new sighting!
2002-08-07 by JS
Just saw a new Levi s Jeans TV commercial - two kids in France, who push their blue two-door 68 Bonneville into the water, after which the boy dives in after
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RE: [Mellotronists] Trying to get "that" sound
2002-08-06 by Andy Thompson
... From: J.K.Beresford [mailto:j.k.beresford@sheffield.ac.uk] Sent: 05 August 2002 16:45 To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Trying
[Mellotronists] Re: *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by tron@blackcat.demon.co.uk
... Fritz doesn t know. Possibly because he is smoking way too much hash *right now*. Mike Dickson (tron@blackcat.demon.co.uk) M400 #996 The Official Cynic of
Fw: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by tron@blackcat.demon.co.uk
... Too right. The reason why so many bands used the 3-violins/root above/third below trick was because it sounded *very good* and gave enough space to drive
Test
2002-08-06 by zappatx
Sorry, My messages were not posting. (not that I had anything to say) besides, I m really busy right now.
Fw: Fw: [Mellotronists] Re: *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by JS
Ahhhhh! Topeka, I have found it! .. or is it urethra? Anyhow, sorry, I don t speak sportsese, and no, actually I m heterosexual. And I still want the Red
Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] Re: *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by kenmerb@aol.com
In a message dated 08/06/2002 1:15:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... C mon guys. If you are serious, it s a Little League baseball analogy for making excuses.
Fw: [Mellotronists] Re: *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by JS
Well, that really cleared it up... Time to go find that Red Lebanese connection again... Jon E Salley MiloJohnson@polymath.cc M400 #886
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by sdavmor
... er...a prog-rock equivilent of a country-music lyric? -- Cheers, SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man http://systemstheory.net internet music project
Re: [Mellotronists] *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by kenmerb@aol.com
In a message dated 08/06/2002 10:56:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, FDoddy ... Hey, is there an echo in here? OK Fritz, I get the picture, but I m not trying to
Re: *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by ceccles_ca
... The sun is in my eyes, my glove is too big and I tripped over a rock. :) Fritz OK Fritz... Maybe I smoked way too much hash in years past... What on earth
Re: [Mellotronists] *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by fdoddy@aol.com
Yeah, guys like me and KL slap a PC in the corner of a bedroom, hook it up to our gear and call it a studio . Well, it s not a studio, there are some things
Fw: Fw: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by JS
ABSOLUTELY! That s another point that I had intended to mention. It still only goes so far in the sense of how the sound actually sits in the mix, but is
Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by J.K.Beresford
All this talk about recording techniques to get that sound is very interesting, but having listened closely to Heaven last night it seems to me a lot may
Re: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by Colin G Crawford
Jon Salley wrote: The final piece of the puzzle is to tune the Mellotron down by 1-3 cents or so, just enough to give it a little bit of melancholy flatness in
Fw: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-06 by JS
After finally getting the chance to listen to the example clip, I agree, that s THE SOUND. These guys did almost as nice a job as the Moodies in capturing
Re: [Mellotronists] *That Sound*
2002-08-05 by Rick Blechta
... I stand by my findings. Craig Collett (of Col Audio, Official Host of Tronto MkII) has an outstanding collection of vintage amps, including a 4x10 vintage
Re: *That* Sound
2002-08-05 by ceccles_ca
... hook it up to ... are some ... I think you can get very close to that sound without a Marshall stack in a professional studio. I send tron output
Re: [Mellotronists] *That Sound*
2002-08-05 by Don Tillman
I should point out that the tone controls on a guitar amp are nothing like hifi tone controls and are responsible for much of the characteristic amp sound.
Re: [Mellotronists] *That Sound*
2002-08-05 by kenmerb@aol.com
In a message dated 08/05/2002 3:37:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Wow, that s interesting. So did you guys mike the MKII speakers or run direct outs into
Re: [Mellotronists] *That Sound*
2002-08-05 by Robert Laughton
It was played through his Guitar Amp with reverb I can t remember what brand it was we used it on all the Mellotron we recorded that weekend 10+ YEARS ago. We
*That Sound*
2002-08-05 by kenmerb@aol.com
Does anyone know how DK recorded his MKII #123(?) for the video he put out which demonstrated the sounds on that particular instrument? If I recall correctly,
Re: [Mellotronists] *That* Sound
2002-08-05 by Jeff Coulter
an emt plate on it s side with a mattress thrown on it works very well as a bed, thank you very much! ;O) don t even try to tell me i m the only one who has
*That* Sound
2002-08-05 by kenmerb@aol.com
Yeah, guys like me and KL slap a PC in the corner of a bedroom, hook it up to our gear and call it a studio . Well, it s not a studio, there are some things
Re: [Mellotronists] Trying to get "that" sound
2002-08-05 by kenmerb@aol.com
In a message dated 08/05/2002 11:46:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... No, It s a fact. Good point too. Here s the Mellotron / Marhsall stack combo in action,
RE: [Mellotronists] Trying to get "that" sound
2002-08-05 by Pishock, Jimmy
I second the notion. I remember first hearing the album and, while they were opening up with Gypsy , could swear the machine was going to burst into flames
Re: [Mellotronists] Trying to get "that" sound
2002-08-05 by J.K.Beresford
I am I the only one who thinks the Mkii on Caught live is the crappyist ever? Being so enamoured of the moodies studio albums for their time I was really
Re: [Mellotronists] Trying to get "that" sound
2002-08-05 by Pomeroy Ranch
kenmerb@aol.com wrote: ..... running a mellotron through a Marshall stack. Sounds great on guitars, not so great on mellotrons. The first concert I ever went
Re: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-05 by Rick Blechta
... He does? The bastard!!!
[Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-05 by tronbros@aol.com
Hi Ken and all, The sound of the Moodies, according to Tony Clarke, was definitley a miked stack, plate reverb, top end of MKII eq d out of existence (MKIIs
Re: Re: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-05 by dko4342@vip.cybercity.dk
... This even works for the poor-mans-mellotronists like me that have to live with samples. All my best almostmellotron recordings were done by running the
Re: [Mellotronists] Trying to get "that" sound
2002-08-05 by kenmerb@aol.com
In a message dated 8/4/02 9:16:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Thanks, Rick. The sound I m looking for is best represented in that audio clip from Gracious.
Trying to get "that" sound
2002-08-05 by Rick Blechta
Has anyone tried recording one of these beasts through a microphone? Is there really a difference? Ken M Yes--although with mine I only have a small solid
Re: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-04 by kenmerb@aol.com
In a message dated 8/4/02 5:56:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Hmmm........Dig a basement, $20,000. Hiwatt stack? Guess my POD wouldn t work? ;-) Maybe I
Re: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-04 by Rick Blechta
... When Ian was up here last fall for Tronto MkII, I had a long discussion about how the first KC album was recorded--specifically the mellotron. Here s what
[Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-04 by tron@blackcat.demon.co.uk
... Someone else is bound to mention this, but miking it up (rather than recording it directly) has a far more authentic feel to it, if that s what you re
Re: Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-04 by kltron
... remember ... the ... part of the ... Ahhh, yes, the sound that *still* has the hair at the back of my neck at full attention... We were just discussing
Re: [Mellotronists] Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-04 by NormLeete@aol.com
Dear All, A hopeless stab in the dark but possibly of some relevance but as I remember it many early Mellotron recordings were the result of micing up the
Re: Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-04 by kltron
The bit Ken and I would like to emulate from that song snippet is the 3-violins starting around 0:45 and continuing from there. The sound is warm and smooth,
Calling All Ears - Trying to Get *That* Sound
2002-08-04 by kenmerb@aol.com
Help! Ken L and I are desperately trying to get *that* Mellotron sound into our recordings, but are coming up short so far. We re working separately, both
RE: [Mellotronists] Amazing Yes!
2002-08-04 by Wy Mar-Ren
I m hoping to see them in West Palm Beach, a week from today. Phil It s just a fun thing. It s just two guys- instead of watching a football game and
Re: [Mellotronists] Strange sighting...
2002-08-03 by JS
I never use irony, I prefer permanent press. Jon E Salley MiloJohnson@polymath.cc M400 #886 I withdraw the irony, it is required elsewhere...
Re: [Mellotronists] Strange sighting...
2002-08-03 by NormLeete@aol.com
In a message dated 03/08/02 16:11:30 GMT Daylight Time, rick@rickblechta.com ... Dear All, I withdraw the irony, it is required elsewhere... All the best, Norm
Re: [Mellotronists] Strange sighting...
2002-08-03 by Rick Blechta
... She does use mellotron. I know cause she did a live gig for the French Music Video Network in Montreal this past June and used my FX Console. Sadly, I
Hmmm!?
2002-08-03 by fdoddy@aol.com
In a message dated 08/03/2002 4:48:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... What exactly is French Froth? A deep-fried potato wedge as bespoke by someone with a
[Mellotronists] Amazing Yes!
2002-08-03 by tron@blackcat.demon.co.uk
... Yeah. We all say the same thing about Mellotron tapes. :-) Mike Dickson (tron@blackcat.demon.co.uk) M400 #996 The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Re: [Mellotronists] Amazing Yes!
2002-08-03 by tronbros@aol.com
ello, Rick s comments on the sound at the Yes concert don t surprise one. Apart from Steve Hackett(on all occasions), early KC gigs and two recent BJH
Re: [Mellotronists] Amazing Yes!
2002-08-03 by Rick Blechta
Hi all! Clay is correct when he says that Yes played very well. Not having seen them in quite a long time, I was surprised at how much fun they were having
Fw: [Mellotronists] Strange sighting...
2002-08-02 by rahill
Sorry sent my post before I had read yours, Norm. I noticed the mains lead (though not owning one I wasn t totally sure), and was pretty sure I couldn t hear
Top of the Pops
2002-08-02 by rahill
Mellotrons turn up in the most unlikely of situations! Watching TotP tonight I was amazed to see a white M400 on stage during a live acoustic version of some