Are audio schools worth the money? Which schools are best?
An audio school will teach you the basics of the audio business, but just like any technical school, what they teach you may not be worth what you pay. There are several schools of thought: 1. Audio schools are great, you get trained on the gear that is used by top studios and costs millions of dollars, you get taught by pros in the field and you have job placement assistance after you graduate. 2. Going to an audio school is like wanting to learn aviation, and when you start flight school they teach you a 747. In the real world, you are probably not going to have 96 channel automated consoles on your first job. You are not going to mix your first live gig on a 48-channel 100,000 watt stadium PA rig. Better to start off on real world equipment and work your way up to the top-of-the-line stuff. Most recording studios are 24-track analog or less and most PA systems are 16 channel, 3,000 watts or less. Don’t buy education for something you will never get to use after you leave the school.
