how did you get YOUR knowledge about electronics?

[Niff]

i'm doing a bit of research here and there. when i read around this forum i notice a stunning number of people who know all sorts about electronics. not only wiring but the delicate intricacies of filters and sound, impedance and wiring, et cetera.

so i'm wondering - how did you get your experience? please post your stories.

[bertbassplayer]

I learned a bit informally, but most of my knowledge comes formally. I was a Telecommunications and Electrical Engineering major in college for a little while, so my first lab course was all about soldering, wiring, impedances, circuits, and all of that. Most what I've learned about sound have come from reading stuff online and adding to my formal knowledge.

[keb]

I took a couple basic electronics classes in school as part of my audio tech studies, and the rest I picked up here and there on my own.

[saxnbass]

A lot of it through the internet at first, then it was a module in my CAM/CAD/Mechanics class, then some more from the internet.

[Passinwind]

Originally Posted by Niff

so i'm wondering - how did you get your experience? please post your stories.

I started out "fixing" appliances when I was around 10 or 11 years old. I was getting into winding slot car motors and stuff like that by then too. Did the trade school thing after I couldn't hack college, and I've pretty much had my hand in electronics one way or another ever since.

[unclejam]

books and tb is the way to go

[seanm]

I have some formal training but a lot of it is self-taught. It also helps that I work with some hardware dudes who can help answer questions.

[ulrich]

I was US Gummint trained in electronic assy. Most of my knowledge I picked up on the interwebs: rec.audio.pro, alt.audio.pro.live-sound, Yamaha SR Handbook, rane notes (www.rane.com)

[bthiemann80]

Trial and error.....i've got the soldering scars to prove it