That is great information! I've never thought of recording through an amp,
always went direct.
This explains alot towards the fatness of Pinder's sound. Thanks, can't
wait to try it on the next Cathedral album! TD
> Okay...
>
> Domestic MKIIs had a VFO(Voltage frequency ocillator)control and this gave
> you a great pitch sweep downwards but not upwards. The motor pulley was
> matched to the VFO range to maximise this effect. MKIIs suffered from
> voltage
> sensitivity.
>
> SFX MKIIs had an early CMC4 style controller to quieten the audio path and
> give better control, away from voltage sensitivity. It also put a whine
> in
> the audio just like the dreaded CMC10.
>
> M300s were built in two different fashions. One style had pitch
> control(CMC4), the other didn't.
>
> Mike Pinder removed the top end shriek(for which MKIIs are notorious),
> sent
> the instrument through an amp which was placed in an isolated room with a
> mike(s) picking up the ensuing and already mitigated sound. He removed
> all
> attack on the violins through careful footpedal control. He also
> overdubbed like
> buggery using what appears to be two note inversions layer upon layer.
> The
> resulting melange was put through an EMT plate. It took a while to
> perfect
> and you can track the progress through the first four albums as they
> developed
> 'that' sound.
>
> Mike Dickson is from Scotland.
>
> M
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