recording arts or audio engineering?

[rone]

i'm looking for a good school to learn how to mix and master and....you know, the works.  but im confused as to what the difference is between audio enginnering and recording arts.  anybody?  also, if any of you have heard of or know anything about SAE in nashville id like to know if its a credible school or not.  thanks guys!

[vinyl69]

I didn't get to finish, but I'd reccomend Recording Institute of Detroit. I was quite impressed with thier facility, and I like their instructors, and with something like recording, small class size is a real plus. I must warn you though, the recording industry is slowly fading away. Jobs are few and far between, and it's becoming increasingly more difficult to get into the biz. I was interning in a studio in Toledo, and granted they're weren't any high-profile artists, but all the engineers had side jobs (mainly teaching sound engineering at a local college). It's insanely difficult to get your foot in the door in the recording world, and with the boom in home recording has put a huge dent in the need for real studio engineers. I stopped going to RID when I got a job offer to work in the retail end of the recording world because after a few months of doing projects for local bands in both my home studio and the studio in Toledo, I had a grand total of about $2000 dollars to show for it, which isn't a lot considering the amount of time and $$$ already spent learning the craft. I'm not saying don't persue it, but there's not a lot of employment in this field anymore.

[oldbobd]

i'm looking for a good school to learn how to mix and master and....you know, the works.  but im confused as to what the difference is between audio enginnering and recording arts.  anybody?  also, if any of you have heard of or know anything about SAE in nashville id like to know if its a credible school or not.  thanks guys!

Hi rone,

Mixing and mastering is stressed in our Music Producer program.  Please request a catalog at our website, www.recordinginstitute.com

SAE is a great school.  Our classes tend to be a lot smaller and therefore most grads, highly recommend the school (see above post)

Take Care

Bob Dennis