how to make Melodic Dubstep like Roy Knox, Crankdat | Ableton tutorial

[@ashFB2B]

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[@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69]

Do you have any videos on Tension and Release? I always get tripped up on which notes to use. They say to avoid the root in the Tension part of a song like the build but I really don't know what that means in a musical way so it works. Like for both the chord progression and the melody. Like I understand the elements that go into building. Just which notes to use to get me there for both the chord progression and melody and from build to drop or verse to chorus. So it's cohesive together. I tent to write music in blocks that don't really work together where each can be it's own song as appose to taking one main idea and turning it into one song without using just one repetitive chord progression. I don't seem to understand how to write a song. I can write a good chord progression with a melody over it but I'm unable to break out of the 8 bar Loop.

[@bendykes4929]

I don't even use Ableton and this was still useful. Thanks for making this!

[@prajwalpatil630]

Plz someone tell me the software he is using

[@bendykes4929]

@@prajwalpatil630 he is using Ableton Live 11

[@BaguetteBread1]

@@prajwalpatil630 Abelton Live 11

[@quand1231]

Abelton live 11@@prajwalpatil630

[@Dynaamic]

yeah same worked just as well in Fl studio. I'll let you know when i release it!

[@x3ll3nmusic]

It's only been 10 seconds since this came out, but I'm a simple man : I see Roy Knox, I click !

[@benedictstock6539]

I see you literally under every Melodic Dubstep video😂😂

[@x3ll3nmusic]

@@benedictstock6539 Nah man, you're just exagerating ;)))

[@LIGHTNING_FLASH.]

@@benedictstock6539 Lol I See Him like in every music production video 😂

[@onnell1nen]

that's definitely the best tutorial i've seen about Roy Knox style

[@AFRoSHEENT3ARCMICHAEL69]

Ah man I LOVE IT! When Ash gets into the music theory side of his mastered craft.

[@C4SEmusic]

Man, I had so much on this video. My problem was not knowing about super saws, which left my drops so empty. Heavily inspired by Excision and Illenium, I cant wait to use these tricks in a new project! Thanks man, earned my sub!

[@ashFB2B]

lets go!!

[@TMS_Yurei]

Just found this video and watched it and as much as I have no knowledge in music I was still able to take some things to learn so thank you! As for artists for you to break down, in my eyes Ben Walter is the melodic dubstep goat and I'd love to learn how he does his stuff. Songs like blossom, his remix to the chasm and his Collab remix with animadrop called thin air are just master pieces! Again, thanks for the content!

[@ashFB2B]

never heard of em gonna have to check it out

[@TMS_Yurei]

@@ashFB2B some of his stuff is on channels that aren't popular or dead so I'll look through my playlist and get all of my favorite songs of his in a playlist for you, just to help 😅 Edit: here's that playlist for ya kzbin.info/aero/PL1mk9MXJw5eHPO42h2Zr4Qe-OCdCWVyJQ I put a couple songs from TwoWorldsApart in there as Ben is 1 half of that duo but there's still more songs of his out there

[@TMS_Yurei]

@Innovative Keys feel free to check out the playlist, I'm happy to gift the gift of music. Hell, I made a public playlist called the vault for that exact reason 😅

[@zesterfrost_music]

Thanks for the Insight Ash👍. You're the best tuts currently out here, simple, straight-fordward, educational along with some humor.🔥 Also can you please make a breakdown on Jason Ross. That guy has a vibe that is just unique and different from all other Melodic Dubstep styles.

[@ashFB2B]

what makes jason ross unique?

[@zesterfrost_music]

@@ashFB2B The way he uses his Chords and leads I presume, Soft but hard hitting and ethereal.

[@tannerspeigner3278]

I just stumbled upon your channel and I learned more in this one video than I have in a year wow. Thank you

[@ashFB2B]

heck ya thanks for the super nice words dude!!

[@ashleytwyning7258]

Thank you from a fellow Ash. Best tutorials out there!

[@TommyFortunemusic]

Your beats are always fire bro

[@adamlawrence8664]

One of the best tutorials for heavy melodic I’ve seen. Keep it up man

[@sabitasarkar911]

i consider myself very lucky that I have found your channel. i've been watching your videos for a while now and i want to thank you for uploading these knowledgeable videos. they are really helpful for everyone

[@nerdexproject]

Somebody watched AU5's latest super saw tutorial! :D Solid work man! Much love

[@ashFB2B]

thanks!

[@xtrememix]

amazing man !! i was looking for this clear information so long thank u

[@ashFB2B]

very welcome !

[@DJVorborg]

I appreciate your use of Persona 5 music in the background. Just for that you got yourself a new subscriber

[@hapmusic0_0]

I feel like i need to watch your videos on slow mo to learn everything =0 SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE ASH!

[@ashFB2B]

yes just play them on repeat pls

[@hapmusic0_0]

​@@ashFB2B your already reading my mind good sir? =P

[@acidsteve9837]

your the first music production youtuber i found thats fun to watch. most others except underbelly seem like theyre just working and not having fun ^^ id say underbelly's pretty fun to but he insults me all the time :,( haha

[@TheyTruN]

this was super helpful. thanks for the info drop :)

[@electrofiyofficial]

ROY KNOX needs to see this

[@mrfishyguy23]

WE MAKIN IT OUT THE BEDROOM WITH THIS BANGER 🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@elihot.]

Ash, talkin real shit here, ur a legend man, for real. Your videos have helped me how to have an out of the box or loops idea when Im producing. Keep it up, bro

[@ashFB2B]

heck yea hopefully i can hear your stuff on a stream soon!

[@iiiphillips]

goated for this, super helpful super unique tutorial

[@ParisDemers]

Amazing video! Thanks for the tips!!

[@thesage1851]

I love this banger😆

[@donn1473]

Thanks for all valuable advice while keeping it entertaining! new favourite music channel!

[@dylanchia821]

I was literally thinking about how that bass sounded like Ray Volpe's, and then his picture pops up. Lmao. Love these bro. Appreciate you for them!

[@ashFB2B]

heckin love ray

[@Lovvdeep]

Thanks for the tutorial Ash!! 🙏💛

[@mike810bowe]

Hey Ash! Been watching your videos nonstop and I'm learning a lot! I'm a bit confused on the whole "chaos knob" method you are using. I try to recreate it but something always sounds way off. I would love a video explaining this, and how to make thicc supersaws better in general!

[@ashFB2B]

better chords = thicker supersaws i just made a playlist that has all my videos covering this make sure s&h button is enabled right under the chaos knob and when u map the value to 'fine' keep the value around 20 hope this helps!

[@mike810bowe]

@@ashFB2B thank you Ash!!!! Ima check it out rn

[@avyaytiwari1881]

This really helped me a lot. A tutorial for "Music Like Lost Sky" pls

[@LIGHTNING_FLASH.]

Yoo i was the one who kept asking a Roy Knox tutorial!!

[@ashFB2B]

let's goooo

[@valdamaer]

Also, you can just go up by 6 notes in the scale e.g. G, A, B, C, D, E (E being the 6th "note" or scale degree). This will always be the relative minor (as seen on circle of fifths). I guess that predicates knowing scales though

[@ashFB2B]

yeah i don't have time to count scale degree especially if its a scale i don't have memorized

[@valdamaer]

@@ashFB2B fair call

[@ashFB2B]

@@arlens6186 yep ur right. just offering other ways to get to the same place for ppl who have trouble learning from traditional methods.

[@daeclanmyrick7305]

dude wtf, this is so insightful thank you

[@thisismadds]

this sounds awesome! easy to follow along to and you're funny, thank youuuuuuu

[@YCRProductions]

I love Roy knox! Thanks for making this video!

[@lucasguenther5386]

Sick video man thanks for the tips love the vibes, and thanks for distrokid, we all wanna stay independent like svdden daddy.

[@ashFB2B]

SVDDEN DVDDY

[@koltonsrevenge8706]

Ash I love your content dude. Thank you so much.

[@soma5325]

i usually group tracks for side chain but never thought about that way too

[@Vixage]

Thank you so much ash! I'll definitely be keeping notes haha ❤

[@kaelobRs]

I don't even produce music anymore. I just come here to slowly convince you to be my best friend.

[@myormeow]

now THAT, my friends, is what i call a good supersause dubstep drop lead. nice work! 🌶🌶🌶🔥🔥🔥😋😋💯💯💯

[@ashFB2B]

super sauce

[@myormeow]

@@ashFB2B yeah thats what i said

[@darioparisi6863]

Really cool that u mentioned my boy Crankdato lol :)...

[@vigneshbalaji171]

Said the sky! Waiting for his videos

[@ashFB2B]

soon

[@tate7908]

Awesome video man! Keep up the great work. I’m using the vocals of “Lovely” by Billie Eilish and making a song like this. This is the only tutorial i’ve found with the melodic AND heavy drop. Thanks! 🔥👍

[@ashFB2B]

billie eilish vocals goated

[@dakotawomack5159]

Thank you. This is a info packed video

[@djstr33tstyl3]

Amazing tutorial! SUPER insightful and helpful! Would LOVE to see a tutorial on hard d&b like the track Miracle (Reaper Remix) by Reaper and some Hard Psy like This Time by Kayzo. Two genres I really struggle with on the sound design as I’m not too sure where to start.

[@darealrexrandom]

IT'S HERE

[@Scr1pted]

Thank U Bro, But how u procces master and other stuff?

[@shayandeepsarkar7656]

Absolutely crazy drop

[@ashFB2B]

thanks !

[@AdithyaShakthiKumar]

your stuff is so fire man

[@ashFB2B]

its ok

[@E05army]

Yooo! I feel inspired to make melodic dubstep now, haha🎧

[@ashFB2B]

do it

[@paxenimzi]

1:56 oh hey its a clip from the one of the bitbird masterclasses for ctv3! r u gonna submit anything for it ash? :O

[@MandEmma7]

This is quality

[@2025.yamaha.R1]

I just got ableton 11 live suite and have not clue about making music when I try to drag and drop like sounds like everything on KZbin it won’t allow me to and won’t play when drag and dropped what am I doing wrong ?

[@jamisonfigueroa9210]

@ashFB2B Dude, this tutorial sent me spiraling for days into a producing rabbit hole. Love your music taste and design, Great stuf! Where did you get that Mid bass (or did you make it)? I've been trying to get or make something close and I haven't been able to. Love your stuff, more videos in this style!!!! One of my fav songs by Crankdat is Redo, would love a deep dive into breaking down how the heck all those moving parts work.

[@tate7908]

Also can you please make the bass design tutorial i’m having trouble making the heavy drop

[@ashFB2B]

i have a little bit of bass sound design at the end of this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIe7f2WbZpd1bck but im working on more sound design stuff

[@tralfmusic]

Everybody gonna be using that au5 saw method now :D

[@ashFB2B]

hey google how to delete youtube video

[@smoakpipe]

great work

[@Mr_yEeT__]

Tutorial on how to make that PHAT sub?

[@mikeyhorvath8503]

incredible thank you

[@jeyrey7401]

This was soo helpful 😩🙏🏽 thankyou lol

[@ashFB2B]

No problem!!

[@Sundin1995]

i absolutely loved the banger that you put together in this one! i would love to talk to you and bounce some ideas off of you, since i'm a melodic dubstep producer as well! i hope you see this, that would be awesome! thanks either way for the video and for sharing some of your secrets with us!

[@V0ID_beats]

am i the only one who knows fuck all about music theory but i trust my hearing and i can always make very emotional melodies with heavy drops with just trusting my ears? Ok, I'm a mixing engineer so i might have a hearing for how a track should sound...maybe..i wonder what y'all opinions on this

[@ashFB2B]

nothing wrong with not knowing music theory but just remember that theory is just a way to describe whats happening in music instead of being a set of rules. not knowing music theory is like going to japan but not being able to speak japanese, sure you can probably find your way around, communicate basic things and still have a great time but think about how different the experience would be if you knew the language

[@scrutchermusic5692]

Quality content

[@braianlozano1019]

bro pls remake: i miss the rage (crankdat remix) PLEASEEE

[@quand1231]

Hey ash I have a question can you make a download for the lead I bought the gunroad pack and it wasnt included and also I cant find the vox and I dont have little alter boiiiiiii. Thank you!

[@BaguetteBread1]

i have having trouble with the saw preset i have it but it doesnt sound the same :/

[@edwarssalmeron3623]

hey bro, nice vidio could you make a video on how to make a lead similar or equal to the crankdat songs? I especially wish it was the one that sounds in the song "FALLING"

[@BaguetteBread1]

How could i get the crunch bass?

[@dantupan8843]

BRILIANT TY

[@dominatorklg5691]

Where can I watch the full track

[@norbzys430]

AMAZING STUFF! Whete can we get them samples?

[@ashFB2B]

ashfb2b.gumroad.com/l/roycrank

[@rokthatsun]

Anyone please explain why that snare velocity is so low at 0:42 ? Edit also, if you really doesnt know about music theory just use whatever dj apps out there and simply drop your sample, riser, impact or whatever your want and also drag any sample that have the same note as your chords, hit those match key button and see those semitones, then go back to your ableton and pitch your sample, dont forget, WARP MODE, COMPLEX Sorry my english🥲

[@rokthatsun]

Also its more easy if you just use camelot👌

[@ashFB2B]

idk if someone told me they wrote a song in 8A i'd be like ???

[@nihaltiwari7151]

My man after 69 years is beck!!😫

[@ashFB2B]

these videos take longer to make than ppl think 😂

[@ashFB2B]

also i don't do this full time rn

[@nihaltiwari7151]

@@ashFB2B yeah I know!!! Your work is great....and it showcases how much effort you put in these!!

[@mrtrader3546]

That second drop kind of sounds like hard Color Bass

[@xEmporiax]

How do you only have 20k subscribers.... just found this, and it's been years of trying to find this.... you're good people.... should have tons more... just subscribed and will start binge searching your content..... I start projects and give up due to just not having the knowledge.... this will help.... this could help with the breakout.... I'm not conceded but i have so much potential and skill, from voice to any instrument, but it just gets buried.... and I'm not trying to make money.... just trying to get that music out there so if one other can connect it was an worth it... If you care or interested, i would love to chat about a few things...i don't know how that works as KZbin doesn't have a messenger, but if you choose, please comment on how to go about that.... This video has given me hope and promise in getting out what I've hoped to for a very long time in the way i want.... there's some things I'll finally be able to attempt.... Thank you so much for this post...

[@stereokuuji]

3:34 It's weird how you talk about Chaos Modulation and Au5's tutorial is right below this video 😂

[@ashFB2B]

yes cuz he def invented chaos modulation

[@benton8269]

where can i find music live streams?

[@ashFB2B]

twitch

[@taylornickell]

With the Au5 super saw I tried adding it into a track but it was so off tune from the rest of the track it didnt fit. Did I miss something or is that just how it is?

[@ashFB2B]

make sure chaos knob is in sample and hold mode and set its output in the fx matrix to 20ish

[@taylornickell]

@@ashFB2B I'll double check that in a minute!

[@taylornickell]

@@ashFB2B Yeah everything is how it should be so far as I can tell

[@Scr1pted]

Bro , help me, im in fl studio and i dont know how to proccess my chaos saws

[@ashFB2B]

Watch all of my chords videos

[@Scr1pted]

@ashFB2B can u use in future OTT from Xfer serum or 3rd party plugins?

[@BaguetteBread1]

How do i sidechain lol

[@MrBumpalicious]

I've noticed you usually call beats "bars" :p not sure if its intentional or not but you also did it in your latest Madeon vid. got me confused at first

[@ashFB2B]

oops yeah beats not bars

[@itskovan]

Dude I love this, keep this up. Love the ''dumb'' character!

[@ashFB2B]

what dumb character. that's just the real me

[@vigneshbalaji171]

@itskovan hi

[@pslwkazuo]

Randomly find this video, so many infomation that help me alot!

[@justinlucas9599]

Idk if I completely missed it or not but what serum preset did you use?

[@ashFB2B]

yes

[@glennfordsolinap8606]

man, how do you deal with writer's block??

[@ashFB2B]

play 100 hours of elden ring then realize you need to get back to making music if you wanna eat

[@koltonsrevenge8706]

dis shit was fire g

[@nhatluong8698]

niceee

[@alex-hj4nc]

i really want camelphat its not working tho on windows

[@ashFB2B]

try camelcrusher instead

[@alex-hj4nc]

@@ashFB2B ill be trying that ty

[@prajwalpatil630]

Plz someone tell me the software he is using

[@ashFB2B]

Ableton live 11

[@bonniebunny9740]

U gonna drop the remix? :)

[@ashFB2B]

one day

[@maomallows]

How about Eliminate?

[@maomallows]

By the way, this is such a dope track. I surely learned a lot of things. Keep it up Ash!

[@KingBuoi92]

Can you make a flume song? I’ll pay for a walk throughhhh 1 on 1

[@mikegarcia4530]

Do you ghost produce? 🥸

[@ashFB2B]

👻

[@Thatoldkid]

Am I the only one who cant get that first serum sound to work?

[@ashFB2B]

post processing is important so make sure you follow that too

[@Zay0080]

whats the app?

[@shimmyahshimmyahh]

ableton

[@leburz]

hf you made the circle of fifths make sense to me

[@ashFB2B]

it gets more useful too

[@chaewonmewon]

not the persona 5 music at 1:43 😭

[@ashFB2B]

it's all about the persona music

[@liftedmax]

your voice is very ben gibbard. this shit was bonkers

[@ashFB2B]

yoooo thank u that's a huge compliment

[@rreapercat]

not me watching ableton tutorials as an fl user LOL

[@bendykes4929]

Same