Comment by Gordonjcp
3 years ago
Reddit can be a hilarious example of the Dunning-Kruger effect writ large. I've had people argue with me about the exact working of various synthesizers in the synth subreddits, even when I've backed up my points with links to the extensive service documentation, circuit diagrams, and my own code disassembly of the firmware ;-) Like, yes, that's nice that you have an opinion, but here's the fat book I wrote on the topic, so let's see if we can work out who's right.
I've read similar comments about interactions with Wikipedia editors
Endless back-and-forth about the Ensoniq EPS being a 13-bit sampler. Yes, "13-bit" makes no sense. Yes, "13-bit" sounds really unlikely.
No, I'm looking at the Otto datasheet right now, and the 2MB memory expansion on my bench which has three rows of 4-bit DRAMs and a row of 1-bit DRAMS. Yes, definitely 13-bit.
No, I agree it makes no sense, but there you go.