From: gavina@otc.otca.oz (Gavin Abfalter)
Newsgroups: aus.music
Subject: (long)Re: School of Audio Engineering, Sydney!!!
Date: 8 Apr 92 07:02:50 GMT
Reply-To: gavina@otc.oz.au (Gavin Abfalter)
Organization: R&D, OTC Sydney, Australia

c8906822@wombat.newcastle.edu.au:
> 
> Does anybody out there have any information or know anything about the School
> of Audio Engineering located in Surry Hills, Sydney? If so, could you please
> EMail me this information.
> Thanks in advance,
> 		   David.

Yeah David I know a little about the SAE. I started a course in Audio
Engineerig this year and while shopping aroung for "the right course" for me I
invariably attended a few studio's open days, the SAE being one of them (I am
not at the SAE BTW).

There are three schools that offer varying levels of course for those that wish
to get involved. Don't be fooled by the "qualification" that you come out with.
Quite frankly they could call it a Diploma, a Certificate, whatever, there are
no guidelines or associations that these guys adhere to, or need to, so they
can call the "qualification" anything they want.

SAE offers to entry level course, one being more a "feeler" course (do you
really want to get into this field???) that runs for a about two months and
then a year long course to cover the rest of the stuff (you can enter straight
into the year long course). They then offer two other levels (I think) on top
of that to hone one's skills in a particular area.

OK, the entry level courses cover a lot of stuff. Everything including the
obvious stuff, mixing desks, live set-ups, micing techniques, u-name it. As
well as other stuff such as MIDI, basic electronics, acoustics, how the ear
works, etc, etc, etc.

All the 3 schools entry level courses aren't cheap. They are all around $2500,
paid in weekly installments or up front at the start.

The SAE's studio's are linked to the worldwide organisation of SAE schools
throughout the world. Their studio's are dedicated to teaching (not a good
thing IMHO). They have a 16 and 24 track mixing rooms and one large acoustic
room.

Now after all the facts some advice that you may choose to ignore or accept at
your will. Shop around the three main schools to find the best course to suit
you needs. Both the SAE and the AAE throw in the deep end from the start giving
you 24 track time right from the start. Most of their tutors/lecturers only
teach and may or may not have had much real world experience. The JMC School of
AE brings you slowly on 8 then 16 track then to 24. Their studios are
constantly used by professionals and their lecturors and tutors have a range
from heaps to little of experience in the industry.

That's about all I have time for at the moment. As you may have noticed ( :-) I
am enrolled at the JMC School of AAE (who are also in Surrey Hills BTW). Just
let me know if you need any more info. (being in Newcastle that might be
difficult so e-mail me and I'll see what I can do if you need any info).

Cheers,

Gav. Abfalter   OTC Australia.

PS. I tried to mail you personally and save the net the bother of dealing with
this message but this mail bounced repeatedly from your site at Newcastle.
Could you have a word to your sysadmin mentioning this fact.