I'm with you Jon. The Filter Queen C series have the best whoosh and whine tone balance.
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "jonesalley" <jonesalley@...> wrote:
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> You know, it struck me long ago that a lot of Mellotron 3violins stuff in prog sounds kind of like a vacuum cleaner. That's not meant to be a slur, the sound just has the same sort of whoosh and whine on some level. The big Circle of Fifths chord cycles at the ending peak of "Supper's Ready" just before the "and it's 'hey, babe,' your supper's ready for you," etc., are a great example. I've asked dozens of people if they can hear the similarity, but nobody has admitted to it so far. Anybody with me on this?
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