Cosmic by Xanthe Call

Chords
The chords for Cosmic were a sample from the Apple Loop Library. These were duplicated several times to create three layers with some of them being arpeggiated. There is also a guitar sample from the Apple Loop Library.

Bass
The same process from the previous song Lighter Than Air was used when creating the bass line for Cosmic. There are three layers in 2 octaves with one layer playing shorter and quicker notes.

Drums
The drums in Cosmic were created with the Solaris Kit in Apple’s Logic Pro. There are a few different variations of drum beats to differentiate each section of the song with the chorus having more instruments from the drum kit to create a larger sound. A clap is also heard in the chorus on beats two and four with a double clap on beat four of every fourth bar. A drum fill sample from the Apple Loop Library is heard to transition between the verse and chorus.

Sound FX
Risers, guitars, claps, drops, and pads are all used to create the atmosphere of the song. Without these, the song would sound very empty.