Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Mellotronists

--- In Mellotronists@y..., "JS" <jonesalley@s...> wrote:
Has anybody tried miking their Mellotrons in their own recordings to
see if they can capture and reproduce that amazing feel?

Yes. Output through two Yorkville AM 100 Acoustic Guitar Amps. (amp
volumes at 11 and a touch of reverb). SM58 mic 7 feet back in a 12 X
14 bright room.
Results: A live feel...exagerated 2KHZ hump....cuts through a
mix...makes choir and strings sound great. I can't reproduce this
with direct recording through a Lexicon ambiance/reverb box and EQ.
Something about the high DB volume in the room gives the recording a
sharp edge. I tried lower volume on the amps, but the recording lost
the edge.