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Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Recording a Mellotron

From: Jeff Coulter <jeffc@...>
Date: 2005-03-25

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005, Bernie Kornowicz wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I don't know if the link to this article has been posted before, but
> I wonder what folks think of Tony Visconti's comments about
> recording Mellotrons:
>
> http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_capturing_keyboards/
>
> This quote struck me as kind of strange from someone with his
> professed experience recording Trons:
>
> "A good Mellotron is a sampled Mellotron. A good Mellotron sample is
> looped. A good Mellotron loop is Autotuned."



i have a great deal of respect for mr visconti and his work,
but i must point out:

playing a sampled, looped, autotuned mellotron is no longer
playing a mellotron.



> Bernie


...jeff


listening to:
jacques berrocal "paralleles" - track "rock'n roll station"
["jack's bicycle is music to my ears..."]