So I'm getting into a war of words of sorts with some infernal loud mouthed douchenozzle on Reddit who is claiming that the Haas effect in production has nothing to do with panning and that the delay is all you need to create the effect, even if both signals are panned dead center. He also claims that the delay time should be calculated as a fraction of the sample rate of the project. Now this just all seems so laughable to me, and he keeps posting quotes from articles which clearly state that the delayed signal must come from a different location to the original for the effect to work. So clearly he's off his noggin to some degree, and I'm also baffled by this whole sample rate thing. Of what relevance is the sample rate of the audio to the required delay time? As well as reeling off these bizarre theories, he's also insisting that he's a seasoned audio pro, an expert of sorts, and gets paid for it.

Am I just misunderstanding what he's trying to say - is there ANY point engaging him any further?

So, you found my other alias on the interwebz?

Big time! Any tips on how to deal with you?

Spatial perception is very complicated.
 
Just sayin....

sharke
Big time! Any tips on how to deal with you?

First mistake. See above quote.

 
 
You must engage him.
 
Either:

1. Tell him to try it both his way and the proper way
   or
2. Explain to him that in your humble opinion, he is a massive twat

 
Simples
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(or should that be "samples"... yuk yuk)

SteveStrummerUK
 
 
You must engage him.
 
Either:

1. Tell him to try it both his way and the proper way
   or
2. Explain to him that in your humble opinion, he is a massive twat

 
Simples
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(or should that be "samples"... yuk yuk)

I've done both and they bounced right off him. Didn't even leave a mark.

Sorry to hear about your douchenozzle problem. Online dating is at least as complicated as the old fashioned bar pickup method, except that you can be less certain that your target has been drinking online. From your description it is difficult to say whether DN is inebriated or just plain stupid, but it probably matters less than you might think. Disagreements are just as likely in online relationships as in bars, but at least if he vomits while you are arguing, you will not feel obligated to hold his head over a toilet. In any case, it is hard to see why you want to save this relationship. You obviously do not respect the douche, and a relationship between two people who disagree on such an important life goal as how to implement the Haas effect is unlikely to improve unless one of you is willing to compromise. I would just tell him that you do not think things will work out, and move on to another potential mate. Bringing him here to humiliate him in front of your friends just makes you look petty.