I will show you my process for writing & mixing a modern piano track from scratch. From the first note to the finished master.
00:00 Intro
00:07 What this is about
00:18 Disclaimer and apologies
01:25 The finished track: Moving Pictures
05:04 Empty template
05:53 Chord progression
06:45 Selecting and tweaking a piano
13:00 Awful playing
15:48 Merging the parts
16:54 Tweaking the tempo
18:42 Wowee!
18:56 Committing the MIDI to audio
20:55 Setting up the Master bus
23:53 Mixing the piano track
33:44 A/B the mix
35:56 Tail reverb
39:12 A bit of tape
40:27 Finishing up with the Master bus
42:47 De-clicking
44:52 Testing the track
46:06 The outro you've been waiting for