I've learned so much!

You are doing so much good for humanity with these videos. Your work is truly noble

Insane quality! taking screenshots of the plugin chain and explaining what's mic'd, what's DI'd, and what your preamp settings were... unbelievably helpful. I wish I could get that level of detail from more artists and mixing engineers. Thank you so much for the effort, subbed.

I appreciate what you're doing. Thank you so much for creating this project and sharing with people. Hope you're gonna reach all your beautiful dreams, brother :)

This channel is a gold mine. I've learned so much about home recording from your "how to sound like" videos. Keep them up. Also the difference between the recorded solo sound and the mixed sound was crazy

Inspirational! Thank you for your dedication to audio engineering and mixing audio haze ❤

Dude, you guys are incredible. Love the deconstruction of every single aspect of the mix. I would love to see more of these covers/reproductions.

Amazing as always man! Thanks for the hard work you put on this ❤ As a rookie producer all this information is priceless

Thank for this high quality content. I have just discovered this channel and I can’t stop watching your videos

I absolutely love this series! I already can;t wait for the next one. So informative, inspirational and you have a very nice way of explaining dude. Keep at it, you've got a fan ;)

Love it as usual. It's crazy how far a proper mix can go. Thank you for the inspiration as always.

Beautiful work by you and the crew, dude! This is an absolutely brilliant way to teach the principles you're working with. If being a front-facing KZfaqr ever fails you, educational content production could easily pay your bills. Thanks for the great video.

Thank you for making these videos! I'm working on a solo, acoustic, folky EP in my bedroom and so many of your tips are incredible relevant and inspiring 🥰 really appreciate all the effort you put into these breakdowns, and the DIY attitude ❤

Another amazing video, love your channel!

man your videos really help demystifying the recording process and inspire to start creating. thanks

I love the analysis, and recreations that you do in these videos! Great content.

I absolutely love the way you teach and analyze everything. It's so thoughtful and insightful 🙌

Really been liking this series a lot!! Always want to go and try out some of the stuff I learn on here

It's crazy you don't have more subscribers. I started recording because of this channel. Thanks for all your videos. You're really out here educating the public with this content.

me being a newcomer to implementing live instrumentation into my music, your videos help me out a lot man, thank u for this content, it’s so well put together and enjoyable.

Loved the video! I'm brand new to the world of music and watching videos like this really helps me to grow my understanding (and appreciation!)

I really appreciate hearing the mixed and raw tracks throughout the song. Well done!

That was awesome!! Thank you so much for having me on the track

you are amazing at deconstructing this music! Sounded spot on, very impressed!! Really enjoy these!

Very cool stuff! Appreciate all the time you put into it!

That was brilliant. Everything sounded perfect. Great job everyone!!

Was looking forward to this one. Great stuff!!

It's been so great to see your growth from making product reviews to this. Top tier content ❤️

Your attention to detail is inspiring as always

Great job! I loved every minute of it! Please more like this!

Another really great breakdown. So many useful points for recording here.

Thank you so much for doing these kinds of vidoes! I've learned so many cool production techniques that have inspired me to create much more

Wow this was great! I’ll keep saying it. I enjoyed your gear reviews but I love the direction your channel has gone. It’s really empowered me to know I can make great art with what I own now, and you’ve done a lot to teach me how! Thanks so much for all your hard work. Also great work on that guitar solo. You shredded!

Thank you so much for this episode!! You are doing amazing job and it’s super useful. Good luck guys !

Thank you for everything you did to make this video. In addition to the educational aspects, the critical listening back and forth helped me realize it has been a long time since I've seen an audiologist, and I probably should again.

this breakdown was so cool thank you!!

This is one of the best series on KZfaq! SO many great artists you’ve unpacked and covered for us. I love Men I Trust! Thanks for this!

Great job man love the tech talk!

loving your content, keep it up!

This series is magical! I have never listened to this band and although they're not the vibe I usually mess with, the minimalism was really cool. I love the way you're able to break down lots of small details, and show where the challenges/struggles in the recreation were without trying to hide that part of the process.

Sick, dude! I have the MT-48 and it's been an absolute life changer. The excellent headphone amps allow me to hear so much more, including all of my flaws!

thank you for making this, mit are one of my favs!!! i just saw them live

This was a brilliant video, thanks for sharing :)

awesome work, makes me wana learn all the basics to deconstruct a band like this

Dude I watch music production videos for years and I just found your channel recently and youre my favourite! :D I learn a lot of stuff for my little home studio so thank you and keep going!

Yessss! Thank you soooo much for this video. Been hooked on Men I Trust this past year. Love your content!

once again, thank you very much for blessing us

always great stuff man - thank you!

great breakdown and final song. superb group of players.

Honestly this might be my favorite channel on YT. So informative. Thank you so much!

Loved the deconstruction!

Great series. Thanks!

excellent video and congratulations on the sponsorship, you deserve it!

this was super cool! I saw Men I Trust live in Copenhagen, Denmark. Such a great live band

legendary for providing such clear explanations, so much work must have gone into this!

man your videos are a really great inspiration to me, thank you for all

been keeping up with your channel for about a year and a half, your channel growth has been absolutely insane to watch. also, the attention to detail and objective breakdowns u provide are near unparalleled on youtube. glad i found you while looking for microphones my friend 💪💪💪

Yo thanks so much for breaking this down for us. Much love❤

Such good content! Thank you :)

your videoes are always so good!! thanks 🫡🫡

fire bro, your knowledge of music and sound is insane i need lessons!

Amazing quality, congrats 👏

Sounds amazingly close, congrats!

Great work and I was actually looking for something like this, thanks a lot!!

Beautiful work

what a brilliant video, mate!

Every time you upload I stop what I’m doing and gobble it down. Cheers and thanks for another great video

These videos are so amazing ❤❤❤❤

keep it up, keep it up, keep it up! great work as always

I honestly didn’t expect to see a video on men I trust. I found the band a while ago on Spotify and didn’t see anything else on them, but their music is just so good that I’ve been listening since!

Great video, thanks for your insight!

Very warm and candid

From the zoom on the guitarist pedalboard, I think he's using a Strymon Iridium into the DI box, the real amps could be only for monitoring. That's a really clever thing to do. Anyway great video again!

amazing work❤

killin' it buddy, keep em' coming!

GJ as always pal, and great crew 👍

Amazing video, congrats, and thank you