Wow
1. I've taken numerous REAL IQ tests....the above link is not one...or even close. You remind me of a student of mine who acted very similar, and thought that the "Doctorate of Divinity" degree he earned in 1 night online made him qualified to be called "Dr. Jon"...and he was serious.
2. Don't take the harshness from everyone on here too seriously. I can say from my degrees in Information systems, and a Masters in Business that Michaels #'s are accurate (though, like he said, quite on the low side), and that he's not trying to mess with your head.
3. Yes, money can be made from recording. I do quite well enough running two small commercial facilities, and freelance consulting/engineering at 2 others. Bite off smaller #'s, take a couple classes in business and accounting, REALLY research what kind of studios your market needs and will support, and go in that direction. Don't make the fools mistake of building the $350g studio in the 60k population town...it just won't happen (especially if there are smaller, smarter studios with the established client list).
Tyler, It's a big step when you can just admit that you don't know something as well as you thought you did, and learn from someone else...Shoot I teach recording and video production at the college level, and it's a pill I have to swallow on a REGULAR basis. We're all human, and crazy or not, this could be a valuable lesson learned cheap, and with very little humiliation...And ask anyone, most of the really important lessons don't let you off that easily.
Sincerely,
Adan