The only time I saw the Moodies with Pinder (Bushnell Memorial, circa
1968-69?), he ran his MkII through an ARB PA system. I assume this
was their vocal PA system because they used the house system for
vocals. The 2 cabinets were stacked to the left side of his MkII (he
was on the left, facing center stage). The sound was incredible.
Bernie
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, djacques@... wrote:
>
> Mike also ran his tron through a Marshall or hiwatt. That would
explain the midrange spike.
> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@...>
>
> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:58:09
> To:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: mike pinder's sound
>
>
> Hi all-
>
> A late response to this thread-
>
> I have also been curious about Mike Pinder's custom
> MK2 preamp equalization. It is not just "warmer"
> sounding, it also seems to have a sharp cutoff around
> 10kHz, and a response hump in the midrange. I got
> this impression from listening to the comparisons on
> Ken Leonard's site (between Frank's MK2 and Jerry
> Korb's MK1). Maybe Pinder got too much high freq
> noise and distortion with the layered recording
> process he used for the 'tron, and customized the eq
> to compensate. Maybe his eq worked better with the
> stage amps of the day. His 'tron sound does cut
> through pretty well in "Caught Live +5"; try to
> imagine the recording with a bright 'tron. Does
> anyone have some more insight on this?
>
> My 'tron seems to have original '70s tapes, and the
> obvious M400 3-Violins. These re-eq'd violins seem
> like an homage to Pinder's eq curve, but with a little
> bit more high-end.
>
> Sounds like the drone in "Question" may have been a
> half-speed brass of some kind. The opening fanfare
> (on the orig. album)is anyone's guess. He was also
> incorporating his Moog a lot on "AQOB".
>
> -Bruce D.
> M400 #1221
>
> --- Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh. <mailto:tomdcour%40amnh.org> org>
wrote:
>
> > > Two things- one is that he used the M300 strings
> > quite a bit (in the studio),
> > the other is that he refitted his MkII with a
> > transistor preamp and it has a
> > warmer sound as a result.Since Frank owns one of
> > those he would be best to ask.
> > I still can't quite figure out what the mix is on
> > Question, it is amazing.
> >
> >
> > I have been listening to a lot of Moody Blues lately
> > and it seems obvious
> > that
> > > Pinder's 3 Violins sound is much mellower than
> > other's, King Crimson for
> > > example. Does he mix in other voices into his
> > sound or is it the way his tron
> > > is eq'ed? This occurs in both the live and studio
> > recordings.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: "jaybe52000" <jaybe52000@yahoo. <mailto:jaybe52000%
40yahoo.com> com>
> > >
> > > Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:26:11
> > > To:newmellotrongroup@ <mailto:newmellotrongroup%
40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Empty tape frame
> > >
> > >
> > > I've got a set of tapes in a box that are from the
> > old DMI days (old DMI Union
> > > Jack
> > > Mellotron Label on it). I got it as part of the
> > deal when I bought my RMI
> > > Keyboard
> > > Computer II and never got around to racking them
> > and don't want to muck with
> > > the tapes
> > > on the two frames in my Mark V.
> > >
> > > The box says it's got Violins/Viola/Flute but I'm
> > not really certain that's
> > > what they are.
> > > The guy that I got them from said they were
> > "Brand new" but they look like
> > > they might be
> > > used so I was thinking the could be an original
> > set with
> > > Flute/3-Violins/Cello.
> > >
> > > Either way, I'd like to make 'em playable just to
> > see what they are.
> > >
> > > As I said in a previous post I've got flute on
> > one of my frames and the 3
> > > violins are on the
> > > other but I don't have cello or viola so that
> > would be nice, especially if
> > > they really are a
> > > standard set since i really miss having the
> > cello.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > --- In newmellotrongroup@
> > <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > yahoogroups.com, "Bernie" <kornowicz@> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> No empty frame, but out of curiosity, what sounds
> > to you plan on
> > >> installing?
> > >>
> > >> Bernie
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --- In newmellotrongroup@
> > <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com>
> > >> yahoogroups.com, "jaybe52000" <jaybe52000@>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Anyone got an empty tape frame that they want to
> > sell?
> > >>>
> > >>> Thought I'd ask before ordering from one of our
> > two providers of new
> > >> ones.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks,
> > >>>
> > >>> John
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
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