Computer Music magazine helped me understand the basics of how to setup a DIY digital recording studio in 2001-2002. Around this time, I was reading a CM articl

Computer Music magazine helped me understand the basics of how to setup a DIY digital recording studio in 2001-2002. Around this time, I was reading a CM article about trade schools for learning audio engineering and saw one mentioned in Emeryville, CA (Expression Digital Arts, or similar; they've had many name changes). I alreadu wanted to move to the Bay Area and it turned out to be across from San Francisco (Berkeley and Oakland adjacent). I called admissions the next day and had an appointment to tour the facilities by lunch. I flew out a month later for the tour. It was the fastest progression from idea to execution on any major decision in my life. It was one of the best decisions I ever made. I didn’t complete the program, but got what I needed for my own musicianship and production. Music never got beyond a hobby, but I learned a great deal there. Later, I was well-placed geographically to enter a career in tech. I’ll miss these magazines, even though I’ve rarely bought physical copies in the last decade. I've got multiple boxes of issues going back many years because even as the software changed, the tips on mixing techniques were timeless. It’s the end of an era.