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chessrock
Banned
Dear Harvey,
You are a guru and a legend around here.
I am merely a mouthy know-it-all moron who just says things either out of sheer silliness or sheer boredom.
I view my role around this board as such: I am a step above a newbie. My job is to answer questions from people who have the most basic of newbie questions. I do this in order to free the recording Gods like Harvey, as well as dieties like Sonsuman and up-and-coming demigods like Blue Bear to post really knowlegeable, insightful things so they don't have to keep answering every "Best mic under $300?" poll. I guess you could call me a "front-liner."
My frustration over the last few days has been centered around the monotony of some of the questions and answers we see on this board.
If I we all had dimes for every time a newb asks "What's the best mic under $X?" . . . My problem is that a lot of the other "front-liners" seem to exhibit the behavior of robots spitting out: "The V67 is a great mic and you can buy it at Mars for bla bla bla bla bla . . . " Before that it was the SP. So we're basically just as bad ! ! ! And I include myself in this mess.
What I really meant by my post is that I am frustrated at the lack of originality. For example, the AT is a fine mic. So are many of the Rode models. But spoken from a fellow SM-7 and Oktava junkie, large-diaphragm condensers aren't always the end-all be-all. No one microphone or TYPE of mic is the one answer for every newbie, so why not dare to be different ? ! !
Harvey, I will literally cry if you stop posting your opinions on specific gear on this site. Your know-how is pretty much unmatched anywhere on the web, as far as I can tell. But it does bother me when people say "X microphone is a great mic" or any similar comment . . . and their only basis for that statement is they read one of your reviews. It bothers me because people have stopped thinking for themselves. They aren't asking questions like: "What will I be using this mic for?" "What kind of voice do I have?" or "What style am I going after?"
Does that mean I think you should stop posting your opinions? Absolutely not! I just think we should take them in to account, try things out for ourselves, and ultimately form our own opinions. -- Using yours as valuable guidelines, of course.
I value your opinions to no end. I'm sure your son does, too, but aren't there times when he argues with you, or takes on different methods just so he can "sprout some of his own wings?" That's kind of what my post was all about. I was simply trying to encourage people to think a little different. Your name came up because you are the MOST respected around here. I could have just as easily used Sonsuman, Shailat or Recording Engineer, I suppose.
For the record, my post was very silly in it's intentions. Using the term "sheep" and things like dunking our condensers in water were simply goofball statements. Nothing really behind them, just being silly and saying things that pop to my mind in moronic ways. For examples of similar silliness, please see: anything in the cave.
The problem with the written word is that, no matter how many smiley faces you use, it is impossible to convey a humorous tone. And unfortunately, I made a mistake by not using different verbage or a million smiley-faces.
Were I speaking, the tone I would be using would be similar to Bill Murray in Meatballs, was it? Think of his "It just doesn't matter" speach. Or better yet, think of John Belushi at the end of Animal House. "When the going gets tough . . . "
Harvey, my sypathies go out to you for your recent difficulties. Please accept my sincere apologies, and please do not let the moronic ramblings of an idiot like me spoil your day.
I would leave you my email address, but I am afraid of the hate mail I will most likely receive, and I would hate having to close my account.
Regards,
"Chessrock"
You are a guru and a legend around here.
I am merely a mouthy know-it-all moron who just says things either out of sheer silliness or sheer boredom.
I view my role around this board as such: I am a step above a newbie. My job is to answer questions from people who have the most basic of newbie questions. I do this in order to free the recording Gods like Harvey, as well as dieties like Sonsuman and up-and-coming demigods like Blue Bear to post really knowlegeable, insightful things so they don't have to keep answering every "Best mic under $300?" poll. I guess you could call me a "front-liner."
My frustration over the last few days has been centered around the monotony of some of the questions and answers we see on this board.
If I we all had dimes for every time a newb asks "What's the best mic under $X?" . . . My problem is that a lot of the other "front-liners" seem to exhibit the behavior of robots spitting out: "The V67 is a great mic and you can buy it at Mars for bla bla bla bla bla . . . " Before that it was the SP. So we're basically just as bad ! ! ! And I include myself in this mess.
What I really meant by my post is that I am frustrated at the lack of originality. For example, the AT is a fine mic. So are many of the Rode models. But spoken from a fellow SM-7 and Oktava junkie, large-diaphragm condensers aren't always the end-all be-all. No one microphone or TYPE of mic is the one answer for every newbie, so why not dare to be different ? ! !
Harvey, I will literally cry if you stop posting your opinions on specific gear on this site. Your know-how is pretty much unmatched anywhere on the web, as far as I can tell. But it does bother me when people say "X microphone is a great mic" or any similar comment . . . and their only basis for that statement is they read one of your reviews. It bothers me because people have stopped thinking for themselves. They aren't asking questions like: "What will I be using this mic for?" "What kind of voice do I have?" or "What style am I going after?"
Does that mean I think you should stop posting your opinions? Absolutely not! I just think we should take them in to account, try things out for ourselves, and ultimately form our own opinions. -- Using yours as valuable guidelines, of course.
I value your opinions to no end. I'm sure your son does, too, but aren't there times when he argues with you, or takes on different methods just so he can "sprout some of his own wings?" That's kind of what my post was all about. I was simply trying to encourage people to think a little different. Your name came up because you are the MOST respected around here. I could have just as easily used Sonsuman, Shailat or Recording Engineer, I suppose.
For the record, my post was very silly in it's intentions. Using the term "sheep" and things like dunking our condensers in water were simply goofball statements. Nothing really behind them, just being silly and saying things that pop to my mind in moronic ways. For examples of similar silliness, please see: anything in the cave.
The problem with the written word is that, no matter how many smiley faces you use, it is impossible to convey a humorous tone. And unfortunately, I made a mistake by not using different verbage or a million smiley-faces. Were I speaking, the tone I would be using would be similar to Bill Murray in Meatballs, was it? Think of his "It just doesn't matter" speach. Or better yet, think of John Belushi at the end of Animal House. "When the going gets tough . . . "
Harvey, my sypathies go out to you for your recent difficulties. Please accept my sincere apologies, and please do not let the moronic ramblings of an idiot like me spoil your day.
I would leave you my email address, but I am afraid of the hate mail I will most likely receive, and I would hate having to close my account.
Regards,
"Chessrock"
(note the grin). 
