Technology is an ever-growing beast.
From new online music platforms to innovative music recording softwares, producing and releasing your own music has never been easier for DIY musicians.
Many years ago, the only way a musician could make an album was to rent a recording studio and hire a recording engineer to record his or her work. Nowadays any musician with a laptop can turn his bedroom into a small home studio and utilise the masses of “affordable” plugins and softwares available to them on the internet.
Quality Control
One advantage of DIY is that musicians now have complete control over the production process and can mix his/her song according to the vision they have for that particular track.
Another good thing about DIY is that musicians no longer have to pay for a recording studio and save that money for other factors such as promotion and distribution.
Professional or DIY?
Mixing and Mastering is what determines whether a song sounds amateur or professional.
A skilled sound engineer can greatly enhance a track and push it to a completely new level because they possess certain qualities that differentiates them from a home producer. One massive downside of DIY is that, an inexperienced home producer can absolutely destroy a track with bad mixing.
Whether you decide to go DIY or hire a professional, always keep in mind that sound is just as important as the music itself and may decide whether you get a record deal or not.
