Pharrell Williams
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Pharrell Williams' Drum Machines
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Most of the heat comes from Williams' longtime weapon of choice — a vintage Korg 01\/W synth, which he used to sequence the one-bar acoustic bass loop that drives the main rhythm. On top is a Roland TR-808 snare and hi-hat, both programmed with an extremely light and syncopated touch. “All those are synthetic sounds, but the snare ends up sounding like live brushes,” Williams explains. “I'm very proud of that. I wanted to make it sound like it's being played from the aural cavity of a whale , so I added a little '80s synthetic snare from the 808. It sounds chopped because it's not an actual snare strike — it's just a grace note from the drum machine.”
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Clipse & Pusha T · 2025
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Clipse & Pusha T · 2025
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Clipse & Pusha T · 2025
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Beyoncé · 2024
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Ed Sheeran · 2024
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Ed Sheeran · 2024
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Double Life (From "Despicable Me 4")
Pharrell Williams · 2024
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Piece By Piece - Music from the Motion Picture
Pharrell Williams · 2024
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Pharrell Williams & A$AP Rocky · 2023
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KAYTRAMINÉ & KAYTRANADA & Aminé · 2023
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Pharrell Williams & Swae Lee & Rauw Alejandro · 2023
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Aloe Blacc · 2023
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