what we're up against
Reply #57 – 2010-03-04 19:55:19
I think the claims of relativists, postmodernists, Chopra-ists and New Age types pass largely uncriticized by the people who criticize religion. Not me, I criticize all equally! I agree that Barry's ability as a mastering engineer does not give him a pass to espouse bad science. Barry is not only wrong on the science, he is dishonorable as a person. The few times I've posted at the SH forum, either half my posts were deleted, or the entire thread was deleted. This happened just recently when Barry said my "only four parameters" is wrong. So I asked him what more there is. He spouted off a bunch of gobbledygook so I asked him to define "microdynamics" and his other nonsense terms. Next thing you know he's attacking me personally, then the entire multi-page thread was deleted. What was so humorous (read: pathetic) was every time I posted a check-mate, they'd hide the thread for a while, presumably to huddle behind the scenes. Then they'd open it just long enough for Barry to spout more BS, then hide it, etc. I have zero respect for Barry because of that, independent of whatever skills he may have* for turning the knobs to make music sound good. The very same thing happened recently at The Womb, a supposedly "pro audio" forum run by a guy who calls himself Mixerman. When he couldn't defend his position using science, he started deleting my posts. * BTW, do we even know if Barry is a good mastering engineer? To know that for sure we'd need to hear the original masters he received, then compare them to the released versions. Has anyone here done that? How do we know the recordings weren't already fabulous? How do we know Barry didn't make them sound worse? Anyway, sorry for the rant, but IMO guys like that deserve NO RESPECT at all, regardless of their accomplishments in other areas. --Ethan