looking for a good audio engineering program

[burnman]

I am looking at going back to school, after having received my BFA in multimedia in 2001.

 

I am looking for an audio engineering/production program (would like to eventually run my own studio).

 

Looking online, I see lots of programs, but aren't sure which ones are any good.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

I have requested information from REC in Ohio, SAE in NYC, 2 in LA (can't remember the names), and that's it so far.

 

Any insight would be appreciated.

 

I have helped put on shows before for bands in Philly NJ area, but have never recorded a band, mixed, or mastered them, which is what I'd like to do. I think I have a good head for how things should sound, but I don't know if that's good enough.

 

thanks.

[JnBroadbent]

Do you plan on working with many other studios?

 

If so, then you are pretty much stuck with PT.

 

Mac or PC?

[Nick Steen]

Go to the Recording Workshop in Ohio (the REC thing you are getting info on). I went there for their maintenance thing, and was blown away by the quality of everything there.

 

It is short and dense program, and if you do all of the extra things in addition to their main program, you will get an enormous amount of knowledge, all for very little money. The town is boring as hell though, but when you have all that studio fun to experience, it doesn't matter.

 

Also, having such a short program (about two months) allows you to make sure you want to do audio engineering. It is quite freakish how much you will take away from REC, and they actually are quite well known.

 

And of course check out these forums and http://www.tweakheadz.com/guide.htm

 

Good luck!

[burnman]

I'm currently running a Mac Book Pro.

 

I've never used Pro Tools (my main applications are Reason and Ableton Live). I'd like to work in at least 1 or 2 studios before opening my own, and since Pro Tools seems to be the standard (at least to some extent), I think it'd be good to learn.

 

The Recording Workshop in Ohio sounded pretty stellar, without a huge price point and a good core of study. I would definitely take all the optional courses as well.

 

Has anyone here gone to SAE in NYC? I'm curious if that program is worthwhile.

[primeelite]

Most studios I have worked in (I am not a producer etc) usually use ProTools. It seems to be standard but I am no expert on this.

[TRevMFB]

go to the REC, i did last winter. they mainly show you pro tools for the digital word (mainly being industry standard/it's the easist to learn since a lot of the actions are idiot proof). but they also make sure you'll know how to work on any platform wheather it being on Mac or PC. as well as full analog systems tracking into a 24 track hard drive recorder or tape machines.