Yo. I'm looking for a decent place to learn the ropes in the Chicagoland area. Any suggestions?

Columbia College. I loved it. And now I'm gainfully employed because of my degree.

thaimanic,

What do you do now? Was Columbia helpful with getting you an inetrnship/job? Just wondered.

Matt

I second Columbia. Uhh... I didn't go there, but I looked at recording education and it was near the top of my list. The only bad thing (for me) was that it is four year. Otherwise I'd be enrolled.

Columbia is where it's at if you want to learn audio in Chicago. I couldn't afford to go to college so I maxed out a credit card buying gear and started recording as many bands I as could. I hung out on audio forums, and read lots of books.

It's a tough business. There are quite a few studios in the Chicago area whose owners work a day job outside of the industry to make ends meet and hope that their studios pay for themselves. Some months that doesn't happen.

Audio is a career of passion.

Thanks. So I haven't started any programs yet based on the same principal. It seems that the most successful audio engineers are DIY anyways. Unfortunately I haven't purchased any more equipment and most of my focus outside of my day job has been on my band and the gear associated with that. But I have improved slightly on mike placement and mixing, so that's something I guess.I hope to go full throttle someday, but I highly enjoy being in bands in comparison to recording. And neither are paying the bills right now, so......