I agree with Gary's and others' sentiments and would like to affirm my
support for the organization's anti-racism statement. I am very sorry that
the views of one person (or even a small number of people) have caused some
to leave the group. Thank you.

Gene Baron
member since I don't know when (maybe 1989?)
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On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 10:56 AM Bryan Martin <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Steve beat me to it. It was irresponsible to publish that letter without a
> response in the same issue. It wasn't your garden-variety letter to the
> editor, and it should have been foreseen that publishing it without comment
> was incendiary and would probably alienate a significant proportion of the
> membership.
>
> Bryan Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <
> [log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Steven Smolian
> Sent: July 20, 2020 10:37 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Comments on the open letter
>
> I recall Kurt distributing this letter, or an earlier version of it, by
> hand, at a past meeting. Comments made to or overheard by me at the time
> uniformly reflected an attitude that this was Kurt's outlook and that it
> was strongly counter to the feelings of those other members.
>
> I'm appalled that this letter and the attitude it expressed has led to
> people whose viewpoint is so valuable to the knowledge base and culture of
> ARSC have left it. We are the poorer for it.
>
> It should not have been published without response in the same newsletter
> issue.
>
> Steve Smolian
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:
> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Burgess, Scott
> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 9:43 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Comments on the open letter
>
> 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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> of Music and Entertainment Industry Studies University of Colorado Denver
> 303-315-7462 (office)
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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
>
> "Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener."
> Arnold Schoenberg
>
> "A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed."
> Igor Markevitch
>
> "If you design an audio system based on the premise that nothing is
> audible,
> on that system nothing will be audible."
> G. Galo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <
> [log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Corey Bailey
> Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 8:25 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [ARSCLIST] Comments on the open letter
>
> This message did not originate from SUNY Potsdam or one of its trusted
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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
> www.baileyzone.net
>