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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Not the M300a violins again!

From: Bill Rudloff <doctorwho8@aol.com>
Date: 2016-07-09

He used Chamberlain on that album. I think it was used in To Our Children's children's children on Watching and Waiting.
Bill Rudloff

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On Jul 9, 2016, at 12:34 PM, David Jacques hammonddave2004@yahoo.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

The M300 strings were different recordings than the MKII and M400. Check out the Moodies "Seventh Sojourn". Pinder used an M300 on that album. 

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On Jul 8, 2016, at 9:51 PM, markpringnz@yahoo.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Sorry to air my obsession with this tapeset again, I was watching this video of Hessel's:


Mellotron M300 demonstration


There does seem to be something different about the sound of an M300 as opposed to an M400 playing the same tape set, but I can't put my finger on what it is although that has always been the me llotron sound I wanted. Unfortunately the sound of my M400 has always been a disappointment I suppose there is quite a big difference between a Mark II an M400 and a Chamberlin playing the 3 violins.


This link is to a little demo on my Soundcloud channel comparing the sound of my M400, the Streetly samples of the M300a from M-tron Pro and the M300a samples in Redtron SE. I am not going to buy an M300!


Mark


PS If anyone knows why the M300 sounds different I would really like to know.