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We're all joking, and plenty of people will take offense at this thought, but......
The age of the pure audio engineer is coming to a close. Not completely. There will always be a few talented and needed specialists, but technology continues to educate people and make the whole process more idiotproof. I know many former musicians and producers who now engineer their own recordings. And many of them are good at it. Talented mixers will, to a large degree, dodge the bullet for a good while longer. I'm talking about tracking and overdub engineers.
You say I'm wrong? Fine. I might be. It happens. But think about this. In 1970, what would an "all-in-one" production by a guitar player sitting by himself in a "real" $1,000,000 studio sound like? How good could it be, excepting some insanely gifted 1 in a zillion person?
In 2004, what would an "all-in-one" production by a the same guitar player sitting by himself in his own, personal, $20,000 studio sound like?
2004 dude is gonna massacre 1970 dude, as far as walking out with something that sounds like a record. That trend is accelerating, now down even to the consumer level.
Now, the self appointed GS old fart patrol (which has nothing to do with your age), will probably flame me for such heresy. "Only pro engineers really UNDERSTAND", they will likely say.
And the harpooners in the bow of whaling boats really didn't like those metal ships, with their harpoon guns, taking their place, either. But they did.
Regards,
Brian T
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