Hey guys I Just had a question about audio engineering schools and if anyone knows anything about them. I'm looking for a school for audio engineering, I already know about Places like Pacific Audio Institute which seems to deal with learning all the older style recording like reel to reel and what-not. or like FullSail which is more modern computer based.

I am more interested with the computer based - logic/pro tools/ reason/ abelton live type schools

any ideas?

My advice is don't go.

They are very expensive!!! You don't get jobs in studios after them, and most of the time the teachers are just graduated students!

My advice would be buy a mac/osx86 machine and a digidesign mbox mini.

The mbox mini is small audio quality is not the best and limited i/o BUT every institute you go to will teach you protools. 99% of all studios use protools.

I have losts of soft, but protools i use when doing session from other studio. at home I'll use logic or dp but protools is mandatory!

Basically. just get yourself that, and a good set of monitors. Golden ears audio course and a ouple dvds introducing you to protools and mixing and you will be fine.

Learn in your own time and lear all the theory.

PS. Audio tape decks rock but they are expensive and hard to maintain but find out what you can about them.

I would seriously trying teach yourself for 6 months and then look for volunteer work or somethig.

I went to a audio school was not very good at all!

Peace.

I aggree, I feel the best way to learn how to use these software programs is to learn how to use some older outdated devices, like actual Drum Machines, samplers, midi, sequencers, four track tape recorder. That's how I started, as I made a switch to using computers and software, it was easy for me to learn because it's all based of these type of things, and is setup as a virtual versions of that. One day a friend asked me how I know how to do what I do, and I realized that if I were new to this type of technology, I'd be soo overwhelmed with where to start.