Hi John,
If the M4000 takes longer to change stations, I guess it's probably safer to go directly from station 1 to station 8 than it is to go from station 1 to station 6 on a MkII. I know Jerry Korb would never change more than one station at a time on his MkI.
Bernie
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "md1jkb" <j.k.beresford@...> wrote:
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> Hi Bernie,
> Between adjacent stations it usually takes about 6-8 seconds from pressing the button and it releasing the keyboard lock. That's plenty of time to go from stn 1-2 in the non-tron bits of that song. From what I've seen of the M4000 it takes slightly longer as the cycling is slower; but then it doesn't need to inch either. If you've ever seen a MkII cycle it's always a bit scary - esp if the tape starts looping off!! Always have a hand near the off switch.
> bw
> John
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "tron400" <tron400@> wrote:
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> > While listening to a live version of the Moodies' "Have You Heard/The Voyage" yesterday, I began wondering about the logistics of changing settings on a MkII while in the middle of a song. Pinder uses 3 sounds: Church Organ, Flute and 3 Violins. He uses Church Organ in the beginning, then changes to Flute for the verses. In the beginning of "The Voyage", he goes back to Church Organ and then changes to 3 Violins. When Pt 2 of "Have You Heard" begins, he uses Church Organ and Flute again. I'm assuming he kept one keyboard on Church Organ and switches the other keyboard between Flute and 3 Violins. Flute is on Station 1, Track A and 3 Violins is on Station 2, Track A. Anyone know how long it takes to change stations and have the keyboard become active again after pressing the station button? How does the time compare to an M4000?
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