I've finished highschool a couple of months ago. And still haven't decided where I want to go study audio at. I live in chicago and honestly haven't been sold on any of the audio colleges/programs out here. So still I lurk trying to find the right college for me.
I'm looking to see if anyone can recommend any colleges in the US with good audio programs.
Colleges with Above Average Audio Programs?
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- KVRer
- 4 posts since 9 Jul, 2012
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- KVRist
- 64 posts since 29 Mar, 2010
What about Columbia College of Chicago? They had a solid program when I went there ages ago but I don't know if its changed.
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Audio_Ar ... /index.php
http://www.colum.edu/Academics/Audio_Ar ... /index.php
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- KVRian
- 668 posts since 28 Sep, 2010
Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences. They teach specifically audio engineering, not music. They have full sized studios, with Neves, SSLs, etc. They teach both fully analog/tape, and digital.
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- KVRist
- 392 posts since 21 Sep, 2011 from Northern California
I think it depends very much on what you want to do. If for example, you want to be a recording engineer, then maybe an internship at a studio would be better. Who cares if you can analyze a short story by melville, or write a 10 page term paper about horticulture in some far off land? One thing I would do differently, is maybe spend less time on such things that end up being more or less a waste of time.
However, if you want to be a professor, the the university is the way to go.
Also I would steer clear of any of those super expensive online programs.
If you want to be a classical oriented composer then the university may be your best bet as well.
Take some time, figure out what you want to do. Then you need to go visit the schools in person, meet the professors, and see if the program is a good fit for you. Also, like I said you dont have to go to the university to learn about audio. It just depends.
However, if you want to be a professor, the the university is the way to go.
Also I would steer clear of any of those super expensive online programs.
If you want to be a classical oriented composer then the university may be your best bet as well.
Take some time, figure out what you want to do. Then you need to go visit the schools in person, meet the professors, and see if the program is a good fit for you. Also, like I said you dont have to go to the university to learn about audio. It just depends.