ok about the studying recording, its not always the best to take this up as a career. I can probably assure you that 99 percent of people who are into audio recording do nothave careers in it. I dont know too much about the recording conservatories, but i think you can get as much out of it but doing your own studies, and visiting places like these. However, a good source would be to study music technology in college, if you havent already went there. There are many colleges that offer degress in science in music engineering, and train many sucessful acoustic engineers, recording engineers, and anything else that has a need for solidly educated people. The benifits of college degree rathen then one of the music tech conservatories is immense. College will leave you outs; other jobs, more rounded focus. If you already have attended college, then i guess going to one of these places would be good, but if not, BY ALL MEANS look into it. Miami University has one of the most reknowned music tech schools. I was reading the job placement stats in their brochure and this school will produce some BIG TIME jobs in the music industry. Some others may include Drexel University in Philadelphia, NYU, and even Berklee. There are lots of possibilites. If all you would like to do is record forever, go for the Conservatory, but i think a college would more worth your while in the long run.
[This message has been edited by Skyline609 (edited 12-09-1999).]