Analyzing Radiohead's Rhythms

US Dive deep into their Electronic Beats      23/04/25

Captain Pikant is back with another video, this time looking at Radiohead's rhythms - the beats, the percussion, and more from an array of tracks in their diverse back catalogue. Using a tasty selection of gear (listed below) the captain leaves no stone unturned as he demonstrates how the drums are programmed and put together. Here's more: 
 
In this episode we're analyzing the rhythms of Radiohead - one of the few bands who managed to successfully reinvent themselves and pull off the transition from rock to electronic music. Lucky for us they also embraced drum machines in the process, using them in many different and interesting ways. We'll examine some great Radiohead beats, you'll hear how they work in context and once you see how it's done you can also use those ideas in your own tracks.
 
Gear used: Squarp Hapax Sequencer OXI One Sequencer Elektron Syntakt MKI Roland TR-6S 8raw8 beetlecrab.audio Vector Synth beetlecrab.audio Tempera Dübreq Stylophone Arturia MiniFreak Arturia MaxiFreak ROLI Seaboard Rise 2 ESI Xkey 37 Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol M32
 
And here's one of the songs covered...
 


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About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music. 
About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music. 


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