XLSX Music

Thanks for listening and the feedback. 👍🏻

I've just released my new track all produced in Cakewalk (still the Bandlab version) This one is for anyone that's lost someone close to them. It's about losing s loved one to illness and dreaming about how life could've been. The video is done in Canva using stock footage. I'm currently trying to build a small following on YouTube and aiming for 100 subscribers by the end of the year, so I would greatly appreciate any support, and a subscribe if you like what you hear. ❤️

It's an absolutely beautiful Library. So much expression in the sounds. Spitfire Labs in general is fantastic. I've used a lot of their packs.

Thanks so much for listening 🙂

Thanks so much Keith. I was very happy with the mix in the end. I struggled a lot to get the piano to fit in nicely at some points which is why the melody increases an octave from the second chorus. Most of the strings are the free BBC Symphony Orchestra by spitfire, and then the strings on the quiet middle section are the chello moods pack from Spitfire labs. It's incredible what you can get for free! 🙂

Thanks so much Nigel. I'm not very confident with my vocals so it's nice to hear you enjoyed them. 🙂

This is my latest track produced in Cakewalk. The song is about dealing with stress and anxiety always having something in the back of your head pulling you down. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/xlsx/haunting-me

Thanks so much Nigel, I'm glad you enjoyed it ?

Thanks so much for the compliments Freddy! Interesting point on the lyrics, the chorus just popped into my head one day and I wrote it down and when I sat down to write the full song they all just came to me straight away. It normally takes me ages to fill out the whole song. Thanks for listening.

Haha, thanks for checking it out. I was super happy with the cover art. It's actually AI generated using Microsoft Bing Image generator. I'm glad you liked the song, the ending works really well doesn't it

Thanks for listening, i'm glad it sounds well recorded. It's getting a bit easier with every song I do. ?

Thanks for listening Nick. In regards to the vocals, getting the balance right is something I'm still struggling with and it feels like it's the final piece of the puzzle I've got to solve. I'll get there eventually ?

Thanks for listening. I definitely wanted something short and catchy so glad it got you tapping ?

Thanks so much Daniel. I really appreciate your comments and you taking the time to listen. I'm actually 36 now but it's definitely a throwback to when I was younger and the album that mainly influenced it was by a bunch of 18 year old at the time.

Here is my latest track, https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/xlsx/call-me-back All mixed and mastered in Cakewalk but with all third party plugins. My workflow is so much quicker in Cakewalk now as I have a really good track template set up with everything I need, and have created a lot of FX chains for things I commonly use. For this song I wanted to create a nice fun short one, that is heavily influenced by the bitter tongue in cheek breakup songs on Brand New's debut album 'Your favourite weapon' which was one of my favourites back when I was a teenager. I would welcome any feedback and would be really grateful for a follow if you enjoy it.