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    Although I cannot speak from personal experience (and hence my "facts"
    may be bungled), MCM Studios in Worcester offers an 8 week limited
    enrollment (10 students max) course on 24 tracks.
    
    I've heard mixed reviews on this place, but it's a start...
    
    I wish him luck...
    
    Edd

    The University of Lowell (MA) offers a Bachelor of Music in Recording 
Technology.  I sent away for information on this program last year and was 
quite impressed with their claims.  (I've never visited the place to 
follow-up on the accuracy.)  The first year is basic college stuff with 
the introductiry music sequence and for the technical aspects of 
recording, a beginning EE or CS mix.

    By the end of the 4 years, the student works in a variety of
environments (chamber music, classical, pop, etc.) and are, it is hoped,
ready for the challenge of getting a good job in the music industry.  The
curriculum even calls for a senior project that can be done in conjunction
with some local recording studios.  An apprenticeship in the real world
would seem to be invaluable. 

    It was the kind of program that would tempt me if I were 17 or 18 
again and deciding what I wanted to do with my life.  In fact, it still 
tempts me.

- John -

    Andy at Baker St. Studios in Watertown 924-0065  (I think) also
    gives a class that goes for a few weeks. I'm not sure how good or
    bad it it...etc.
    
    Dennis Savage

    I'm currently taking Andy Mendleson's advanced course for 24 track
    recording.  It is a fifteen week course and meets Sunday mornings
    at 11:00 at Newbury Sound on Boylston Street, Boston for 3 hours.
    Right now we're at week 5.
    
    The board as a 28 X 24 Harrison MR-4, with a 24-track Otari machine
    and all sorts of outboard gear and microphones.  It's a nice place
    but probably doesn't rate with Blue Jay or Syncro-Sound.  The studio
    has no video capability.  The console is not as nice as a SSL, but
    has some automation features.  It's the biggest and best thing I
    have ever used.
    
    The board has 4 band parametric eq and 4 Aux sends per channel along
    with foldback and PFL.  It also has a very versatile patch panel.
    So far, we've been learning our way around the board and how to
    mic or patch in various instruments.
    
    I'm taking the course because I wanted to know more about recording
    and I wanted to do one of my songs on the 24 track for experience.
    I knew the basic concepts of recording but have learned alot of
    new information that I can apply to my 8-track.
    
    Does your friend know anything about recording or sound engineering
    yet?  Does he have anything to practice with, as this is a big help.
    
    Dave Dreher

    High Level:
    
    1) U Lowell ... Mentioned earlier, it is a good course, knew someone
    who took it.
    
    2) U of Miami ... supossed to have an excellent course in Engineering
    there..highly recommended, as is:
    
    3) ********, this other place in Orlando, FLA. I forget the name,
    but it is specifically designed towards career minded people. it's
    a 4 month concentrated course...they have all the best stuff there...
    SSL 4000 series, all the hippest outboard stuff, etc.
    
    4) Berzerklee College of Music. They have an Music Production and
    Engineering Course offered there. FORGET IT!!! Too many people +
    not enough teachers + lack of talented teachers + bad courses +
    lack of direction = waste of time & $$$
    
    Low End:
    
    1) Blue Jay Recording: In Carlisle, MA offers a class from time to
    time...good engineers there, with a 48tk SSL 4000 and all the toyz.
       
    2) Music Designers: in Hudson, MA offers a 16 week course from time
    to time also. Harrison 32 x 24 console. Toyz good but not great.
    course is ok..I took it (hi Ralph! "She's my girl too")
    
    3) I thought MCM was plastered in the history books of time.
    
    4) Check out if Normandy Sound in RI offers one, they have an SSL
    and good toyz...they might.
    
    5) "Joe", the owner of the Music Stop store in Burlington, MA, has
    a good friend who teaches one of the best, `unknown' recording classes
    in the area...forget his name, call the store for details.
                 
    That's all I can remember...have fun.
    WJB

    The University of Maine at Augusta offers Audio recording.....a
    4 track seminar one semester long.....in conjunction with their
    associates of Jazz degree......

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LEVERS::K_JONES                                      12 lines  30-NOV-1989 10:19
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    I need to know about music education institutions.  I need to evaluate
    them in order to help my son, Andrew, choose.  His interests are
    in music production/engineering.  Now-a-days that means computer
    music as well as classical techniques.  
    
    I know about the production program at Berklee.  Do you know of
    others?
    
    As an aside, does anyone know anything about the Music Institute
    in Hollywood, California?  I know that it does not have a 
    production major.  Its focus is rock.  I need to get a third 
    party opinion of its value as a training ground.

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    he should get a job with DEC and read this conference daily.
    
    why, 3 short years ago all I had was a Rhodes, a piano, some good mics,
    a couple of floor-mount FX units, and a 4-=track TEAC deck.
    
    NOW I have over $10K of MIDI/computer goodies - and my setup is MODEST
    compared to certain individuals participating in this conference..
    
    karl