Curt-- No offense taken to what you wrote at all. I should have
acknowledged the humility you were sharing. Same here! If you recall,
I was convinced that our MD recorders were producing pre noise when
recording with mics with 22dBA self noise,..:-[!!!
Feeble? Curt, you have already endured the test of time. Rob D.
>Sorry Rob and everyone else for the incivility. I didn't intend it that
>way. My mistake.
>
>I was a rank newbie here just 3 years ago and all of you have been
>unbelievably kind and patient with me, and have taught me mega-volumes
>that I managed to miss in many long years of studio production work.
>Since I'm not much of an equipment expert, I like to defer to those who
>are, and therefore I usually tend to not respond to newbie questions.
>But I hope to always pass on the favor of respectful encouragement to
>those who are starting out.
>
>That said, I'm still having a really hard time imagining why any of my
>feeble attempts at nature recording -- especially my earliest attempts
>-- would matter to anyone in 2057. Just my personal view at the moment.
>I'm willing to be persuaded otherwise.
>
>Curt Olson
>
>Rob Danielson wrote:
>
>> Humor aside :-),.. do you really think in 2057 that you'd have poor
>> regards for a newbie who turned into an accomplished recordist from
>> 2007 to 2015? Discovering this might have quite the contrary impact
>> for me.
>>
>> The archive notions we are considering could "situate" emotional
>> content in informative perspectives that go well beyond current
>> frustrations and feelings. I can imagine a sociologist mining the list
>> to study the "guy-gear thing" :-[ or even to study how fences can be
>> mended :-). There is always "therapy" on some level, hopefully the
>> advantages will out-weigh our passing frustrations.
>>
>> Knowing that such a resource is being generated everyday might
>> encourage developing skills in civility-- perhaps by prompting a
>> writer to take the time needed to convert a quick, subtle "dig" into a
> > more reasoned, stated goal or need. Rob D.
>>
>
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Rob Danielson
Peck School of the Arts
Department of Film
University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee
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