The choices are just part of the tool set.
If you do anything for a long enough time, you will have an idea about where to go, and how to get there, in any situation. There are many levels of that idea. Some get there better than others, for as many reasons.
The more you love it, the more potential you have for being insanely great at it, no matter what *it* is.
All that said, many bands would not be served well if you just printed them. They need alot of color correction, and sometimes the content needs expurgation.
Songs are like paintings.. moreso than photography, when you are producing.
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