Picking a recording school, help me!
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Posted on Sep 20, 2005 09:11 pm
AndyBell
Member Since: Aug 17, 2005
Alright
so as most of you know by now, I'm 17. I'm looking for a school to attend next year, and I've narrowed it down to 3.
Sheffield Institute of the Recording Arts (Driveable distance from my house, affordable)
www.sheffieldav.com
Full Sail (pros: associates degree in audio engineering, amazing experience, makes for a flawless resumè, cons: $46,000 for 1 year, in Flordida so I'd have to re-locate)
www.fullsail.com
and then
CRS, in AZ, not too fond of the program, but I hear it's good, and affordable. But I hate Arizona.
what should I do?
does anyone know where I can get scholarships for what I do?
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Sep 20, 2005 09:20 pm I'm 16 and studying at SAE sae.co.nz. They have 40 something campuses around the world.
I'm finding the diploma course quite cruisy, but I've learnt a crap load.
SAE go all the way to Doctorites through Middle Sex University In London. There is also a full scholarship you can apply for, but you'd be up against me : )
Sep 20, 2005 11:15 pm i will make my advice very simple:
do NOT go to full sail. biggest waste of money in the world from what i hear.
el musicoFreeleance Producer/Engineer/GtrMember
Since: Aug 11, 2002
Sep 21, 2005 01:41 am I'm a CRAS grad... went there because it was a good school with a good rep and just happenned to be in town. Sheffield looks to be the obvious choice for you, IMO.
Sep 21, 2005 08:34 am colonel sanders- The only reason I need a scholarship is because my parents nor I can afford to pay for college. From the looks of your equipment list, you seem to be pretty financially set, I mean, come on, a 52 and a handfull of Neumann's? no fair :(
Sep 21, 2005 08:59 am Just for the record, you don't need school to learn this stuff or get a job in the industry if you look around...also, a crappy eningeer can have the best gear in the world, they will still make crappy audio, a good engineer can have average gear and make great audio with it. Point being, it's not the gear, it's the engineer.
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
Sep 21, 2005 09:31 am I just recently heard of a school round dB's area, McNally-Smith. I talked (inet) with a alumni from there, and he's been doing pretty well ever since.
www.mcnallysmith.edu St. Paul, MN
I agree with dB, expereince is oft times a better teacher, though the academic route is well documented as well.
It depends on how the person learns, i guess. Some learn though courses better, where some learn through experience better. Personally I favor more of the latter, and slightly less of the former.
ALso, the $$$ saved on not schooling can be put into kick-butt gear, but like dB said, if you don't know how to use it, then the product will still stink like poo.
Sep 21, 2005 09:33 am Another good one is MusicTech right here in Minneapolis. Noize2u was actually going to teach there a while ago, but he hasn't said much about that lately, hey Noize, what happened there? I mean besides working 80 hours a week for the last few months...
Sep 21, 2005 02:42 pm just dont go to full sail.
Sep 21, 2005 06:00 pm I've spent my life savings on audio equipment dude, I'm flat broke right now : ) (and my mum won't let me forget it). Granted I didn't buy the neumann's, but most of the other stuff has been purchased by me. I don't actually use the neumann's very much either. I'd rather spend more time getting a good sound with my NT1A or an 57 than stick my M147 up there.
But yea, my parents are fairly supporting : ). But a scholarship would look good on my resume eh?
And yes, It's definitely the engineer that makes the difference, but having the kind of gear that I do lets me experience more in different kinds of fields. I know a person here in NZ running a digi 001 and monitoring off a home stereo that makes fantastic recordings. In fact, It's dragonorchid here on HRC. An amazing engineer.
Sep 21, 2005 06:05 pm his mom is VERY supporting, and a pretty cool chick too...
zekthedeadcowEat Spam before it eats YOU!!!Member
Since: May 11, 2002
Sep 21, 2005 08:12 pm You can also go for a "real" degree in broadcast communications at the local university... just check to see if they have a good internship program at places you would want to work. The Associate Degree through Full Sail is not accredited by most universities standards... so nothing will transferr.
I would maybe look into the background of someone you would want to emulate and look at what education they have.
I have noticed that the audio and video industries are very perticular about what schools to go to and most hiring agents would rather have someone go to the same school as them...
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Sep 22, 2005 08:49 pm Ya, if I was to recomend one that you would travel to I would opt for Music Tch here in MN. Not that others arent dedicated, but Music Tech is made up of peep's like me who have been there and done that. Real world experiance. They do both by the book as well as not so by the book. I was looked at for a differant approach, as in how to break every rule laid out for recording and not have them sound like a load of crap. The peep's there who know me know I dont play by the rules. I experiment more then most and that was what they were looking for. But time was not on my side so I put it on the back burner. I may still look at that option though in the future.
Besides, its been awhile since I shoved a guitar amp and microphone in the oven to record a HOT guitar track. :-)
