If I wanted to to have a killer flute or violin solo on my song, the last thing that would come to mind is, “I need to learn to play the flute.” I can play the guitar and I’m a solid keyboard player, but I know the limits to my ability. The rest of us are just trying to make our way through the world just like everybody else. There’s a small percentage of people where that most certainty applies, but for a lot of people that’s not the case. It’s so common today that everyone is a, “Singer/Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist, Producer, DJ, Mixing and Mastering Engineer, Record Label Owner, A&R, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Author, Humanitarian, Mother/Father of 3, and leading innovator under 30.” I won’t go as far as saying that it isn’t possible, but like a good friend of mine said before, “People overestimate what they can get done in a day, but they underestimate what they can get done in a year.” I wanted to go into depth with this one because it’s apparent that in today’s industry everyone wants to be a master at everything.
Why 90% of Musicians Outsource Their Mixing and Mastering
