Mellotronists

<<I guess that means that the TD tapes are a one-of-a-kind custom mix>>

I got some of these frames (via martin) around the same time; they came from 
a collector in germany. one set was peter baumann's, with the piano/tubular 
bells split, while another was froese's from 1977 and had "orchestra", the 
chisolm brass and the regular flute (there's a piccolo elsewhere in my 
frames). the third was populated with sound effects on a mixture of 3/8" and 
1/4". the 3/8" tapes had the same sounds on all three tracks, while the 1/4" 
was two track. very odd. sadly, no sign of any of the loops they used later.

>>The String Section is a slightly duller mix than normal without the 
distinctive growling Dbl. Bass in the...erm....bass.<<

as a fan of TD's earlier works rather than the virgin-period sequencer 
workouts, the arch-druid wouldn't be so familiar with the prominence of that 
double bass in the TD palette; needles to sew, we had to have one. 

the same collection had a set that belonged to a certain swiss 'tronist, with 
pre-recorded phrases and sound effects on some tapes. this is what makes 
mellotrons so much more interesting than samplers.
more tape please.
duncan/m400nr1098