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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Member Introduction

From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
Date: 2008-03-06

Welcome, John-

Checked out your pictures. Judging from the metal
edging, it looks like your 'tron IS the roadcase. :-)

Yep, that CMC-10 has gotta go!

Say, what voices are on your tapeframe?


-Bruce Daily
M400 #1221 (in the midst of lacing a frame)


--- John LeVasseur <jrlaudio@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> New member here just saying hi. The name here is
> John and I own a M400
> #752.
>
> Love to use Mellotron in my music. If you want you
> can hear it on my
> MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/airfoilband
> of which there are
> three songs featuring the M400.
>
> Check out the song named "Next Step Off" for the
> classic mellotron
> string thing. The song titled "Return of the Parson"
> features about 8
> tracks of various mellotron choir parts
> multi-tracked. I had to
> multitrack because this M400 still has the CMC10
> board and the pitch
> drop was too much to deal with. Haha! Most of these
> songs are works in
> progress and do not have vocals and guitars yet, and
> are ruff mixes as
> well.
>
> Also, I just finished the final mix on a Bach
> Concerto (Concerto in Dm
> (BMV-1052) which was recorded in a church with a
> real Harpsichord, a
> Hammond C3 and a large analog modular synth from
> Synthesizers.com. The
> piece is a rock adaptation with drums similar in
> style to something
> ELP or Rick Wakeman would do. A bit off topic since
> it has no
> Mellotron, but I happen to be a little proud of it,
> so there it is.
>
> I also posted some pics of my M400 in the photos
> section of this
> group. Will be posting soon since the ol' dog is in
> need of
> restoration at this point and I will have some
> questions very soon.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John LeVasseur
>
>



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