This is the 9 step process of the song called Old Man. The simplest song to find to give an example of how the recording process works.

So here is the audio process of it all in audio presentation. The photograph of the Screen Shot shows from 1 to 7 the choice of instrument progression.

All the instruments of vocals, guitar and keyboards are played by myself.

When the recording is done, listening to the levels of each instrument played or sung allows a balance to be made. This is #8.

When the overall balance is done and happy vibes are there, the final tweak of how it sounds in the Big World is considered. #9.

#9 is the most difficult one of all. People nowadays listen on many different devices. This consideration? Still learning.

In virtually all songs the keyboards aren’t actually known until I get the guitar or guitar and vocals down. I listen through the headphones playing a chosen keyboard sound from the GarageBand library choices. There are thousands of them because the keyboards play all instruments. Not just piano or synthesiser sounds. So it could be a flute or cowbell or violin, etc. Then I just mess about with little tunes. Choose another keyboard sound and the process carries on. I just play another different melody. And then another. Etc…..

This completely different song here below, an instrumental, is basically drums first put down followed by layers of keyboard melodies. Three Guitar tracks, (electric, acoustic, bass), went on last.

Old Man was pretty straightforward. Simple catchy plinkety plonking type vibe. Tried to get it dancing with the guitar.

Here are the levels of the Old Man recordings. From drum with acoustic. To vocal #1. Vocal #2. Then a process of keyboard considerations. The photograph shows choices.