Mellotronists

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 you just can't do in this environment.  No isolation rooms, no natural 
acoustics, no expensive gear such as plate reverbs or high end mixing boards, 
no way to record through a mic'd Marshall stack.  And a real MKII.  Arrrgggh!

Ken M.
(MKII #247 - KL says "pleh")

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 done this!
(just make sure it's NOT in use when trying to sleep...)

On Mon, 5 Aug 2002 kenmerb@... wrote:

> 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 you just can't do in this environment.  No isolation rooms, no natural 
> acoustics, no expensive gear such as plate reverbs or high end mixing boards, 
> no way to record through a mic'd Marshall stack.  And a real MKII.  Arrrgggh!
> 
> Ken M.
> (MKII #247 - KL says "pleh")
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--- In Mellotronists@y..., kenmerb@a... wrote:
> 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 you just can't do in this environment.

I think you can get very close to "that" sound without a Marshall 
stack in a professional studio.  I send tron output through two 
Yorkville AM 100 Acoustic Guitar Amps. (amp volumes at 11 and a touch 
of reverb). Record with a SM57 mic, 7 feet back in a 12 X 
14 room (nothing special).
I can't get quite the same results with direct recording. 
Something about the high DB volume in the room gives the recording a 
sharp edge. I tried lower volume on the amps, but the recording lost 
the edge.

Clay

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". \ufffdWell, it's not a studio, there are some 
things you just can't do in this environment. \ufffdNo isolation rooms, no natural 
acoustics, no expensive gear such as plate reverbs or high end mixing boards, 
no way to record through a mic'd Marshall stack. \ufffdAnd a real MKII. \ufffdArrrgggh!

The sun is in my eyes, my glove is too big and I tripped over a rock. :)
Fritz

--- In Mellotronists@y..., fdoddy@a... wrote:
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 are you talking about?

Clay

In a message dated 08/06/2002 10:56:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, FDoddy 
writes:


> 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 you just can't do in this environment.  No isolation rooms, no 
> natural 
> acoustics, no expensive gear such as plate reverbs or high end mixing 
> boards, 
> no way to record through a mic'd Marshall stack.  And a real MKII.  
> Arrrgggh!
> 
> The sun is in my eyes, my glove is too big and I tripped over a rock. :)
> Fritz
> 

Hey, is there an echo in here?  OK Fritz, I get the picture, but I'm not 
trying to make excuses, just looking for a way to get better recordings out 
of my Tron.  Believe me, I'm very happy with what I have, just wish there was 
a way to crank up the volume in my *studio*.

Actually, there have been quite a few good tips since starting this 
discussion, but most of them I can't use in my current environment.  I had no 
idea that so many people were miking up their Trons.   I'll have to try that 
one of these days when my neighbors are on vacation.   

Ken M.

ceccles_ca wrote:
> --- In Mellotronists@y..., fdoddy@a... wrote:
> 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 are you talking about?
> 
> Clay

er...a prog-rock equivilent of a country-music lyric?
-- 
Cheers,
SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
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NP: nothing

> 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 are you talking about?

Fritz doesn't know. Possibly because he is smoking way too much hash
*right now*.

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/

Fritz doesn't know. Possibly because he is smoking way too much hash
*right now*.

Ya know Mikey, you are  as cute as a button   XXX   OOO
love, fritzy