[Eric Heil]

Sorry Ryan,

I missed the second half of your question in regard to the value of certification. The answer to that one is a BIG FAT YES! ABSOLUTELY! Anybody with $449.00 can get Pro Tools. But... as I said before... "Just because you own a hammer doesn't mean you can build a house!" A certification tells people in and out of the industry that YOU KNOW YOUR STUFF! The reason the tests are so "rediculously" hard is, If you can know all those things and think on your feet quickly enough to figure out some "Odd Ball" situations then you REALLY DO "Know Your Stuff" and have a value above another canidate without the certification. If it were easy then it would no value and just be a nice picture on the wall!!!

The people that get to the top are the ones that can turn crap into gold in record time! (Pun intented). Or better than that, make it GREAT from the start and make it look like a "Walk in the Park"! I continue to work feverishly on that goal. I'll NEVER stop learning and niether should you!

Eric