Ep8: Synth Sounds of Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)" | Reverb 

William Kirk is 100% legit. Please keep him as the host. I think you guys should get a little darker and show us synth sounds NIN closer.

The drum pattern is ROCK AND ROLL 1 combined with another one of the presets which you can hear on the original. It was them recorded via a microphone in the room - coming out of the studio speakers. The bass part and the organ style pads are indeed a Korg CX3. The bells and strings are all Prophet5. There is no rhodes or any other keyboards on this track. The multitrack stems are pretty easy to hunt down - there is not much too this song at all, which makes it so amazing.

Have you guys done Cars by Gary Numan? If not, I'm sure that would be a fun song to dissect

i would really appreciate a synth sounds of Zapp & Roger - More Bounce to the Ounce, love to see how it was arranged.

Very nice. It's almost there. That Rhodes arpeggio is missing a note at the bottom of the run, though. I think it's a G in one bar, then F on the next.

Can you make a Synth sounds video every day til the end of time thanks

Bass in yo face here we go 👌🏽🎶😜

"...but we can go for that" This guy kills me

I am astonished at how Daryl Hall came up with that magical Rhodes arpeggiated line. Magical...

Awww man, you're a real treasure with your knowledge. No one can watch these videos of yours and not be blown away by your skill. It's a real joy for me listening to the layers. Thanks so much!

I just stumbled across this upload, not even looking for music but here I am. I love love love, taking a song from my childhood (I'm 43) and breaking it down piece by piece. Great video! Gonna check out what else is here now. Thanx!

I've listened to this song so many times in the last few days, your timing is perfect for me.

Thank you Mr. Kirk for this wonderful series! I've enjoyed them all so far, and I'm looking forward to your next installment!

This series is incredible and William is god damn awesome. Please keep doing these these are the best thing on YT right now.

Please do everybody wants to rule the world by tears for fears!!!

Man, I don't even play the keyboard but I love this song and that's how I got here... But I stayed for your hosting. Great sense of humor! That vintage gear jokes were actually fun!

WIlliam Kirk! I like your presentation, very light and entertaining. Well done!

2 of my favourite songs ever so far from this series. Keep it coming!

"I can't go for that... but we CAN go for that." Take a bow, William Kurk.

I remember listening to this track back in '81. As I recall there were no fewer than 9 separate synth patches in the intro. Still a great groove nearly 40 years later.

Reverb is rockin it with this series

Damn, William Kirk! This is the best instruction I've found from Reverb, keep it up homie!

Loving this series! The tones are really spot on! Would love to see Depeche Modes ”Behind the Wheel” or a-Ha’s ”Take On Me”. Or just some wonderful DX7 songs!

Do some Prince! I Would Die 4 U!!!

What a great song choice!!!!!!!!!

Rhodes-part is what stands out for me, instrumentally. I like that sound.

I’m addicted to watching these. Please keep them going!

Very nice. But what really makes the sound pop ... is that Members Only jacket.

Great video! Definitely want to hear more. It doesn't even need to be an entire song, maybe you could just pick a really iconic synth part, like a lead or a pad, and show how to regenerate it on real analog hardware from scratch? For example maybe the pad from Brian Eno's "An Ending" or the lead from "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter Group?

Definitely keep doing this. Great study in how fantastic music featuring synths gets made.

I wish they would show Will working on a track, something thats his own, something that he has to put a couple synths over. Starting from scratch, so we can see his process for coming up with his own sounds.

this series has been fuckin dope. thanks dude.

These have been great so far. I would love to see some Oingo Boingo please!

the members only jacket was a nice touch

Loved this video and I love Hall and Oates. Another great video could be synth sounds of "One on One," Hall and Oates's underrated masterpiece.

“Only you” by Yaz “Don’t you want me” by human league for next vid?

Dude.....you are a genius wrapped in a Master!!!

I’ve been looking for a breakdown of this song like this for ages Thank you! My fave beat/song all time

New favourite RU-vid show.

William Kurk you are a treasure!

I want to hear the full song only with the haunted Prophet.

Have about Level42 Lessons in Love, or Something About You? Thanks for now for the great tips!

Thanks for all these videos guys; you had me at "It's My Life!" I thought they might've used a Yamaha CP30 on this. I heard they used that on "You Make My Dreams Come True" and it had an organ-ish piano sound. "Take On Me" would be a good tune to examine for synths used!

Aw yeah this was smile time! I had that style jacket in grey back in the day.

i love his deconstructing of famous tunes. it's like watching how a magician does a trick. infinitely interesting. thanks.

William Kirk is the best! Keep him!

Great session! I would really like to know what synthesizer was use on ABC song “Be near me”. I been looking for this song for about thirty years and now I’m interested to know what instruments was use to make this song. Thank you

William trashtalks the CR78 for being unreliable... *Prophet V craps itself on camera*

I know nothing about all that, but I love the song. That's what brought me here. Interesting.

That CompuRhythm is seriously gorgeous. "Twice as nice"

this channel is so awesome

Every video of yours I watch I feel like I'm getting a history lesson on music. A+

Working with vintage Midi is a PITA! My Oberheim DX has factory Midi but I'll be danged if it likes talking to my laptop. Best drum machine beside the DMX and the Linn though :-)

Stand back Stevie Nicks would be great! Especially since Prince played the synth parts!

This is easily one of my favorite series to watch right now! Great job, super fun

Awesome video, thanks for sharing! Hall & Oates made my life better!! ❤

Great video, very well done. The Safety Dance, please!

One of the first big synth songs was Don’t you Want Me by the Human League released in the US early 1982 but there were synth songs released before that like the Hall and Oates song here. Synths and saxes were a big thing in the 80’s. A lot of singers and bands then had sax players. Like Hall and Oates, there was a sax solo in I can’t go for that and Maneater. And Bruce Springsteen had the late Clarence Clemons as a sax player. I like music from the 50’s to the 80’s not so much the 90’s and 2000’s. 80’s music was like feel good music but 90’s and 2000’s music is depressing to me.

I LOVE THIS SERIES! Please do an episode on Talk Talk.

What a great song...just great

Fantastic video, guys. Keep up with this series

BEAUTIFUL

Late to comment, but yes I love these 80’s production breakdowns! Great track selection so instead of suggesting a song, keep going in the vein you are, and it will inspire me to go back and listen to old vinyl.

Oops, the Rhodes part at the 4:00 mark is a two part lick, and he only plays the first part! The last note of the second part is a whole step lower. I can't believe he missed it. Listen to Daryl's House with Cee Lo Green if you can't hear it on the original version.

Diggin that members only jacket.

Oh my god YES!

Get me some Axel F. synth sounds.

You had me at the CR-78!

Really really good, thanks William!

Could you do “There’s a light that never goes out “ by the Smiths. That would be amazing 😉

Like that settling pixie dust part with the Fender-Rhodes. The genius of Hall & Oates was that they used the cheesy Roland rhythm machine with irony not only on this tune but on "Kiss On My List" as well. Side note: Ron Sexsmith in "All In Good Time" uses a drum machine in the intro and first verse and then a full on drum set comes in along with bass guitar. At this point the song starts going deep. Lesson: Drum machine as compositional tool. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yCVAiaoqwgg.html

I want to hear more songs picked apart like this

So glad you did this one! P.S. Nice jacket. Members Only! From Chess King at the mall. Between the Orange Julius and the arcade.

This song has been sampled numerous amount of times, that's how valued it is

Excellent ! Really enjoyed seeing and hearing your analysis of this and other songs. Looking forward to more.

love what you do you should make a tv show

would love to see this series continue!!! (perhaps exploring synth sounds of THE THE) also further videos into ableton etc :)

Reverb! Can we please get more of this! I love this dude

The bass line was done a Korg CX-3 organ.

That was really cool to see. I was hoping you’d tak a little about all the adjustments he makes in the music vice to the keyboard. But very cool. Thanks.

Greetings earthlings. Such a great series.

Excellent video! More of these would definitely be great! :)

i've been waiting for this forever. thank you.

Really feeling that Red Anvil case..lol

These clips are so entertaining to watch. Well done!

But who is playing that high strings part? A string ensemble? A Hohner or Arp Solina? 😊

Love this!

This is great and really helpful. Please keep doing lots more of this series!

These videos are the best. MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE!!!

Nothing sounds like a CR78. Instantly recognizable

Beautiful

This is so dope exactly what i needed in my life rn

love this show!

This Is The Greatest Song Of All Time

This was super rad! Excellent song choice.

Great series! So much to learn from analyzing the parts and sounds!

I don't play keys, but you are one of my favorite Reverb guys!

we CAN go for that!

Brilliant. Oh, the drummer jokes. 😂

Mr Kurk does these right.