What's that string synth type-thing I'm hearing on the song Kid A?
It’s a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, as noted in Thom and Jonny's synth sections.
View ArticleHi, I'am just wondering how Thom&Johnny&Nigel have achieved that amazing bass...
As you mentioned, Thom’s playing is an important part of the bass sound.There isn’t anything particularly “fancy” about the instrument’s tone. It sounds like it was created with a pretty standard bass...
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Ondes Martenot Eurorack Lunchbox
(You can read more about Jonny and his various Ondes Martenot here.)Jonny and his French Connection with Apprentice Cabinet and Analogue Systems modules at Austin City Limits, 2012.With Ondes Martent...
View ArticleWhat kind of reverb does Thom use on his voice in Bloom?
Live, Thom uses his (big-box) EHX Holy Grail Reverb.Studio is unknown. It could be the Holy Grail as well, or it could be one of the AMS reverb units, or some other rack reverb.
View ArticleHey KingofGear I have a few questions for you, I hope you can help! :) The...
Hello! I would go with Rhodes piano, since that is the only electric piano that Thom has used in the past couple of decades. The synth at the end (and start) of AMOK is Thom’s Dave Smith Prophet 08.
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Hey, great blog! Just one question, how would I go about making my own Palme...
Hello! The first thing that I need to ask is how much do you want an authentic Palme?Martenot essentially “replaced” the Palme with the Résonance Diffuseur in the 80’s, which uses springs stretched in...
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Building Your Own Palme Diffuseur (Updated)
Jonny’s Palme (stringreunited).IntroductionThe Ondes Martenot (or at least Ondes Musicales) is an instrument unique due to its control mechanisms and waveforms. As one might hope, its diffuseurs, or...
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From the rehearsals for the screening of There Will Be Blood -...
From the rehearsals for the screening of There Will Be Blood - Jonny’s original student model Ondes Martenot alongside his Analogue Systems French Connection with The Apprentice cabinet, as posted by...
View ArticleDo you think the bass in the album version of Judge Jury Executioner is...
In the album’s personnel, Flea is listed as playing bass on that track. I don’t hear anything that could be additional bass, so the main bass must be played by him. I agree that it sounds vocal, but I...
View ArticleHow's Ed making all the layers of the looped riff at the end of You're all I...
The only looping that I hear on live performances of the track are done by Jonny with his Akai Headrush, but those begin closer to the middle of the track (right channel, 2:35). He plays them all...
View ArticleHello, I'm new to synthesis and would like to ask if you can share tips how...
Hello! That bass sound does not sound particularly complicated, and you should be able to reproduce it fairly easily.The first thing that I noticed was that the sound is heavily low-pass filtered. I...
View ArticleWho does the beat on A Punch Up At a Wedding?
It sounds like a combination of an “classic analog”-sounding drum machine (likely the Roland TR909) and Phil playing actual drums. The drum machine sounds are heard in isolation during the first second...
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Photos of Jonny’s setup for the two NYC performances of...
Photos of Jonny’s setup for the two NYC performances of There Will Be Blood with the Wordless Music Orchestra, specifically taken prior to the first performance. "Now that’s something you won’t find...
View ArticleHi there, I recently picked up a Boss RE-20 (which I know Jonny uses) and I...
Give the Diamond Memory Lane Jr a try. It’s not as old school analog sounding, but it’s a really great delay. The Quantum Leap is also quite nice, and offers several weirder sounds as well which could...
View ArticleJonny Greenwoods mystery knob
Submitted by climbjoyIm thinking the knob near Jonny’s neck PU could possibly be a tone control in order to allow him to adjust the tone of the neck PU independently. This is a common mod for Strat’s...
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A photo of Phil Selway performing live at Maltings Theatre and...
A photo of Phil Selway performing live at Maltings Theatre and Cinema in Berwick-upon-Tweed, in support of Ramatic (The Radiohead News on facebook). He’s playing a Fender Stratocaster through a Boss...
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From Fender’s Facebook page: When Jonny Greenwood joined...
From Fender’s Facebook page:When Jonny Greenwood joined the London Contemporary Orchestra on July 28, 2014, the Radiohead guitarist used 12 Fender ‘65 Twin Reverb amps, sending live guitar loops to...
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Jonny’s Web-app for Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers. For...
Jonny’s Web-app for Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers.For his piece, Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers, the audience was asked to access a website on their smart-phones. The app give each individual 7x7...
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Submitted by god-damnitt Any idea what guitar is on a stand here? I would...
Submitted by god-damnittAny idea what guitar is on a stand here? I would assume it an acoustic, but it appears to have a Bigsby vibrato, and the shape just looks… off?...
View ArticleI know theres a lot of production behibd the drum sound on "Brain in a...
I’m sure you get get very close to basically any standard (kit or machine) drum sound with the Fingerlab DM1. If for some reason doesn’t make you happy, get the iMPC (or other sampling drum machine)...
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