[microsound] microsound guidelines

[Kim Cascone <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

if you read the original mission statement written by the founders of this
list you will see that the microsound list was established to facilitate
discourse on philosophical/aesthetic issues relating to microsound music...
while setting up the list we wanted to stem the tide of people using it
solely as a place to post show announcements, radio playlists and upcoming
label releases so we asked people to follow a couple of simple
rules...again, these rules are spelled out in the original mission
statement...please take the time to re-read them and familiarize yourself
with them:

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..microsound is an unmediated mailing list oriented toward discussion of the
styles of digital and post-digital music promulgated by the proliferation
and widespread adoption of digital signal processing (dsp) tools.

..microsound is not a "genre" mailing list, since this proliferation has
occurred largely without regard for stylistic boundary. instead, .microsound
presents itself as a forum for the discussion and exploration of a more
general "digital aesthetic" manifesting across a wide variety of styles and
disciplines -- from academic computer music to post-industrial noise to
experimental ambient and post-techno.

a by no means exhaustive list of related artists and labels appropriate for
discussion can be found here.

some guidelines
although certain aspects of production inevitably enter discussion,
..microsound is not a music-makers list; if you're after detailed
deliberation of the merits of this or that dsp card or vst plugin, we
recommend lists such as csound, MAX/MSP, pro-audio, freesound, music-dsp,
structured audio, lo-fi, and gameaudiopro that capably handle these topics.

..microsound is an unmediated list, but that doesn't mean anything goes.
posts should concern topics of historical, conceptual, or experiential
relevance to digital and post-digital music. record and event reviews are
encouraged; mean-spirited pissing contests are not. announcements regarding
new releases, performances, tours, and so forth pertinent to the list's
scope will be tolerated in brief, and by subscribers whose contributions
otherwise exceed postings of this sort.

..microsound refuses to become a sounding board for ebay auctions, playlists,
and the periodic expurgations of listmembers' record collections. extended
for-sale lists are not allowed, although brief posts containing urls where
such lists can be viewed are acceptable. posters who abuse these few
guidelines will be hounded into submission. failing that, they will be
removed from the list.

thank you for your interest in .microsound.
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