My experience with the CSAR program not only gave me the education to excel in audio recording it helped me grasp the fundamentals of the studio environment. With the endless hours of hands on experience required of the CSAR program I gained an understanding of microphone techniques and placement, mix-down, DAW  capabilities, and the recording industry. The class to student ratios are small so there is no problem getting your specific questions answered. You literally get a one-on-one experience with real life engineers and these guys really offer themselves up to help you. Had it not been for the knowledge I gained as a CSAR student i wouldn't be where I am today. I would highly recommend the CSAR program to anyone interested in getting into the recording industry and can't thank the people there enough for the valuable experiences I gained.

When I signed up for CSAR, it was with the goal of becoming a Recording Engineer, and learning directly from people who were experts in that field. I got exactly what I was looking for, and have even continued to work at Lava Room after I finished the course! After CSAR, I can confidently say that I have not only the technical knowledge needed for running sessions, but also the personal knowledge of how to connect with clients, and make sure that our time in the studio is successful and productive. On the technical side, I learned about the abundance of microphones, gear, and software used to shape the sounds we hear, and also how to mix and edit for a variety of different music, podcasts, voiceovers, and other types of audio. CSAR gives you time to actually assist engineers in real sessions, with invaluable experience that you can only get at a real studio, working with real clients. I don't know where I'd be without the CSAR program, and highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in entering the Recording Industry!

I would recommend the CSAR program to anyone serious about audio engineering but not as interested in the traditional education process. I didn’t want to go to school to learn a bunch of stuff I couldn’t use and then be stuck with student loans, I wanted to get right into the material that I could instantly put to use. I found the program challenging and definitely not easy but the instructors helped me understand and make sense out of the material. The studios and equipment were top notch I got to use everything. Thanks for the amazing experience. I look forward to an exciting career that I’m moving into on my own terms.