The Simple Way to Write Killer Melodies (Rhythm First)

[@MatsumuriMedia]

So much yes!! Dude, your chill vibe and great tips are becoming a daily habit of mine!! Thank you fr all the hard work you put into your videos. This was a great video and I love this technique. Using a sidechained gate to add a 50Hz sine wave to my kick is something I have done before, but gating and processing an entire drum loop to use as a sidechain input is a really cool idea for making melodies from simple sets of midi notes! This could be cool to use for replacing all sorts of sounds by just using the rhythm of a loop. So good!! Thanks again!

[@EDMProd]

Thanks so much! Yep agreed, its a really fun technique that yields awesome results. You can even try, once the routing has been set up between the gate and the trigger track (using just 2xaudio tracks this time), replacing the audio on both the trigger and the gate track over and over until you hit something cool! Super quick and endless with the rhythms and melodies you can generate. Thanks for watching :)

[@nk-me2nw]

gate triggering technique is great, thanks!

[@eferg16]

I've seen a lot of music production tutorial channels on KZbin. You, my friend, are excellent. Quality content.

[@EDMProd]

Very kind of you! Much appreciated :)

[@eoholtzmanyee]

Both tips are great! Plus the cmnd click velocity change - great stuff as always.

[@Xangaperu]

Like the gate trigger idea definitely going to try that out!

[@flyoverfredusa]

love this idea

[@taranazare2633]

Thank you - very helpful!

[@andrewgrimshaw4663]

like this. new to ableton and first tutorial iv seen with the key highlighted, brilliant, learnt something new

[@EDMProd]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ozboomer_au]

Just coming to grips with 'sidechaining' and what it can do in terms of a control mechanism with other effects (like the gate), even though I don't use Ableton). A very helpful video. thanks a heap.

[@EDMProd]

Exactly! A sidechain is simply something that is 'chained' to another track, or triggered by something else. Gate has so much sidechain functionality its crazy how much you can do with it.

[@musaty6528]

Of all the tutorials I've watched I have never learned the Cmd+click to change velocity! That might've been my favorite part of the vid haha thanks for the sauce!

[@EDMProd]

Haha its quite an underused shortcut huh! Glad you enjoyed

[@lukasky_dj]

this is great thank you for gate idea

[@stech_x8329]

The gate trigger trick is huge!! I had forget about it!!thanks!!🔥🔥👌🏾

[@MatsMorlund]

Cool trick using a gated drum loop. Thanks 👍👍👍

[@thustler7339]

Good content man, clear and straight up. Definitely showed me a couple of tricks

[@SUBSYNDICATE]

very nice topic! 👍

[@madeline569]

You're so talented at teaching, dude! everything is so clear. Thanks so much for your videos.

[@EDMProd]

Very kind! Thanks so much :)

[@HAZARDOUS88]

Very helpful video!

[@billiamsharpe2967]

thank you

[@kadmondrago]

Dude, you're crushin' it with these videos! :)

[@EDMProd]

Thanks man! Appreciate that a lot :)

[@iamdjkirk]

Tips for being able to transcribe Melodies/bass lines?

[@paulsss8646]

Nice Video, but how to add on another element? Im finding struggeling myself with a lead, chord whatever to add, especially when I want to align it to the previous melody.

[@Curtiss1965]

BTW. The first bassline is not in C minor, it's A minor...