No Duaine, People like you should be excluded from RPT precisely because (your description, mind you) you can't tune aurally and have no understanding of the basic tuning concepts e.g. intervals, beats, checks, etc. RPT is a designation that is defined in part by affirming to ones peers, clients, etc that one can tune aurally - at least to some measured degree, even with an ETD. Probably folks at a convention seemed pompous to you because you had a hard time seeing over the chip on your shoulder. Really. I've found it rather remarkable every time I hear this description of RPT's or Guild members in general as pompous or "holier than thou", as my own experience is so inexplicably different than yours. The Guild as an assemblage of technicians is so overwhelmingly open and sharing as to be dumbfounding. The trick is you have to be open to the possibility. Good luck in your growth. William R. Monroe > Tom, > > I'm not going to get caught up in this argument again. > > Basically, persons like me that - can - tune via ETD and - not - tune > via aurally, should - not - be excluded from being an RPT just because > of this. > > Duaine > > Tom Servinsky wrote: >> Duaine wrote: >> ----- Original MessaP.S. That is why aural tuning should be taken out >> of the RPT tests - >> meaning the machine can make a better tuning than aurally. >> >> huh? ....and your reasoning is? >> Tom Servinsky > > > >
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