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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Saw the Moodies 2 Wednesdays ago

From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
Date: 2011-06-08

Hi all-
  Bernie, I agree with you.  Looking closely at the Isle of Wight video of NIWS, I could see the settings of Pinder's MK2.  One keyboard is set for track C on station 6, which translates to the Church Organ on the MK2 leads list, and he clearly plays it (Of course, Pinder had 2 sets of leads loaded in his MK2, one for each side).  On the other keyboard, a simple switch between 3 violins and MK2 brass was probably done.  I think that the Church Organ sound created a nice mysterious background fill to the song.  It may be in the studio version, but I don't know.
 
   -Bruce D.


--- On Wed, 6/8/11, tron400 <tron400@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: tron400 <tron400@yahoo.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Saw the Moodies 2 Wednesdays ago
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2011, 5:28 AM

 


--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Sean" <fourtytwominds@...> wrote:
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "john.mcnamara65" <jfranmac@> wrote:
> >
> > Very Interesting! Unaware of the swell pedal! gawd! I'm in a cover band in which i play mostly guitar. But I have a usb keyboard and a laptop and introduced the keyboard to the guys recently. Happily we will be playing nights in white satin and tuesday afternoon. I dont have a volume pedal for the usb keyboard but at least i can use the volume slider! As a side note.... what other tron sounds did Mike use on NIWS besides the MKII 3 violins? Cello?
> >
>
> Mine ears say also the MkII church organ sound (never have known what its proper name is) and MkII brass.
>
> When my band does it live I take MkII violins, singing, and flute. I make the other saxophonist (who is deathly afraid of performing on keyboards unfortunately) play the organ sound and violins when I'm playing flute. We skip the brass, it actually isn't all that necessary to the sound of the tune.
>
> -Sean
>

Pinder did use MkII Church Organ when playing NIWS live.

Bernie