Originally Posted by Punk

Depends on the sound he’s looking for and how much space the instruments take up on a compressed beat because simply using an mp3/wav file you can still tell you used a mp3/wav file. You can hear it clear as day, no matter how GREAT it may sound.

Word mixing with track outs is always better so as long as the engineer knows what they're doing. But it's not a necessity to get good/great mixing. You're just not gonna get the best possible mix without track outs.

For any upcoming artist that doesn't even have a catalogue to begin with I'd def suggest skipping on paying for track outs off the bat. You might just waste a bunch of bread for nothing in the end. You're better off dropping music with decent quality, saving some money and building your fan base / catalogue at the beginning. Just my insight/opinion though

Originally Posted by Punk

Depends on the sound he’s looking for and how much space the instruments take up on a compressed beat because simply using an mp3/wav file you can still tell you used a mp3/wav file. You can hear it clear as day, no matter how GREAT it may sound.

Word mixing with track outs is always better so as long as the engineer knows what they're doing. But it's not a necessity to get good/great mixing. You're just not gonna get the best possible mix without track outs.

For any upcoming artist that doesn't even have a catalogue to begin with I'd def suggest skipping on paying for track outs off the bat. You might just waste a bunch of bread for nothing in the end. You're better off dropping music with decent quality, saving some money and building your fan base / catalogue at the beginning. Just my insight/opinion though