Under the premise of limited time and energy: For most musicians, "mixing/mastering" is not a required course. If you are a music creator, then the training related to creation is far higher and more important than mixing and mastering. What is more decisive for the work is not the post-production modifications such as mixing and mastering. You can find specialized people to do these two aspects. If you are committed to working in this industry down-to-earth, then an in-depth understanding of mixing and mastering can greatly facilitate communication and cooperation with the mixer. This is very meaningful to practitioners. The more familiar they are with the knowledge and skills of mixing and mastering, the more time and energy they can save, most communication frictions can be avoided, and unnecessary costs can be saved. But don’t put the cart before the horse—if you can’t do the previous steps (such as writing, composing, arranging, and orchestration) well, then forcing yourself to master the mixing and mastering method won’t turn it into a miracle.

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