Will AI replace humans mixing & mastering music?

Just for fun, I follow the question and answer I put in ChatGPT concerning the replacement of humans by AI in the mixing and mastering domains.

“Question:

Is AI based solutions capable of replacing with top quality the humans specialized in mixing and mastering music?

ChatGPT:

While AI-based solutions have made significant advances in recent years, it is unlikely that they will be able to completely replace human mixing and mastering engineers in the near future.

Mixing and mastering are complex and nuanced processes that require both technical expertise and artistic sensibility. Mixing and mastering engineers use their ears, experience, and creativity to balance and enhance the different elements of a musical recording to achieve a cohesive and polished final product.

While AI-based solutions can automate some aspects of the mixing and mastering process, such as noise reduction, EQ, and compression, they cannot replicate the human decision-making and judgment that goes into creating a great mix or master. AI-based solutions are also limited by the quality and quantity of data they are trained on, and they may struggle to adapt to new or unusual musical styles or techniques.

That being said, AI-based solutions can be useful tools for assisting and augmenting human mixing and mastering engineers. For example, AI-based solutions can help speed up certain parts of the process or suggest creative ideas for processing or effects.

Ultimately, the best results are likely to come from a combination of human expertise and AI-based tools, where the engineer can leverage the strengths of both to achieve the best possible outcome.”

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