Mellotronists

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From: JS [mailto:jonesalley@...]
Sent: 25 March 2002 03:24
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Fw: [Mellotronists] change of perspective

Rick/Jon

Now, then, down to business. I was not trying to imply that any of the existing palette of Mellotron sounds was the be-all and end-all of instruments, simply that each of them has taken on a life of its own in the lexicon of music, particularly that proggy stuff we all love so much.

You know, I have to agree with Jon on this one! While new sounds may be technically 'better', i.e.sound more like the real thing, be in tune, stuff like that <grin>, the 'old faithfuls' are what we've heard so many times on so many records, and each of them is, for better or worse, that sound - like it or not! Saying that, of course the Ian McD flute is wonderful, and I hope to get it at some point in the future, but I doubt if I'll use it in the same way I use the trusty 'original'. and what's to say a new '3 violins' would have the same 'feel', for want of a better word, as the original? Whatever - all points of view are valid, and it's nice to be able to have a debate without any unpleasantness! (Ouch).

Andy T.
M400 #1145

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