Mellotronists

Hello,

Here is the list of the M300A sounds (from Martin) :

  Rhythm

         A                      B
  SAMBA             BOSSA NOVA 
  PIANO               DIXIELAND
  QUICKSTEP      MEDIUM FOXTROT
  LATIN                SLOW FOXTROT 
  SLOW WALTZ   VIENNESE WALTZ
  CELLO              ORGAN BASS

  Leads

         A                B                       
  FLUTE         TROMBONE
  PIANO         VIBES
  CLARINET      ORGAN
  SPANISH GTR   ORGAN
  ORGAN       CELESTE
  VIOLIN        HARPSICHORD



Here is the list of the M300B sounds :

Rhythm

         A                                  B
  VIENNESE WALTZ       QUICKSTEP 
  SAMBA                         SLOW WALTZ
  6/8 TEMPO                   DIXIELAND
  POP                              POP 
  LATIN                           SLOW FOXTROT
  PIANO                          ORGAN

  Leads

         A                B                       
  FLUTE         TROMBONE
  PIANO         VIBES
  CLARINET      ORGAN
  SPANISH GTR   ORGAN
  ORGAN       CELESTE
  VIOLIN        HARPSICHORD


The first M300s had the M300A sounds. Then, this tape set was replaced 
by the M300B.
The lead section seems identical between M300A and M300B but the 
Violins sound :
M300A violins is 2 violins in unison (used by Gentle Giant and Barclay 
James Harvest)
M300B violin is a solo violin (used by The Moody Blues)
I don't know  the other differences between M300A and M300B sounds. 
Martin ?

Cheers,

David
Egrefin Home Studio
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/egrefin


>  Dear all
>
> OK, some confusion here - were there two different versions of the 
> M300 tapeset? Is that what's meant by 'A' or 'B' violins? I've got a 
> list of the M300 sounds in the same Word doc as the MkII, but it only 
> lists one track of violins.
>
> Andy T.
>
> Orig.  "B" series tapes loaded within M300/037  have piano and organ
>  across the entire keyboard (52 keys) at Station-6.
>
>  Diminished chords (# 1-3), Rhythms (# 4-16) & percussion (# 17-19).
>  Percussion keys also include the ending codas similar to  MK-II's.
>  Leads from # 20-52 .    "A" Series tapes have 2 leads across the 
> entire
>  keyboard at different Stations. 2 and  3 , I believe .
>
>  Most bespoke tapes for M300 series are span-limited. Only the
>  piano,organ sounds are full-range. Too bad the violins aren't ....
>  Please correct me  anyone, if I'm in error.
>