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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Digital Mellotron

From: djacques@csulb.edu
Date: 2010-07-25

I agree. But when you listen to the Moodies trons and from Mike Pinders' interviews mellower was the result of the solid state preamp.

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 09:40:05 -0700
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Digital Mellotron

 

Most folks would not say that solid state was 'mellower' (esp. thosehigh school shop class pre-amps on the Chamberlins) -- how so?
Vance

djacques@csulb. edu wrote:

 

True. But were they "satisfied" with what was provided with theproduction tapes? If so, why so much processing, double tracking, andreverb? Why did Pinder change to a solid state preamp to get a mellowersound (the Moody sound)?

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Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:12:48 +0100
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New DigitalMellotron

 

I don't think they thought about it as they wouldn't have beenaware of what had gone on to create the recordings. They would haveaccepted what was provided with no thought to what could have been. Ilisten to CDs and vinyl in complete ignorance of what was originallyrecorded.

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M

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On 25 Jul 2010, at 16:01, David Jacques <djacques@csulb. edu>wrote:

> How much doctoring did bands such as Genesis, King Crimson, andThe Moody Blues use when recording the Mellotron to mask thesedegrations?