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Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: 60's custom tape sets?

From: "Hessel Herder" <hessel@soundscape-worldwide.com>
Date: 2013-02-11

Mattias,

 

The violins  you mention in One in a Million sound like M300 A , nice and dry.

Mind that the 300 also had solo cello in the LH side

 

Cheers,H

 

 

 

Van: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] Namens m400s851
Verzonden: maandag 11 februari 2013 11:20
Aan: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Onderwerp: [newmellotrongroup] Re: 60's custom tape sets?

 

 



> Are you guys 100% sure these sounds are M300?
>
> I was under the impression the M300 didn't come out until late 1968, and
> this album was made early to mid 1968.
>
> I thought the first song to have M300 was Never Comes The Day by the
> Moodies.

Of course I could be totally wrong (the CYA, Frank) but I don't know of any other instrument that could have made those sounds in '68.

I'm hearing tape replay cello at 0:53-1:07 and cello + strings 1:34-1:47 on One In a Million especially the last four notes in each example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsR1h1w-N1g

Compare that to the real cellos on Thursday Morning from the same album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOt4eqtUuLM

I'm also hearing tape replay vibes that can't be MkII on North Meadow at 1:40-2:30: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4AQj8WvcOs
M300 vibes are the"slow vibrato" variety according to Samagaio's book.

It would be great to hear what you and other members of the group think! Hessel?

-Mattias Puttonen
#851 and MkII #116