a true beginner...

[Loxxa]

I'm learning more every day in this forum and I am considering searching for part time classes in audio reseach or related subjects at my local community colleges. I realize after alot of reading here & research on google etc on certain subjects that I really know nothing in the realm of audio, I've always been an enthusiast, but I'm coming to realize things I'd never known about tube & solid state amplification, D/A conversion and more... It's becoming an obsession.

Not only am I interested in home audio, but music production, recording, mixing and more... I've always had these interests and possibly furthing my knowledge in these subjects will help me find a career? Maybe all the wasted years looking and obsessing over synthesizers, drum machines and home audio equipment like B&O, Nakamichi and others has pushed me into the right direction?

 

[Davemcc]

There's nothing like doing to get you going. In high school, my friend and I hooked up with a guy doing fashion show staging, music and lighting. After a while, we branched out on our own doing some fashion show type stuff, but it turned into pretty regular DJ stuff after a while, mostly weddings. Once I had the equipment at hand, I used it to mix music for a band. Life took over and had its way with me and I eventually had to give that up.

One thing I learned from my parents having a music store is that the guy with the equipment that's willing to work cheap (i.e. free) will usually find musicians to put him and his equipment to use. That builds experience that should eventually lead to paying gigs in live or recording settings.

My advice would be to get some mics, mixers and PA gear suitable for bar band use and hook up with a band that needs a sound man. Get some experience and use some of the gear to set up a home studio. It's mostly the same equipment. If you become good at it, you might start getting paid.

 

[Loxxa]

thanks for your reply, being a dj would be great i will definately keep what you said in mind

 

[mtrycrafts]

I'm learning more every day in this forum and I am considering searching for part time classes in audio reseach or related subjects at my local community colleges. I realize after alot of reading here & research on google etc on certain subjects that I really know nothing in the realm of audio, I've always been an enthusiast, but I'm coming to realize things I'd never known about tube & solid state amplification, D/A conversion and more... It's becoming an obsession.

Not only am I interested in home audio, but music production, recording, mixing and more... I've always had these interests and possibly furthing my knowledge in these subjects will help me find a career? Maybe all the wasted years looking and obsessing over synthesizers, drum machines and home audio equipment like B&O, Nakamichi and others has pushed me into the right direction?

Yes, further learning is great, especially when you are not forced into it but your curiosity is driving you

If you have access to local schools, by all means, get a good foundation of the electronics world and then carry that to audio. Just be careful, some hobbies can be obsessive and an addiction. Good thing this is legal.
Also, depending on where you live, the right audio club may be a learning tool as well. I said depending because they are not created equal

 

[markw]

Many larger churches have some pretty impressive AV gear. We use a 48 track Allen and Heath mixer, digital reverb and eq, and pump that into 10,000 watts of crown amps to EAW speaker boxes. When we host concerts, we rent additional equipment that includes automatic equalizers and quad-amped speaker/amp systems.

Affiliating yourself with something like that can open up tremendous learning opportunities, not to mention some pretty good music, depending on your tastes.

 

[Loxxa]

Many larger churches have some pretty impressive AV gear. We use a 48 track Allen and Heath mixer, digital reverb and eq, and pump that into 10,000 watts of crown amps to EAW speaker boxes. When we host concerts, we rent additional equipment that includes automatic equalizers and quad-amped speaker/amp systems.

Affiliating yourself with something like that can open up tremendous learning opportunities, not to mention some pretty good music, depending on your tastes.

So THATS where the collection money goes! That is good advice, but I dunno if the 'word of god' displayed through a great system makes it sound any better, to me at least.

 

[j_garcia]

My recommendation - buy an inexpensive kit speaker and play around with it, maybe something like the Dayton BR-1 from Parts Express.