Mellotronists

Hi all,

I would sure love to know what string set John Medeski (of Medeski, 
Martin, & Wood) uses in his Tron.  His Tron is all over his records 
and live performances.  He has worked his Mellotron into his act more 
than anyone I know of.  No, he's not a Prog Rocker.

Listening to the sample sounds on the Streetly website is not quite 
like what I hear on records.  I don't have access to a Tron to figure 
out what I want.  I figure I'll be using the string sounds more than 
any of the other sounds, so that's really what I'm concentrating on.

Norm, please give me more of the "boring" details of the tape sets 
you are getting from Streetly.  The "slow strings" descripton you 
gave sounds good.  I'm thinking very seriously about getting a second 
tape set.

Thanks,
Jay

> Listening to the sample sounds on the Streetly website is not quite
> like what I hear on records.

Well, it's not because it's just me playing a series of phrases on Rick
Blechta's newly renovated SFX console. What would you rather hear? The
Mellotron you hear on records is tweaked, EQ'd, tuned, compressed,
reverbed, chorused, flanged, phased and mixed from all sides. Even if
you find a record with a Mellotron sound you like, the chances are that
you'll never be able recreate it yourself anyway unless you have the
same effect boxes and the same instrument.

If you prefer, download the samples and run them through Sound Forge (or
whatever) to try and produce them in the manner you prefer. Myself, if I
were choosing sounds for my Mellotron then I think I'd rather hear them
raw rather than dressed up.

(Apologies for the late response - just back from holidays)

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