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Subject: Fw: Fw: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound

From: "JS" <jonesalley@...>
Date: 2002-08-06

ABSOLUTELY! That's another point that I had intended to mention. It still
only goes so far in the sense of how the sound actually sits in the mix, but
is extremely important in making it work properly from an arrangement
standpoint.

Jon E Salley
MiloJohnson@...
M400 #886



> All this talk about recording techniques to get "that sound" is very
> interesting, but having listened closely to "Heaven" last night it
> seems to me a lot may also be due to how it's played musically.
> Kitcat isn't playing triads all the time - it's very open chords in
> places with octaves occasionally and different each time round. I
> find this makes a huge difference to the soundscape.
> John
> M300 #005