The sounds and stylings of Radiohead.
What it is:
Eight Ableton Live projects featuring MIDI tracks, effects chains, drum racks, and more to nail the sounds of Radiohead.
How we use it:
Learn the sound design behind Radiohead's work.
Why it's cool:
From the patches to the parts, each session provides a foundation for building your own track.These are the Ableton Projects used to create the three selected songs from Radiohead. Radiohead’s sound has constantly evolved as their career has progressed; it looked like they would go down as a one-hit wonder after the huge success of their single ‘Creep’, however they went on to create a prog-rock influenced masterpiece with ‘OK Computer’, delved into experimental electronica and ambient music with the dual albums ‘Kid A’ and ‘Amnesiac’, and experimented with rhythm, looping and sampling on ‘The King of Limbs’. They have pioneered alternative release platforms and built an incredible legacy of critically acclaimed albums.
As the band’s music has evolved, so have the tools they use to create their sound. Originally they were firmly a guitar band, however, the latter half of their career has seen them turning to the diverse sounds of synthesizers. They’ve used the tape sampling Mellotron to evoke 70s prog rock tones, Minimoogs to provide low-end bass sounds, and are long-time users of the Prophet range of polysynths. The Minimoog and Prophet can be recreated in the Arturia soft synths Mini V and Prophet V, and GForce M-Tron Pro is the most flexible software option to recreate Mellotron sounds in a DAW. Logic Pro X also ships with several inbuilt Mellotron software instruments.
Contains the following Ableton Projects:
This download contains all the presets used to recreate the following tracks:
Arturia Mini V
Compatibility
What it is:
Eight Ableton Live projects featuring MIDI tracks, effects chains, drum racks, and more to nail the sounds of Radiohead.
How we use it:
Learn the sound design behind Radiohead's work.
Why it's cool:
From the patches to the parts, each session provides a foundation for building your own track.These are the Ableton Projects used to create the three selected songs from Radiohead. Radiohead’s sound has constantly evolved as their career has progressed; it looked like they would go down as a one-hit wonder after the huge success of their single ‘Creep’, however they went on to create a prog-rock influenced masterpiece with ‘OK Computer’, delved into experimental electronica and ambient music with the dual albums ‘Kid A’ and ‘Amnesiac’, and experimented with rhythm, looping and sampling on ‘The King of Limbs’. They have pioneered alternative release platforms and built an incredible legacy of critically acclaimed albums.
As the band’s music has evolved, so have the tools they use to create their sound. Originally they were firmly a guitar band, however, the latter half of their career has seen them turning to the diverse sounds of synthesizers. They’ve used the tape sampling Mellotron to evoke 70s prog rock tones, Minimoogs to provide low-end bass sounds, and are long-time users of the Prophet range of polysynths. The Minimoog and Prophet can be recreated in the Arturia soft synths Mini V and Prophet V, and GForce M-Tron Pro is the most flexible software option to recreate Mellotron sounds in a DAW. Logic Pro X also ships with several inbuilt Mellotron software instruments.
Contains the following Ableton Projects:
- Airbag
- Climbing Up The Walls
- Everything In Its Right Place
- Exit Music
- I Promise
- Identikit
- Lotus Flower
- Staircase
This download contains all the presets used to recreate the following tracks:
Arturia Mini V
- Climbing Up The Walls
- Lotus Bass
- Everything In It's Right Synth
- Identikit
- Staircase Swells
Compatibility