Mellotronists

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Glinsky [mailto:glinskym@...]
Sent: 25 September 2002 04:46
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] More on MKII


 From reading Frank Samagaio's book, and my experience with having
owned a Mk.V, I have to agree with Mike Pinder'and others feeling
that the M400 simply doesn't come up sonically to the Mk.II or the
Mk.V.


This is probably true, but, hang on a minute - it's still a Mellotron! Fault
the sound on any of the following, all recorded on an M400:

King Crimson: 'Starless'
Genesis: 'Blood on the Rooftops'
Strawbs: 'New World'
Rush: 'Tears'
Steve Hackett: 'Shadow of the Hierophant'
Hawkwind: 'Assault and Battery'

and many more... So much depends on how well the instrument's recorded, the
state of its tapes, etc. There are plenty of examples of *appallingly*
recorded M400 (hang your heads in shame, Lynyrd Skynyrd), but they tend to
be the exceptions to the rule, in my experience.


Given the price levels of the Mk.II and Mk.V these days, the best
alternative is good samples of the Mk.II / Mk.V.

I know, heresy!  :)


Sorry, I couldn't agree less. Think of the M400 more as the slightly lesser
of two peaks, as against the sampler's low foothills. My M400 still has the
power to send shivers down my spine...

Andy T.
M400 #1145

http://freespace.virgin.net/andy.thompson/