Audio Institute of America - Anyone?

[roscoeb]

Hey All!Has anyone had any personal experience with the Audio Institute of America? Their ad is in the back of many mags including Recording that we receive as TAXI members. I sent for the free info but when I tried to do some research on the web (opinions, reviews, etc) I came up pretty empty-handed. Apparently they've been around for 30 years and the main guy has a long list of credentials and big name friends and colleagues but like I said, everything I find is pretty much promo material. I'm just trying to continue my learning in the recording field and a home study course would be the only real option for me. They've got a 500 page manual with audio CD's and tests that you send back to be graded. At the end you get a "diploma" (which is not my goal at all). I just want to get better with my home studio recording techniques and knowledge. Any info (positive or negative) would be helpful. Thanks! RoscoeB

[mojobone]

Try Dave Moulton's "Golden Ears" series. It's pretty comprehensive and has audio examples, IMO, it's reasonably priced.

[anne]

I used several of this series of videos to learn a lot; the site looks a little cheesy, but the information was great. The videos are downloaded and run in an internet browser.http://recordingschool.biz/homerecording/I checked out AIA but thought it seemed dodgy - just my opinion.

[roscoeb]

Hey thanks guys! Both of the sites that you have listed look quite promising so I'm gonna spend some time looking them over. Yeah, "dodgy" and "outdated" are both good words in this case. It just confirms my initial thoughts as well. Take care!

[csedwards]

BUMP

Googled "Audio Institute of America Reviews" and the good old Taxi forums popped up, Perfect.
Just checking if anyone has any more input about this school or reasonably-priced alternatives in 2019, as it looks like this thread was pretty old.
My mixing needs help, so Id love to study something that would help. After the rally, I finally began to entertain the thought of learning mixing online, which is more convenient. Although my end goal is to become better and not have to outsource my mixing, if possible. I also teach in a school so going to somewhere that would verify how many seat hours the course took is beneficial, since I'll eventually need that to renew my license.

Have researched an in-person class in my area of DC, and it looks like the program I want would be $3750 for 100 hours www.centerforaudioengineering.com/our-programs/



Site of thread topic, IMO, still looks dodgy and dated. www.audioinstitute.com/

Charles

[lesmac]

by csedwards » Tue Dec 03, 2019 3:48 pm

Although my end goal is to become better and not have to outsource my mixing, if possible.

If that is your goal you do not need to do a course like this. If you are not looking for qualifications that could lead to an audio engineering internship [hypothetically], your money could be better spent.

Use either paid videos like Ask Video, Groove 3 and Lynda.com or search for Youtube videos of your DAW and general mixing principals.
I guess most folk around these forums have in the early stages wished for a magic bullet [or pill] to give them all the knowledge they crave straight away and thought one on one instruction could be just that.

Browse the paid tutorials and be discerning as to which ones are best suited to your needs. I think all of the three I have listed provide free content as a taster. Possibly one specific to your DAW and one that covers basic principals could be all you need. The rest is the domain of mr google and mrs youtube.

The greatest pitfall I have found is studying concepts and methods without putting them into practice in a timely manner, so it's the doing, aligned with the study so that they are beneficial to one another that is key to acquiring certain skills. As you are a teacher you may consider the last statement to be in the category of "telling an old horse how to eat chaff".