piano from “everything in its right place” by radiohead | ToneDB
everything in its right place
radiohead
piano
Tone Profile
A bright, shimmering Rhodes piano sound with a pulsating, slightly detuned chorus effect, creating a hypnotic and ethereal texture.
The Story
The piano sound on 'Everything In Its Right Place' was created using a Rhodes Chroma synthesizer, which was heavily featured throughout Radiohead's Kid A album. The distinctive shimmering, pulsating quality comes from processing through a Roland Dimension D chorus unit, which creates the wide, detuned texture that defines the track's hypnotic character.
Production Credits
Producer: Nigel Godrich
Engineer: Unknown
Recorded at: Unknown
Signal Chain
Instrument: Rhodes Chroma
Processing: Roland Dimension D
Recreation Tips
- Start with a clean Rhodes piano sound as your base.
- Apply a chorus effect with a subtle depth and rate to create a sense of movement.
- Experiment with detuning one of the oscillators of your synth to create a slightly unstable and warbling character.
- Use EQ to brighten the high frequencies and further enhance the shimmering quality.
- Consider adding a touch of reverb to create a sense of space and depth.
Original Gear
- Rhodes Chroma(keyboard)
- Roland Dimension D(pedal)
Substitutions & Recommendations
Alternative to: Rhodes Chroma
Includes detailed Rhodes Chroma emulation with the original's oscillator drift and built-in effects, perfect for recreating the base sound
Alternative to: Roland Dimension D
Modern recreation of the original Dimension D circuit with the same 4-button switching and chorus character used on the recording
Alternative to: Rhodes Chroma
Sequential's modern analog polysynth can approximate the Chroma's warm analog character and oscillator instability
Alternative to: Roland Dimension D
Provides the subtle pitch shifting and stereo width effect similar to the Dimension D's chorus processing
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