On 4/5/07, Ivica Ico Bukvic <ico@xxxxxx> wrote:
> As I've said several times, I don't buy that a jackhammer could ever > sound as sweet as a songbird; no one will describe them as > interchangeable. I don't believe that anyone would say that a > super-distorted electric guitar - even if they love the sound - > arouses the same emotional response as a "lyrical" oboe solo. Certain > sounds are by nature disruptive, certain sounds are smooth, and no > amount of conditioning to "like" or "dislike" can change that. > You are a big fan of putting words in my mouth, and of assuming you're > the only person who has done any research into music cognition. Maybe > that's true in 99% of the groups you find yourself in, but believe me: Please note that insults do not magically elevate the value of your argument. Realizing that this matter has now departed the realm of intellectual discourse and has moved on into a bashfest, why don't we simply agree to disagree and end this seemingly futile discussion?
I'm fine with that. I typed my last (long) response while you were posting this. As I said in it, I can see you're not stupid. I believe we both understand each other fairly well and are maybe now looking for things to disagree with. -Chuckk -- http://www.badmuthahubbard.com _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/linux-audio-user
