Should I go to an Audio Engineering School? Is Going to an Audio Engineering School worth it? If you're trying to figure out whether you should go to a school for audio engineering, here are 10 topics that were covered when I went to a music school.

10 topics:
1. Signal Flow
2. External Hardware
3. Using a mixing console
4. Recording techniques for various instruments
5. Mixing and Mastering
6. 5.1 Surround Sound
7. Analog vs. Digital Music
8. ADR and Foley
9. Live Sound
10. Acoustic Design

When I was researching what you learn at a music school and specifically the thing I was interested in, audio engineering, I wanted to find out the topics that were covered. I thought it would also be really helpful to hear it from a student who completed an audio engineering program. That's why I made this video :)

You'll cover a lot of topics at an engineering school. The 10 that I cover hear are fairly broad and probably some of the main topics you'll go over. Here's a quick synopsis of each topic:

1. Signal Flow: The path an audio signal takes from the sound source to the final output. Signal flow is very important in audio engineering and something my teachers drilled into us as future audio engineers.

2. External Hardware: Being able to have hands-on experience with external hardware in an audio engineering class is very helpful as you'll learn a lot about signal flow as well as the different tonalities different types of equipment have and how they affect the sound.

3. Using a mixing console: Those huge multi-channel mixing consoles you see in major recording studios are audio engineers' job to know and master. At an audio engineering school you'll learn how to work the board. It's all about signal flow :)

4. Recording techniques: An audio engineer should know different recording techniques for various instruments. Having the opportunity to test out different recording techniques in a well acoustified room and in a learning environment as opposed to a real world situation can be less stressful and more helpful.

5. Mixing and Mastering: Probably one of the big take aways when you complete an audio engineering program is knowing how to mix and master. Although you won't be a professional mix and mastering engineer when you graduate, you'll definitely know certain "rules", common tips and tricks and have first-hand knowledge and feedback of you mixes and masters.

6. 5.1 Surround Sound Mixing: I don't know if many audio engineering programs train students in 5.1 surround sound mixing, but I had the opportunity to learn this and it was an awesome experience. An audio engineering school may teach you how surround mixing is done since it's different and a little more complex than stereo mixing. If you want to potentially work in the film industry, see if the audio engineering program you're looking into teaches 5.1 mixing.

7. Analog vs. Digital Music: There are some key advantages and disadvantages with analog and digital music. At an audio engineering school, you'll learn the differences between analog and digital recording, techniques for each medium and the advantages and disadvantages.

8. ADR and Foley: ADR (automatic dialog replacement) and Foley are techniques used in the film industry on the audio side to have great final audio. An audio engineer needs to know how to record and set up ADR and foley sessions if you're planning on getting into the film industry.

9. Live Sound: Learning live sound in an audio engineering class is usually a big take away for many people. Live Sound is all about knowing how to set up for concerts and live performances. An audio engineering school is a great place to get your live sound chops up so you don't make as many mistakes in a real world situation. Better to learn in a safe learning environment rather than get grilled at a huge festival when the speakers don't work!

10. Acoustic Design: Acoustic design is extremely helpful to know especially when many people are building out home studios now. You'll go over different acoustic treatments and design ideas. The way you approach an acoustic design project is going to be different for every room that you do. Learning the concepts will make sure you can apply those concepts in any situation.

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