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Behringer: practices, ethics, morals and legitimacy.
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Corpspeak is practically a social disease. What’s the ask here? We should get to solutioning.
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Shledge wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 7:59 pmI just wish they didn't resort to greasy tactics (and arguably anti-semitic) because journalists were critical of them - they were on a good run with their synths and that alone speaks for itself, they were starting to change people's minds slowly but surely.
At that point I couldn't defend them any longer.
What anti Semitic things are you seeing? Not calling you out, I simply haven’t seen anything.
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Re: Behringer: practices, ethics, morals and legitimacy.
Peter Kirn Corksniffer video Behringer posted was seen by some as having this. Others did not see it the same way.
Many did agree that either way, it was still bad form on Behringer's part.
Plenty of talk about it on other forums. Best not add to that here.
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badda bing. thread done. and there it is .... beautifully articulated. well said.

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To be fair, people see what they want to see in terms of the visuals. bad form aside, visually I just saw this
and this.....
I may have been very wrong of course, but I still think it was just a naive attempt at humour.
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Re: Behringer: practices, ethics, morals and legitimacy.
I don't wish to discuss it on here for obvious reasons, but it was a point of discussion (and contention) for quite a few people. Still really bad form even if it wasn't.3hands wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 12:20 pmShledge wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 7:59 pmI just wish they didn't resort to greasy tactics (and arguably anti-semitic) because journalists were critical of them - they were on a good run with their synths and that alone speaks for itself, they were starting to change people's minds slowly but surely.
At that point I couldn't defend them any longer.
What anti Semitic things are you seeing? Not calling you out, I simply haven’t seen anything.
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... what the hell man!?!? then why did you bring it up? kinda like a reporter on TV saying "we won't discuss your divorce (or whatever) in this interview" ... oh really? ... YA JUST DID!!! if you're going to publicly sling that kinda shit (accusing someone of anti-semitism), you'd better be prepared to actually articulate the incident or behavior you're asserting ... otherwise it's just empty slander and your credibility suffers for it. low blow bro.Shledge wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 1:25 pmI don't wish to discuss it on here for obvious reasons, but it was a point of discussion (and contention) for quite a few people. Still really bad form even if it wasn't.3hands wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 12:20 pmShledge wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 7:59 pmI just wish they didn't resort to greasy tactics (and arguably anti-semitic) because journalists were critical of them - they were on a good run with their synths and that alone speaks for itself, they were starting to change people's minds slowly but surely.
At that point I couldn't defend them any longer.
What anti Semitic things are you seeing? Not calling you out, I simply haven’t seen anything.
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I didn't accuse anyone of anything, just explaining what happened.
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I'm pretty sure I'm missing something but-- I've heard B's clones don't sound like their originals. This being the case, if a clone doesn't sound exactly like the original, what's the point?
I'm not talking about gear that's been "inspired by" other designs, where the maker made new contributions to, or put a spin on, the original design. I'm talking straight clones.
I'm not talking about gear that's been "inspired by" other designs, where the maker made new contributions to, or put a spin on, the original design. I'm talking straight clones.
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[Pedantic]Rex Coil 7 wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 1:40 pm... what the hell man!?!? then why did you bring it up? kinda like a reporter on TV saying "we won't discuss your divorce (or whatever) in this interview" ... oh really? ... YA JUST DID!!! if you're going to publicly sling that kinda shit (accusing someone of anti-semitism), you'd better be prepared to actually articulate the incident or behavior you're asserting ... otherwise it's just empty slander and your credibility suffers for it. low blow bro.Shledge wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 1:25 pmI don't wish to discuss it on here for obvious reasons, but it was a point of discussion (and contention) for quite a few people. Still really bad form even if it wasn't.3hands wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 12:20 pmShledge wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 7:59 pmI just wish they didn't resort to greasy tactics (and arguably anti-semitic) because journalists were critical of them - they were on a good run with their synths and that alone speaks for itself, they were starting to change people's minds slowly but surely.
At that point I couldn't defend them any longer.
What anti Semitic things are you seeing? Not calling you out, I simply haven’t seen anything.
I think threads like this should start with a set of definitions. It won't make them any less tedious, but at least everyone will use the right terms.
Defamation provides a civil remedy when one's Reputation or Business Interests have been damaged.
Under Defamation law, you have Slander and you have Libel. The first involves defamatory speech, while the second involves defamatory text or imagery.
Libel is more 'tangible', as it employs a physical representation, as in printed (even electronically printed) or graphic content.
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It's not slander to point out exactly that some people found it anti-semitic. I didn't want to discuss it further as mods would zerg rush in with the NO POLITICS! hammer.
It's bad taste regardless. I don't believe companies should have such fragile egos over criticism - Behringer could have easily had dialogue to clear things up or sort any problems. Attacking journalists is extremely bad PR.
It's bad taste regardless. I don't believe companies should have such fragile egos over criticism - Behringer could have easily had dialogue to clear things up or sort any problems. Attacking journalists is extremely bad PR.
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A lot of them do sound pretty spot on. They're definitely not "inspired by" clones! I've been pretty impressed with my Boog and remain so.22tape wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 4:10 pmI'm pretty sure I'm missing something but-- I've heard B's clones don't sound like their originals. This being the case, if a clone doesn't sound exactly like the original, what's the point?
I'm not talking about gear that's been "inspired by" other designs, where the maker made new contributions to, or put a spin on, the original design. I'm talking straight clones.
Frankly you have Midas to thank for it, they're behind a lot of the clones.
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Please PM me then.Shledge wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 1:25 pmI don't wish to discuss it on here for obvious reasons, but it was a point of discussion (and contention) for quite a few people. Still really bad form even if it wasn't.3hands wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 12:20 pmShledge wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 7:59 pmI just wish they didn't resort to greasy tactics (and arguably anti-semitic) because journalists were critical of them - they were on a good run with their synths and that alone speaks for itself, they were starting to change people's minds slowly but surely.
At that point I couldn't defend them any longer.
What anti Semitic things are you seeing? Not calling you out, I simply haven’t seen anything.
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Note that this photo in such thumbnail form might be misleading. What might look as part of the nose is just a body color mic.thispoison wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 1:17 pmTo be fair, people see what they want to see in terms of the visuals. bad form aside, visually I just saw this
All in all, for me personally this entire thing damaged the brand reputation to the point where it wouldn't feel right to showcase their equipment. And it wasn't just one incident but rather a domino. By now the blatant copying of designs old and new is a cliché. When we don't like a new release from any manufacturer, we say "just wait for the B copy, smiley face". But the Devil Fish scandal showed the truly ugly side of it.
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Had not read this before. Everyone commenting here should be aware of this.rplktr wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 4:00 pmthe Devil Fish scandal showed the truly ugly side of it.
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Does Uli have original designs in his catalogue? If so, who is going to start a company that clones his original designs and bring them to market? Obviously it'd be a venture motivated by principle rather than profit (which means it probably would never happen), but It would be hilarious to see.
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It's already in this thread. We talked about when it was fresh news.Voltcontrol wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 4:31 pmHad not read this before. Everyone commenting here should be aware of this.rplktr wrote: ↑Tue May 26, 2020 4:00 pmthe Devil Fish scandal showed the truly ugly side of it.
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That's the tantalising thing about this thread, it consumes itself on a regular basis - like a dog returning to its vomit.
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I don't see how pointing out a summary of what happened warrants PMing. If you're asking for my views on the matter or implying I am - a) I personally want to describe the situation objectively instead and b) I didn't bloody imply anything.3hands wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 10:06 pmPlease PM me then.Shledge wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 1:25 pmI don't wish to discuss it on here for obvious reasons, but it was a point of discussion (and contention) for quite a few people. Still really bad form even if it wasn't.3hands wrote: ↑Sat May 23, 2020 12:20 pmShledge wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2020 7:59 pmI just wish they didn't resort to greasy tactics (and arguably anti-semitic) because journalists were critical of them - they were on a good run with their synths and that alone speaks for itself, they were starting to change people's minds slowly but surely.
At that point I couldn't defend them any longer.
What anti Semitic things are you seeing? Not calling you out, I simply haven’t seen anything.
I've been in hot water over it in the past for being "political" (which seems to be incredibly wooly and inconsistent on MW, I'm aware saying that will annoy some mods but frankly it's how I honestly see it, I'd be much more direct if they stopped half of the fucking shite on a music orientated forum of all places, to be frank), so continuing talking about the whole topic of whether it was/wasn't anti-semitic, especially when it has been done to death in many places, is a very fast way to find out. Lets just say it was a shit move for Behringer to do regardless if it was offensive to jews or not.
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Sometimes. But as with all things internet, it's also due to new arrivals who haven't read every post, and so don't have knowledge or context.
Really, it's true for more than the internet. More a general human condition. New people arriving at an understanding their forebears also thought was 'novel'. Older you get, the more you see it.
Longer on a forum, or in a field of work or experience, the more you see it too.
Back on topic, Behringer isn't doing anything new.