Mellotronists

Also, Crimson double tracked their trons on ITCOTCK... 
They varied the volume manually and added reverb... So its 
really impossible to get that sound unless you do that...

Unless you use samples (with delay on one) and a ton of 
reverb (which I have programmed on my Motif). It sounds a 
lot better than my single M400...

On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 18:01:22 EDT
  lsf5275@... wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 9/9/2005 5:00:16 P.M. Eastern 
>Standard Time,  
> finnegan@... writes:
> 
> A while  back someone mentioned that they were surprised 
>that when they 
> played  their Mellotron for the first time it didn't 
>have "that sound" they 
> were  expecting (which was absolutely my experience when 
>M400 s/n 121 showed 
> up  here). I realize it's a personal thing, but to me 
>"that sound" is King  
> Crimson's, In the Court of... Anyway, seems to me the 
>discussion ended up  
> deciding that "that sound" has  to do with the mellotron 
>being amped  by a 
> Hiwatt amp with a touch of reverb. So...has there ever 
>been any  thought of 
> producing tape sets of standard sounds played/mic-ed 
>thru a  Hiwatt with the 
> prescribed amount of plate reverb?
> 
> Okay everyone  can go back to the who's cooler Martin or 
>David thing. I'm 
> grateful they  both are resources.  If  I had to pick 
>though, I'd go with  
> Martin due to his often mentioned disdain for REM  
> 
> 
> 
> My advice, try going into a nice 200-1000 seat hall and 
>playing it through  a 
> giant PA. THEN you'll get the good sound. Its just that 
>easy.
> 
>Frank (been there and done that)