Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: The Mellotron Group

 

The last time I recorded with a Mellotron (70’s) it sounded fine.  Back then they were borrowed or rented since

(to address your jab J) I don’t own one.  Now that may not allow me to have an opinion on this group but

I have recorded groups with Mellotron and samples and I spent copious amounts of time listening to Genesis,

King Crimson, etc. recorded and live…..and I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night! (US commercial for those abroad). 

Seriously , I have run them through guitar amps, reverb, and whatever to get the sound I wanted like the albums

I listened to.  Sorry if my ears aren’t as Mellotron astute as some here but I wasn’t trying to put down the tape machines

in any way….I think you know that…..actually I was expecting that response from Frank! J

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of john barrick
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 10:00 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M4000 D

 

How does yours sound, Gary?

On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net> wrote:

 

In a live or studio mix you would never hear the difference especially after the reverb and

other processing that is commonly used on Mellotron tracks.  It will almost certainly out

sell the tape machines but most on this list will hate it no matter what it sounds like. 

Fire away…. J

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john barrick

∗Leo got it right the first time∗

∗then he added a second pickup and got it righter∗