How To Make A Song Like Ariana Grande (Yes, And?) [90s House Production Tutorial]

In this video, Austin goes over how to create a song inspired by Ariana Grande’s new single, “Yes, And?“ This video will show the 90s house influences that are permeating modern pop music, and how to incorporate them into your own sound. We’d like to thank the sponsor of this video, Cradle. Check out Cradle’s amazing line of “State Machine“ plugins if you’re looking for incredible synth plugins to add to your arsenal! Try Out The State Machines & Download BitFlip For Free Here! ——— Shop Our Samples, Presets, and MIDI Packs! Explore Our Start-To-Finish Production Course! ——— Follow us on Instagram - Listen To Our Podcast! - Join Our Facebook Community - Follow us on TikTok - ——— Listen to some of my work! ——— Use The Affiliate Links Below To Shop My Gear DAW: Cubase 13 Pro - Monitors: ATC SCM25 Mk 2 - Subwoofer: Dynaudio 18S - Interface: RME UFX ii - Interface Controller: RME ARC-USB - Desk: AZ Studio Workstations - Main Microphone: Lauten Audio LT-386 Eden - Other Microphones: Lewitt LCT1040 - Lauten Audio LA-320 - Lauten Audio LA-220 - Lauten Audio LA-120 - Slate ML-1 - Shure SM7B - Advanced Audio 251 - JZ BH-2 - JZ V11 - Voiceover Mic: Lauten LS-208 - Compressor: AudioScape 76D - MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 (Discontinued) Keyboards: Arturia Polybrute - Roland Juno DS88 - Roland Juno 106 (Vintage) Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster - Gibson Les Paul Studio - Taylor 214 CE Plus - Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A - Audient ASP800 - Auto-Tune Unlimited - Camera: Sony A7iv Lens: Sony 24-70mm f2.4 Camera Lights: Aperture Amaran 100Xs ——— Timestamps: Intro 0:00 Sponsor 0:25 Tempo and Structure 1:36 Main House Keys 1:51 Key Layers 4:50 Vocal Chop 6:40 Creating House Drums 8:00 Getting A Jumpy Bass Line 11:27 Creating A Verse 13:19 Adding Top Loops To The Verse 13:45 Verse Key Sounds 14:15 Adding A Big Chord Swell 17:05 Verse Lead and Pad Synths 18:21 Layering The B Verse 19:05 Chorus Production 20:00 Adding Rises and Hits and Ear Candy 21:00 Full Track Playthrough 22:04 Outro 23:27