Well-said, Gary. I'm chiming in as a fairly new member of ARSC, but I feel it important to lend my support to any effort to make this organization as open and welcoming as possible. (Chuck's first reply also says it well.) Not only is it the right thing to do, it is also vital to the continued survival and success of the organization and to the field of sound preservation for which you all have contributed so much. I'm part of two other fields that are currently undertaking a long-overdue reckoning of this sort, those of classical music and audio engineering education, and I'm encouraged to see this honest and respectful conversation happening here as well. Let's keep it that way. Kurt is free to express his opinions in whatever forum he chooses, but ARSC definitely needs to avoid the impression that this is the main POV of the organization. Giving his views so much public space and no counterpoint is troubling indeed.

Respectfully,
Scott Burgess

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On 7/20/20, 7:20 AM, "Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List on behalf of Gary A. Galo" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

It was downright irresponsible for that letter to be published in the Newsletter, at least by itself. The Editor of the Newsletter should have, at the very least, sent that letter to a few other ARSC members, and the ENTIRE ARSC Board, for peer review, inviting them to offer their own views for publication in the same issue. Publishing that letter by itself could give readers the impression that Kurt's view is a prevailing one at ARSC, which is certainly not the case (I believe he speaks for a miniscule minority in our organization, at least I hope so). I would encourage other members, including members of the Board, to submit letters for publication in the next Newsletter, in the interests of offering a more balanced perspective on this subject, and upholding ARSC's reputation as an inclusive and welcoming professional organization.

Best,
Gary


Gary Galo
Audio Engineer Emeritus
The Crane School of Music
SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676

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on that system nothing will be audible."
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Hi All,

In the last newsletter, there was an open letter to the ARSC membership titled "Letters to the Editor" by Kurt Nauck.

Anyone care to comment on that letter?

~CB

Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
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