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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400S on e-Bay

From: Bruce Daily <pocotron@yahoo.com>
Date: 2009-03-04

Hi all-
   Mark, I tend to agree with you.  The tape set that came with my 'tron is marked "BBS" on each key, and is really worn, so it its quite possibly an original set.  It has Flute, 3 Violins, 'Cello, and blends very well (the 3 Violins are probably the M400 version).  One of the things that made these vintage tapes endearing and engaging could be the old multi-generational tape-to-tape method of mastering, which introduced all manner of aural anomalies, but, IMHO, gave these original tapes their unique qualities.
  The old tape set is also a bit of a pain, as it has a lot of static properties when being changed.  None of my other racks exibit this problem.
  Don't get me wrong, I love the new tapes.  The digital transfer keeps them very clean, detailed, and real, especially for the vintage sounds.  But there is just something about that original tape set....
 
    -Bruce Daily
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--- On Tue, 3/3/09, Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400S on e-Bay
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 2:58 PM

Meaning I wouldn't find those sounds very useful. Not sure how old the tapes in my mellotron are, except they are not the original set, probably at least 15 years old but I really like the way they sound. I am happy with the  new tapes, they are a lot more realistic and sound quite different, I love the M300a strings but I prefer the flute and choir sounds on the old set except for the horrible hum on the F above middle C on the old set. I have also learned to love the Mark II 3 violins so I still use the old tapes quite a lot.

Mark

--- On Tue, 3/3/09, tronbros@aol. com <tronbros@aol. com> wrote:
From: tronbros@aol. com <tronbros@aol. com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400S on e-Bay
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 9:10 PM

In a message dated 03/03/2009 06:39:19 GMT Standard Time, markpringnz@ yahoo.com writes:
Wouldn't want that tape set.
You can't set an M400 up to optimum performance with old tapes, it just doesn't work so get rid of them.  If you try tuning a car with ancient plugs it won't work either.
 
M
 
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