Recording Studio Repair & Maintenance

Course # 78-470
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David M. Thibodeau 

Department of Music

dave@thibodeau-LLC.com 
 

Photo: Dave at a just completed install of an SSL 4056 console in Seattle WA.


 

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/GOALS:

Mr. Thibodeau began his pro-audio career late in 1979 as an assistant engineer with a 24trk facility in Connecticut. He brought with him experience in the repair of consumer audio and military electronics along with his experience as a professional musician since age 13. He moved to Nashville in 1981 and joined an up and coming Country/Pop group and traveled across the country. In 1982 he left the group to enroll at Middle Tennessee State University as a Computer Science major. He soon became the chief engineer, part time, at the Recording Industry Management Department’s recording studio at MTSU. This led to a full time position in 1987 where he worked as their chief engineer for six years. During this time he oversaw the expansion of the recording facilities from one small studio in an old house to three custom designed rooms along with a MIDI lab and an editing room. He also developed and taught the Recording Studio Maintenance course at MTSU. In 1993 he left MTSU and moved back up to New England to pursue a career as a free-lance technician. He joined Pro Audio Design in 1998 as the Technical Director and served as the Vice President in charge of Technical Operations until 2005. He has attended several technical training seminars given by various manufacturers, Sony analog and digital tape recorders, Neotek and SSL recording consoles, Studer analog tape recorders and more. Since 1997 he has been teaching the Recording Studio Maintenance course at U-Mass, Lowell.

 



 

PERSONAL BACKGROUND & INTERESTS:

Hobbies: Martial Arts, Biking, Fly Fishing.

 FAVORITE INTERNET SITES:

Nasa Space Station Locator
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