Mellotronists

Hello all,

Despite the fact that I don't actually own a machine myself, I think this 
list is a great idea and am happy to be able to attend. I play keyboards in 
a folk rock/prog/americana band where I use, among other things, GMedia's 
M-Tron as well as a number of hi-q multisampled 'Tron soundfonts I've 
procured via the Web (I'm compiling these things, if anyone is interested), 
and I've got to say - while keeping in mind that there's a limit to the 
degree of faithfulness with which you can reproduce an analog tape signal 
digitally - the M-Tron gets pretty close to the original. Now, this is 
really what I am wondering about: You see, I would like to know if any of 
you guys out there have any good tips on how to EQ and reverb (distort, 
etc.) the various tape sounds (physical tapes or M-Tron clones) in order to 
attain the various 'classic' moods (i.e. earliest King Crimson, Celeste, The 
Moody Blues). I've realized that I'm just not sufficiently experienced to 
recreate these sounds myself without external assistance. For instance, I've 
been struggling at getting my M-Tron 'Violins' (i.e. '3 violins') to sound 
as warm and pleasant as those Celeste laid down on _Principe di un Giorno_. 
Could it be that many of these bands recorded their 'Tron parts using 
microphones instead of the line out?

I hope someone is able to help me with this thing!

Thanks in advance!

Dagfinn

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