I want to work with musical instruments

Soclydeza
Mon, 25 Nov 2013 08:47:03 +0000

For sound manipulation you might want to look at audio engineering, there are a lot of schools all over the country. It’s not a “traditional” engineering degree (not so math and science heavy), it’s geared toward learning equipment, software and studio work as they pertain to recording/sound. You could also get into sound design with this.

For designing actual equipment you probably want to go with electrical/electronic engineering. This would be a lot more general but would also give you the most option inside and outside of music. With this you could get into designing anything from mixing boards to effect racks/pedals to the physical components of a synthesizer; anything that involves electronic processing

As for instrument design, check on the company websites. My friend used to work for Martin in PA, they had him do some classes and workshops pertaining to acoustic guitar design/building, I assume they have something similar for major guitar companies.