Mellotronists

well in all fairness Mark he did say STUDIO sound ( and Tony Clarke wasn't involved with 
Mike's solo stuff, if I recall.) Mike's sound didn't have that ice-y Crimson/epitaph tone...all 
of is tron layers had a warmth and nice lush reverb and I'm sure multiple tracks & panning, 
which would be hard to pull off in a live setting even now, let alone in the 60s/70s. "Have 
You Heard/The Voyage" on the Threshold album still gives me goosebumps. I really 
thought back then it was a real symphony (before I knew what a tron was)
  It sounds like Mike really rolled off the highs and boosted lows on his tron tracks, and as 
i mentioned nice stereo reverbs and pans.
 I actually like the tron bits on THE PROMISE...it's just the album songwriting as a whole 
wasn't up to the expectations I had from a Pinder solo album. Very lightweight, jazzy MOR.







--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, mark kasian <easle12@...> wrote:
>
> I would say that Mike Pinder and TONY CLARKE have the
> best studio recorded Mellotron/Chamberlin sound
> around. My second favorite is SFF.
> 
> Caught Live + 5 MK II leaves me cold and so do
> Pinder's solo records. 
> 
> Mark.
> --- "J.P." <tronlord927@...> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Again Gang...
> > 
> > Concerning the "soaring Chamberlins" thread... no
> > matter if you like the song or not... you have to
> > admit that Mike Pinder has the most unique... and
> > IMHO the best... 'Tron sound around!
> > 
> > On this subject... is there a way that we could set
> > up a page here, dedicated to various recording, EQ,
> > FX, and overdubbing 'Tron tips? Perhaps a page where
> > we can all contribute, when we find something new...
> > or hear of a trick that a group/individual  used to
> > get "their" 'Tron sound... just a thought...
> > 
> > The ball's in your court now...
> > 
> > J.P.
> > 
> > MicroTron 001: ...after reading Anekdoten's blog on
> > MySpace... wants to acquire a Marshall "Micro Stack"
> > to record with...
> > 
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