SAE Magazine 12-2

+++ News +++ 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of SAE Adelaide +++ News +++ News +++ 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of SAE Adelaide +++ News +++ News n SAE Adelaide opened in 1982, in a terraced house on the prestigious North Terrace. This strip is known for its universities, museum and art gal- lery. Registered as the Adelaide School of Sound Recording (as someone saw us coming and reg- istered the business name School of Audio Engi- neering before we could), the location was right but the facilities were not. We were sharing with a dental practice and had 2 classrooms,oneonthefirstfloorandoneinthesalty damp-riddled basement. The next door neighbour had just purchased and renovated the 1881, mil- lion dollar, heritage listed mansion. Unfortunately the master bedroom backed on to our studio drum rostrum. Over the years the two walls separating the building had moved together and no amount of acoustic treatment could stop the drum sound from permeating the walls into next door. The owner was keeping a diary of the late night, early morning in- trusions. It was amazing that SAE remained there for 6 years, but eventually there was a need to expand into larger premises. Student numbers were grow- ing, the studio/practical spaces were limiting and then there was the neighbour. In 1988 a new home was located. The building had twice the area of North Terrace and was already a dedicated production house. It used to be a full production facility where a band could record and mix their album and then have it pressed to vinyl at the back of the building. Unlike North Terrace the building had good facilities but was in a terrible lo- cation. Located in the lovely industrial area of Camden Park, it was a perfect teaching tool for where not to set up a studio. Located less than a kilometre from the main runway of Adelaide International Air- port, if it wasn’t the noise of the 747s taking off and landing that interrupted a recording session, it was the incessant RF of the airport radar entering every piece of equipment in the studio. Added to this was the fact the school shared the building with a chemi- cal factory and the view through the office 1000 x 500mm window was of a chipboard factory across the road. On a bad day the smell was horrendous. Despite of these impediments, SAE Technology College (as it was known then) remained in Cam- den Park for 10 years and produced many talented engineers who are still working in some of the most prestigious audio houses inAdelaide,Australia and around the world. ➤ +++ News +++ 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of SAE Adelaide +++ News +++ News +++ 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of SAE Adelaide +++ News +++ News +++ 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of SAE Adelaide +++ News ++ AdelaideCampusNews SAE Institute Adelaide 2012 marks the 30th anniversary of SAE Adelaide 238 SAE & SAE ALUMNI NEWS // Intercontinental NEWS Index

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