I was wondering what evryone thought of different recording schools?
Full Sail? Institute of Audio Research? etc.
Why does everyone hate Full Sail? Is there a good school to go to? Is IAR(institute of audio research) any good?
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2I am a bi-product of the Institute of Audio Research.
But I digress. Please continue with the squirrel circuit semantic debate.
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3Is it any good (IAR i mean)? I'm thinking of going there. I live in New Jersey so it's a train ride away.
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4IAR is like any other school, in the respect that you will get out of it what you put into it. My notebooks from there sometimes act as my encyclopedia.
But you are surrounded by guys who say things like "yo, I'm gonna be a PRODUCER, yo."
I liked the school because it had a good balance of several different aspects of recording/engineering.
From tech work, to acoustics, to tape editing, to electronics, to mic study/techniques, to the recording process and devices involved.
The faculty head is a good guy. He set me up with a good internship (which turned into a good paying steady job) after running me through the gauntlet in his office.
So I would recommend it, sure.
But you are surrounded by guys who say things like "yo, I'm gonna be a PRODUCER, yo."
I liked the school because it had a good balance of several different aspects of recording/engineering.
From tech work, to acoustics, to tape editing, to electronics, to mic study/techniques, to the recording process and devices involved.
The faculty head is a good guy. He set me up with a good internship (which turned into a good paying steady job) after running me through the gauntlet in his office.
So I would recommend it, sure.
But I digress. Please continue with the squirrel circuit semantic debate.
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5well, there is a past topic about full sail, and this site was mentioned. www.fullsailsucks.com
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6Well, let's just go superficial:
What sounds cooler to say to someone?
"My degree is from the INSTITUTE OF AUDIO RESEARCH."
(read: I know how to calibrate the oscilloscope, wingnut.)
or
"My degree is from FULL SAIL"
(read: I am a Christopher Cross fan.)
Think about it.
What sounds cooler to say to someone?
"My degree is from the INSTITUTE OF AUDIO RESEARCH."
(read: I know how to calibrate the oscilloscope, wingnut.)
or
"My degree is from FULL SAIL"
(read: I am a Christopher Cross fan.)
Think about it.
But I digress. Please continue with the squirrel circuit semantic debate.
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7If you go to Columbia College Chicago at least you leave with a bachelors degree. What do you get from Full Sail, a little certificate.
you can roll a Turd in Glitter....but it is still a turd
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8FYI,
The Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University (aka Peabody) offers a dual BA (recording and performance) that takes 5 years or a Masters degree (Recording, Acoustics, or Audio Circuitry Design). Like most of your education, you get what you put into it.
The Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University (aka Peabody) offers a dual BA (recording and performance) that takes 5 years or a Masters degree (Recording, Acoustics, or Audio Circuitry Design). Like most of your education, you get what you put into it.
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9The school I go to U-Mass Lowell is said to have one of the best SRT (sound recording technology) programms in the entire country. It's a state school and largely commuter, but SRT is one of the few majors that actually attracts people from all over the country. I have a lot of friends in the program and it seems to be excellent.
unfortunately, I myself didn't really become interested in sound recording and the like until my third year of college, and not wanting to be in school forever, decided to squeak by with the bare minimum completing my English Degree, while I sharpened my electronic and engineering skills hanging around WJUL, the student radio station, all day.
Even though the SRT program is one college in a state school, it is said to be one of the best and being a state school, it is certainly more affordable than most other Universities.
unfortunately, I myself didn't really become interested in sound recording and the like until my third year of college, and not wanting to be in school forever, decided to squeak by with the bare minimum completing my English Degree, while I sharpened my electronic and engineering skills hanging around WJUL, the student radio station, all day.
Even though the SRT program is one college in a state school, it is said to be one of the best and being a state school, it is certainly more affordable than most other Universities.