Mixing, Editing, Mastering.....

I just received the final mixed and mastered product of the single that my band just made, would just like to draw attention to the art of mixing, editing, and mastering a recording. In comparison to the original version, which was by no means bad or anything, but it was very dry acoustically, kind of spotty vocally, and the timings were not one hundred percent on every part. However with the doubling of the lead vocals, a little editing of parts together, and the addition of some reverb effects, we sound like a completely different band! This (audio engineering) is truly just as much of an art form as playing the instruments themselves, as it does require the engineer themselves have some sort of performance experience themselves for optimal results.