I think all of this becomes a question of money and what the end product needs to be.

If money was no question I find it a lot more fun to be in a studio in LA or Fort Worth or Nashville...you get the picture.

Having a great studio session player like someone you never heard of or someone like Brent Mason is a real experience.

Fifteen of us flew into Dallas one evening and spent all night and half the next day creating a song that meant absolutely nothing to anyone else. We drank a few beers and had a wonderful time. It is a totally different experience when all you have to do is play and let the engineer deal with all those bells and power faders...lol

I think it goes without saying I can get a more technically correct recording from Sony studio that uncle Joe's Pro Tools Heaven. The end product most likely will not be worth a dime more.

The availability of skilled session musicians in a place like Nashville or LA is unbelievable.

With the advent of high speed internet and good video programs like Zoom , Skype, and Google Duo, a lot of those same musicians can show up at your house and you don't have to put up with them walking outside to smoke dope...lol

No matter what sort of studio you are using it is a absolute requirement to have really good musicians. It matters little if they come out of BIAB or your next door neighbor. And yes I know some less than skillful musicians have become well known but there are ten zillion you will never hear of.

If you are skilled at using music software you can get high quality music at home. But...your computer will never smile at you when you play one of those really cool licks!

Cheers,

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”