At 00:30 18/10/03 -0400, Chris Dale wrote:
>How true. The fidelity of Birotrons is less than that of Mellotrons and
>especially Chamberlins, but that's probably due to several things i.e. the
>master recordings,
see my last posting!
>and the missing attack of the note, which we kind of
>expect from these keyboards.
some work was done to add attack and delay but it was fairly basic.
>The looping of the tape brings the sound closer
>to an Optigan or Orchestron, but there may also be a tape head azimuth
>factor as well.
Because all the heads were mounted on a common bar, azimuth (and other
alignment) adjustments were extremely fiddly, however when the machine
was set up well it could sound pretty good. The sensitivity of the mechanism
did not lend itself to real touring use however. Even with careful roadies.
Or is
that a contradiction in terms? (Apologies to roadies everywhere. Quickly!)
>Perhaps Nic or Martin/John would know more about that.
I'd be interested to hear other people's views.
Best Regards,
Nic