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I just finished a four song EP, three of which were co-produced by a friend who also wrote some guitar and piano parts, but I did all the rest...engineered, played all the parts and programmed the midi.
It was a very valuable experience which taught me that I love engineering, mixing and producing better than writing and being an artist, leading to my profession now. It took me a very long time to do it cause every time I thought I was done I discovered new plugins/gear and better techniques. Finally though, I ended up with four tracks that sound pretty damn good. I did have them mastered at Bernie Grundman though.
Overall I find that people who produce and engineer themselves fall short of their mark because it's a lot to tackle and you can get burnt out easily. After years and years of getting good at an instrument and writing, you now have to get good at engineering. Engineering, as we all know, is like an instrument that takes time to master. It took me about 12 years from the time I started recording on a cassette four track, but now I can engineer my ass off from home, especially mixing.
I believe though that the best projects are results of talented teams.
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