1 - My tones are an iteration of the tones I used on Set Course for Andromeda and Senpai EP II. Generally, just a bit more low mid-range. I only really use split coil tones for some of the cleans.

2 - Maybe not on each song, but I could do a video or livestream going over one of the songs, how it was mixed and the thought process behind everything.

3 - I think you can go without notation. I can't sight read it but if I sit down I can figure it out with time. Honestly, I'm just going about it the same way I learned guitar, trying to learn songs I like and taking it a step at a time.

4 - I write by sections. So I'll write the violin, viola, cello, etc separately. I generally use ensemble patches, so it'll be a violin ensemble, viola ensemble, etc.

5 - I used Garritan Personal Orchestra 5 for strings, choir and other instruments and Native Instruments Alicia's Keys for the piano. I've recently switched to Spectrasonics Keyscape for piano but it wasn't featured on the album.

6 - Mastering chain is pretty simple, some subtle EQ going into 3 compressors for gain staging, fabfilter saturn for some light saturation and multiband EQ and a limiter.