naturerecordists
[Top] [All Lists]

4. Re: Rich being Testy

Subject: 4. Re: Rich being Testy
From: "Steven Taylor" steev_x
Date: Fri May 4, 2007 7:09 pm ((PDT))
I must admit I had never noticed the quote before.. but I don't feel  
insulted by it at all.
In fact the idea it's putting across is something I regularly try to  
keep in mind when I've made a recording I'm not happy with.

Steve


On 5 May 2007, at 02:50, Syd Curtis wrote:

>
> Greetings all,
>
> I normally avoid involvement in things like this, but as I was the
> person who suggested to the Moderator, way back, that the quote  
> from a Klas
> posting be appended, I have some responsibility to make an exception.
>
> Your unfortunate reference (twice), Rich, to " Klas insult"  
> suggests that
> you are not aware that it was not Klas's idea to have his words so  
> appended.
>
> You apparently feel the advice to be unnecessary; and there I  
> differ from
> you.
>
> This mailing list is (was?) about recording the sounds of nature.  
> Certainly
> that warrants some discussion of equipment for doing so, but just how
> relevant is it to get the absolute maximum in fidelity under
> laboratory/studio conditions, when natural sound in the world at large
> changes as soon as it leaves the source? And changes very  
> substantially
> once you get any significant distance away, and even more so if  
> there are
> any obstacles, trees for example, to reflect/refract sound waves.
>
> There will always be persons just starting out in recording, and  
> they are
> unlikely to appreciate in advance just how sound changes with  
> distance. It
> is far from immediately obvious, for example, that the higher the
> frequencey, the greater the attenuation with distance. For them,  
> Klas's
> advice is pertinent.
>
> And it really is quite possible for long-standing Nat/rec  
> subscribers to
> train themselves not to notice the appended quote. Personally, I  
> simply
> don't have time to read the material below the 'signature' of the  
> sender.
>
> Cheers
>
> Syd
>
> > From: "Rich Peet" <>
> > Reply-To: 
> > Date: Sat, 05 May 2007 01:07:59 -0000
> > To: 
> > Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Group File Hosting Space (was  
> How do you
> > post sound fil
> >
> > what we need at this point is an edit of some of the group screens
> > that needs to be done by a moderator. This may not be a good time to
> > ask as the birds are flyin.
> >
> > I would also ask that the Klas insult that tags the bottom of  
> posts be
> > removed. Again.
> >
> > Maybe if Klas requested that this insult be removed it would happen.
> > I just am hard pressed to understand that someone who affilitaes  
> with
> > natural sound recording would want to be known that it is  
> impossible.
> > I am still trying out here.
> >
> > Yup, am a bit testy tonight.
> >
> > Rich
>
> 








<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the naturerecordists mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU