bahrens
Well-known member
I found a little bit of discussion of this by UTFSF but I'd like to get some more input if it's all right.
I will be graduating in about a month with a degree in Music Industry with an emphasis in audio production. It's sort of not quite as much audio as a recording school degree and not quite as much music (though close) as a performance degree. I would really like to record music for a living, but I'm also very into building my own gear. I would really like to work in some capacity as an audio equipment designer/tech, whether as a studio tech or engineer/tech, or as a product designer/troubleshooter at a company big or small or whatever. My point is that I want to know the gear inside and out, and be able to understand it in terms of how it sounds, why it sounds that way, and how to make it sound different, though the degree to which that skill would be used in my job is up in the air for now. I actually wouldn't mind doing non-audio-related EE work and just do my audio stuff on the side.
My question, in that context, is this:
What are some solid ways I could get to that point? I'll probably be in Minneapolis so I have thought about getting an EE degree from the U of M Twin Cities. I realize they probably don't offer many audio oriented classes so I'd have to get a lot of that on my own. Is there a school out there that does offer more in the way of audio? God forbid there be one where they still teach tubes... or would I be better off trying to apprentice myself to someone who already does this for a living. Mind you I won't be satisfied with a schematic and a layout that I can use to build something. I want to have to knowhow to actually design a product that hopefully sounds good without resorting to ripping off someone else's design and changing a few things. I realize that has it's place and I've already done that and will probably do it again... and again... and again. If I could get somewhere near someone like PRR's understanding of both audio circuits and electronics in general I'd be very happy. I know formal training is no substitute for hands on experience and that there are many things you'll never learn til you actually do, but I think formal training would eliminate a lot of wasted time stumbling about trying to understand things.
Whaddayathink?
I will be graduating in about a month with a degree in Music Industry with an emphasis in audio production. It's sort of not quite as much audio as a recording school degree and not quite as much music (though close) as a performance degree. I would really like to record music for a living, but I'm also very into building my own gear. I would really like to work in some capacity as an audio equipment designer/tech, whether as a studio tech or engineer/tech, or as a product designer/troubleshooter at a company big or small or whatever. My point is that I want to know the gear inside and out, and be able to understand it in terms of how it sounds, why it sounds that way, and how to make it sound different, though the degree to which that skill would be used in my job is up in the air for now. I actually wouldn't mind doing non-audio-related EE work and just do my audio stuff on the side.
My question, in that context, is this:
What are some solid ways I could get to that point? I'll probably be in Minneapolis so I have thought about getting an EE degree from the U of M Twin Cities. I realize they probably don't offer many audio oriented classes so I'd have to get a lot of that on my own. Is there a school out there that does offer more in the way of audio? God forbid there be one where they still teach tubes... or would I be better off trying to apprentice myself to someone who already does this for a living. Mind you I won't be satisfied with a schematic and a layout that I can use to build something. I want to have to knowhow to actually design a product that hopefully sounds good without resorting to ripping off someone else's design and changing a few things. I realize that has it's place and I've already done that and will probably do it again... and again... and again. If I could get somewhere near someone like PRR's understanding of both audio circuits and electronics in general I'd be very happy. I know formal training is no substitute for hands on experience and that there are many things you'll never learn til you actually do, but I think formal training would eliminate a lot of wasted time stumbling about trying to understand things.
Whaddayathink?