Mellotronists

Here comes the rant:
  God, do I despise Lenny Kravitz! One of these days I'll relate a "great" Kravitz studio story, but trust me, he is a hack.  And speaking of hack jobs, my son dragged the family out to see the latest Oliver Stone pile of dung, Alexander. This is, quite possibly, the worst movie ever made. Showgirls feels like The Shawshank Redemption next to this steaming pile of hackneyed cliches and tedious over-acting.
   My mellotron string tip for the day: try doubling your 3 violins part with another string sound.  In my case it's the m300 strings or my own Angry strings.  Pan the two tracks hard left/right. Now that's a big 'ol gorgeous string sound. This an obvious tip, but I used it today and was surprised  yet again by how great it sounds.

Fritz m400#1697....behind all this jolliness is a lot of rage