Hello all, time for a long-overdue de-lurk.
This thread opens up discussion of something I've long suspected. Having had both the M400 and the MKII violins in my machine before, the differences are more than just in the EQ. Some of the actual recordings differ - not many, but just compare and contrast the lowest C#, the G# and A in the second octave and the highest A in both versions and you'll see what I mean. In the M400 versions these notes are simply nearby notes re-tuned as well as re-EQ'ed. One or two other differences as well, but these are the main ones that I can hear. No wonder I could never quite achieve "that sound" with the M400 recordings, try though I did!
I remember having a similar discussion with Squonk06 on YouTube and he was of a similar opinion.
I've just posted an mp3 in the Files section to illustrate the differences...
Regards,
Tony Swettenham
http://www.youtube.com/user/tronfan66 --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "ClayE" <ecclesreinson@...> wrote:
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> It seems strange that he's obsessed with getting the M400 Violin sound when Seven Stones and Starless were recorded with a MK-II. They used a MK-II on Red did they not?
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> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "John Wright" <john.wright@> wrote:
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> > I've seen this person's work on You tube and he does some very nice
> > covers IMHO, particularly his cover of Starless.
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> > John
> > #911
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> > ________________________________
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> > From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ClayE
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 1:28 PM
> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] MK-II Violins vs M400 Violins
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> > Here's a guy (Ryder Duncan AKA Squonk06) obsessed with making M-Tron
> > digital samples of MK-II Violins sound like M400 Violins. He describes a
> > complex three layer, four band, two self parametric EQ process. This
> > processing might actually work. It sounds like it does. Kinda hard to
> > believe that Les Bradley dicked around with EQ to this extent back in
> > 1970.
> >