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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M300B Cyndee Rule Viola Tenor Sax

From: Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
Date: 2010-08-26

What I can pick out of the viola parts on your version of The Vaughn Williams piece is just the right sound. I used the old viola sound for a while but it had a strange tone (upper mids?) I couldn't get along with. 

On Aug 26, 2010, at 4:03 PM, Mike Dickson wrote:

 

On 26/08/2010 16:41, Tom Doncourt wrote:

 

Just ordered this tape set from the gentlemen at Streetley. Anyone have experience withe the first two sounds on an M400. i played the M300B strings on an M300 and really liked them and I've been looking for a nice full, expressive viola track. I'm psyched!


Well...I asked Cyndee to record the new viola as I felt the sound on the original viola was beautifully played but terribly recorded.  It's on mellotronworks in Mars and Tallis. I really like it (though I am admittedly biased).

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