Mellotronists

> All this talk about recording techniques to get "that sound" is very
> interesting, but having listened closely to "Heaven" last night it
> seems to me a lot may also be due to how it's played musically.

Too right. The reason why so many bands used the '3-violins/root
above/third below' trick was because it sounded *very good* and gave
enough space to drive several trucks through.

I've been playing my old Pavlov's Dog albums again recently and notice
that their material is littered with this almost as much as King
Crimson. It still sounds impressive, although a bit over-used in their
case. Mind you, David 'Castrati Vibrato That Conquered The Universe'
Surkamp sort of makes up for that.

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/