In 1996, Jedi Rich built his first digital audio workstation (DAW) in Oakland, California on Rich St. between Telegraph & 42nd Avenue.  The house was located down the way from Mosswood Park where Jedi Rich would play hoops on the weekends  Three out of five band members were named "Rich" & the studio was on Rich Street, so naturally the band was called "Timothy James & the Crying Shames".   It was an experimental studio, built in a detached garage. But it worked & it was portable (barely). The skills he learned building that DAW are the same needed today in a non-linear, non-destructive recording environment  In fact, you need to know much less today to build and use a DAW under normal circumstances.