I don't know where this belongs so I'll put it here.
In 2 weeks I am shipping off to college. I want to bring my gear being that I am a music major and all I really do is music. So, I want to bring my gear. Does anyone ahve any idea as to how I can prevent my stuff from getting broken or stolen by some dumbass frat boy. lol. But seriously, this is a legitimate concern haha.
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I suggest that you don't take anything that you can't afford to have stolen or broken.
Take a laptop/netbook computer and preload it with all the software you need. Buy inexpensive midi controllers. Then just watch the computer like a hawk, and assume it will be stolen if you leave it unguarded for 1 second. VI.ONE is a 21GB sample library that costs $99 or less. Look for academic discounts on software. I prefer all legit software, not cracked stuff, despite how tempting that may be on campus. Always be on the lookout for sales. I got NI Komplete Synths for around $140 on sale a couple of years ago. Make backup copies of the DVDROMs then mail the originals back home for safekeeping.
Take a laptop/netbook computer and preload it with all the software you need. Buy inexpensive midi controllers. Then just watch the computer like a hawk, and assume it will be stolen if you leave it unguarded for 1 second. VI.ONE is a 21GB sample library that costs $99 or less. Look for academic discounts on software. I prefer all legit software, not cracked stuff, despite how tempting that may be on campus. Always be on the lookout for sales. I got NI Komplete Synths for around $140 on sale a couple of years ago. Make backup copies of the DVDROMs then mail the originals back home for safekeeping.
Ya gotta have a computer for classes anyways, right? Plus you can do music before, after, and sometimes during classes on a computer. 
The Korg nano controllers are good for that. Consider it an educational process to make do with only the computer for a while. Sometimes being forced out of our comfort zone by the situation lets us explore things that we otherwise wouldn't do. Plus the music department may have plenty of gear for you to use and explore. My college had a well equipped sound studio, 88 weighted key digital pianos, an Macs with ProTools, Logic, and other software. They even had a large modular synth. Scope out the situation first.
The Korg nano controllers are good for that. Consider it an educational process to make do with only the computer for a while. Sometimes being forced out of our comfort zone by the situation lets us explore things that we otherwise wouldn't do. Plus the music department may have plenty of gear for you to use and explore. My college had a well equipped sound studio, 88 weighted key digital pianos, an Macs with ProTools, Logic, and other software. They even had a large modular synth. Scope out the situation first.-
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I went to university for computer science in what's arguably Canada's most technical university (Waterloo) which has a tiny music program, and they even had about 6 pianos in practice rooms in the music building, several others in classrooms that you could probably use if you knew there was no class in there, and another set of practice rooms with pianos in the student centre. Find out what your university has first; it may well surprise you.
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