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post #1 of 7
6/21/10 at 6:09pm
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What are the majors that relate to working with Audio Technology?

 

I read this list of careers

 

Music/Studio Recording

Live/Location Recording
Sound Reinforcement (PA and Concerts)
TV
Film
Games
HOW-House of Worship
Internet
Sports
Music Mastering
Hotel/Corporate
Consumer Playback/HiFi
Education
Sales

 

That's what I would like to work with.  I want to be someone who creates the products.  I want all the knowledge behind it.  Specifically headphones is what interested me in this area.

 

I don't even know if Audio Technology is the exact major for it.  

Please somebody give me more insight and the correct major and/or career as well.

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post #2 of 7
6/21/10 at 6:59pm

I believe that what you are looking for is the study of audio systems engineering. There are many different paths to take with this route, and I'm going to guess that the most common one is electrical engineering. Most schools offer Bachelor of Science degrees (in the US) in electrical engineering. Many technical schools will offer many different electrical engineering degrees (my school offers electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, and electrical/mechanical engineering technology.) Any of these should get you headed in the right direction, and elective courses should help you along to that field. If you're looking at applying to colleges, try asking members of the engineering department of any colleges you're interested in about becoming an audio systems engineer, and what their program would offer you.

 

Good luck with whatever you do.

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post #3 of 7
6/21/10 at 7:27pm

If you study physics u can do anything u want.

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post #4 of 7
6/21/10 at 10:04pm

you should give a holler to MoodySteve - iirc he got a degree in some kind of blend between mechanical and electric engineering, which seems like it would apply to your desire to design headphones

 

he did tell me that it was more difficult finding a job with this degree, as opposed to a strict mech-e or ece, so take that for what its worth. 

 

 

also keep in mind that most (if not all?) modern ECE degrees do not even have a single course on analog circuitry; the field of study is heavily focused on such things as signal processing.  amazingly cool stuff, but less control circuitry, not very applicable to audio product design

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post #5 of 7
6/23/10 at 1:55am
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Originally Posted by Scott_Tarlow View Post

If you study physics u can do anything u want.


That is, if it's not theoretical physics.

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post #6 of 7
6/25/10 at 9:15am

I'm with revolink.  Just pick an engineering degree and head towards that path.  You might end up in electrical engineering, or software engineering.  Might be difficult to know right now, but get those early classes out of the way.  One of them might click with you.  I didn't really fall into my current career until I was well into my 20s so don't sweat it if you are unsure today. 

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post #7 of 7
6/25/10 at 9:54am

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Originally Posted by bhjazz View Post

I didn't really fall into my current career until I was well into my 20s so don't sweat it if you are unsure today. 


I didnt want to be a barber anyway...  I wanted to be a lumberjack! 

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