Remaking the keys synth from the 2000 song "Everything In It's Right Place" by Radiohead can be an exciting challenge for any synthesizer enthusiast. Here’s how you can create the "Everything In It's Right Place" keys patch and play this iconic sound on most hardware or software subtractive synthesizers (Serum, Vital, Pigments, Prophet, Korg, Moog, etc). We've included the preset download directly for your convenience, but we strongly recommend you use our programming tutorial to recreate it yourself.
Original Audio
Radiohead’s “Everything in Its Right Place,” the opening track of their 2000 album *Kid A*, features a distinctive synthesizer lead that sets the tone for the song’s experimental nature. This sound was crafted using the Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 synthesizer, known for its rich analog textures. The song is notable for its unconventional 10/4 time signature, contributing to its unique rhythmic feel. You can hear the synthesizer lead prominently at the beginning of the track.
Original Performing Instrument
Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
Our Remake of The Keys Synth
This audio clip is how close we've matched the original tone of the keys synth from the song "Everything In It's Right Place" by Radiohead, giving you a reference point as you design your own synthesizer preset. Play it as often as you need to familiarize yourself with the nuances of the sound.
Synth Patch Programming Recipe
Remake This Sound Yourself
Learn how to program this synth preset with Syntorial, all by ear. Download the demo and try up to three challenge packs for free.

Getting Started
- Start by initializing your synthesizer to a plain saw with no filter, modulation or effects. For soft synths use the "init"/"default" preset or the the button to reset all parameters to their default factory values.
- No two synths are exactly alike, so treat the values below as approximate, and use your ear.
- Percentage values (e.g. 50%) represent the relative position of a knob or slider within its full range. The full range of each parameter may differ from synth to synth, so use your ear.
Voices
- Voice Mode: Poly
- Voice Count: 6
Amp Envelope
- Attack: 0 ms
- Decay: 2300 ms
- Sustain: 100%
- Release: 700 ms
Oscillators
- Oscillator 1
- Waveform: Pulse
- Pulse Width: 20%
- Volume: 100%
- Unison
- Oscillators: All
- Voice Count: 2
- Detune Range: 2 Cents
- Stereo Spread: 100%
- Reset All Oscillators Phase On Note Start: No
Filter
- Type: Low Pass
- Cutoff: 25%
- Key Tracking: 100%
Filter Envelope
- Modulation Amount: 35%
- Attack: 0 ms
- Decay: 6450 ms
- Sustain: 90%
- Release: 5550 ms
Note: the patch settings may slightly differ in the Syntorial challenge.
Explore More
- Everything in Its Right Place (Wikipedia)
- How to Recreate Radiohead’s “Everything in Its Right Place” Synth | Arturia Pigments (YouTube)
- How to Create the Unmistakable Keyboard Sound in “Everything in Its Right Place” (Flypaper)
- Recreate Radiohead ‘Everything In Its Right Place’ (Attack Magazine)
- Recreating Radiohead’s “Everything In Its Right Place” with Arturia’s Pigments (Splice)
- Recreating Radiohead’s Keys and Synths with Software (Reverb)
Preset Downloads
Don't want to learn synth programming now? Use our synth preset as your starting point and tweak it from there. Register an account with Audible Genius and download the presets for free for the following synths:
- Primer, our free synthesizer VST