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Well I am coming up to the end of my senior year in high school and I now have to look for a college......I am looking at a school that offers "Audio Recording Specalist"......I have been recording with my band now for about 2 years and have learned alot about recording in those years.....

I would now like to continue to record because I know it is what I love doing.....

my questions are.......

1:) Is there anyone in this forum that went to school for the purpose of recording?

2:) If so did it help alot in understanding about recording?

3:) Was it easier to find a recording job because you went to school for it?

4:) Was it a "Hand on" type college?

thats all i have for questions......please anyone and everyone can reply......and also thanks to all that do.......

Tyler22
 
1. Yes
2. No. Most of what I know I had already learned on my own. And you never stop learning, really.
3. Not really. It's a hidden market, and a lot of it has to do with who you know. The audio world is already saturated with newbie AE's, so networking, while sometimes a drag, is important.
4. Hands-on "trade school."

Hone your craft, try new techniques and experiment, make a rep for yourself by recording friends/local bands, etc. (and making it sound good!), and good luck!
 
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Tyler22 said:
Well I am coming up to the end of my senior year in high school and I now have to look for a college......I am looking at a school that offers "Audio Recording Specalist"......I have been recording with my band now for about 2 years and have learned alot about recording in those years.....

I would now like to continue to record because I know it is what I love doing.....

my questions are.......

1:) Is there anyone in this forum that went to school for the purpose of recording?


2:) If so did it help alot in understanding about recording?

3:) Was it easier to find a recording job because you went to school for it?

4:) Was it a "Hand on" type college?

thats all i have for questions......please anyone and everyone can reply......and also thanks to all that do.......

Tyler22
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1. Yes, I followed a 5 year producers course which contains both music and audio engineering.

2. Yes it helped me understand recording and mixing, and helped me on my way. A lot of the learning is still your own task, but my lessons really helped me.

3. No. Maybe yes and no but I tell you no not to get your hopes up:) I'm not sure where you from, butr over here there are very few engineering jobs, and they all go to free lancers. When you're young and haven't got a famous name or work to relate too, you won't get many well paid projects.

I'm a bit in that situation right now, I graduated in june and notice the reocrding studio's over here only hire free lance beside the house engineer. Mentionning my school gave me maybe a small foot between the door in a conversation, but don't expect much of it. The only thing you can do (at least, that's what I'm doing:)) is to start with some smaller projects to make a reputation and maybe find another job on the site. I'm applying to do some edit and mixing work for TV and radio stations.

Like MadAudio said, don't underestimate the power of networking! Many of the jobs and opportuinites I get is through ppl I met or bumped into. Sometimes I even wanted that I went out more to meat some fellow musicians and engineers instead of studying the latest Sound On Sound in my room.


4. Maybe some english term I don't know, but I don't know what you mean with hands-on :rolleyes:
 
Brett - "Hands-on" just means you actually get to touch the equipment and get a little practical experience on it.
 
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