Should i pay this money And go to IAR?

[Phyllis Hyman Cherry]

The institute of Audio research.Long story short and a short story even shorter.I actually went to college for Music Electronic Technology in 98.Dropped out because the school was to damn far(Bayside Ny)and i was a kid and very shifty.They had us learning music theory(which is brutal) voice which i loved and math eng,sci etc.IAR has a certificate program in audio engineering.What i want to do is to write,record,produce,perform my own stuff.Can this be self taught(the recording part Midi etc).I never made it to the midi part of the program in college,i would imagine since 98 alot has changed and one could be self taught.

What would you do?College is out because im already taking classes for something totally different.I was thinking of taking a semester or two off and going to IAr but that shit is expensive.Lets start with your dvice what one needs and what one can do to get better to have a mini studio in the home.
Maybe the bread i was gonna spend on IAr can go to equipment.

[ebot9000]

Here's the big question.

Do you want to work in a studio as an engineer for hire? Or are you just interested in making your own music?

If you want to know how to work in a professional studio environment, which would get you ready for a career as a studio engineer, then IAR might be the place for you. It could be self taught followed by an internship in a studio but IAR would prolly pave the way for you. Plus you can smoke butts with all those long haired dudes in shorts standing out front.

If you just want the tools necessary to make your own music, I think IAR is a bit over the top.

So.. it sounds like you just want to make your own music? A good strong Macintosh is the first step...

[Phyllis Hyman Cherry]

Yeah ebot you hit it right on the head,i want to create my own stuff.A career in it seemed like fun but now im on a different path.And besides i heard those engineering jobs can be hard to come by.So apple is the way to go and a good program.But in your experience was the program hard to learn?And what mac,would a laptop do?

[ebot9000]

Logic and Protools seem to be the most common professional softwares used, but a lot of people like Sonar, Reason, etc..

This is where it becomes a matter of taste, because they all do the same thing well enough to make music! I use Logic, which is great for electronic music, but a lot of my friends are on Protools which is more friendly for live audio and mixing. But I could do what I'm doing in almost any software once I learned it, cuz I don't do anything too fancy.

Best way to go is to see what your friends are using and if you like what their shit looks like then get the same software. That way you can get help from them, and collaborate with them. Pick your software and stick with it, it all works fine.

You can do it on a laptop. the Pro desktops give you more speed and more options down the road, but the laptop is nice for portability. They're all stupid fast. You could probably look at the top of the line desktop or laptop, then cut it down a few notches.. you'll find the prices drop a lot if you don't buy the absolute hottest thing on the market, and it'll still work great. Fuck you could probably buy the bottom of the line new intel laptop or desktop and be solid

computer + couple add-ons + decent interface and a few other things. I think $5k could do it... On a budget you could probably lop off a thousand or so and still be set for a while. It's endless though, I never stop wanting more crap

[Phyllis Hyman Cherry]

Cool thanks!