So, why aren't there standards in this industry?
Why can't I go get a Bachelors in audio engineering?
Why can't I then go to certified training classes every, like, year to keep up on current technology and standards?
Shit, why don't we have to go sit for some sort of accreditation exam at the end of our stint in college? Sort of like architects, engineers, nurses & lawyers do.
Why doesn't an individual have to have this accreditation before he can take on an intern (an intern working toward his degree in AE)?
Really, I'm asking.
I understand the bit where you go get an EE degree and then become an audio engineer.
But realistically, EE's are sort of in the position where they could get a pretty sweet 9-5 making good pay and retirement and benefits or scrape by for 25 years as a recording engineer.
Also, there seems to be a lot more to being an audio engineer than they teach in EE school. That is to say after a certain point an EE degree is going over things that may not be pertinent to audio engineering and not covering things that are.
I may be missing something but it seems like if we want standards, it wouldn't be an unattainable goal to set up an infrastructure that would make standards possible.
Adam
CDR