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Subject: Re: How 6 track tapes work!

From: "lilainjil" <andym@sympatico.ca>
Date: 2009-04-13

Okay, thanks for the clarification.

I'm going to have to think very hard about this. The variety of tones is potentially very cool. Though at the expense of any solo instrument.

Especially tricky as there is no way to audition any possible combinations before ordering. You have to imagine it.

Back to my short list of sounds...

Andy

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros@... wrote:
>
>
> How 6 track tapes work!
> The idea behind 6 track tapes is to provide 5 unique blends. Here’s how
> ……………………..
> You have the possibility of positioning your headblock in 5 positions:
> A / A+B / B / B+C / C.
> When you choose your 6 tracks, say Flute/Violins/Brass/String Section/Eight
> Choir/Church Organ, they will be allocated as follows:
> A = Flute / Violins
> A+B = Violins / Brass
> B = Brass / SS
> B+C = SS / Eight
> C = Eight / Church Org.
> You can create 5 unique blends depending on how wild you want to make your
> choices.
> By necessity, these tapes will be tuned up to avoid hazardous clashings of
> pitch which exists to some extent in all Mellotron recordings.
>
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