Mellotronists

Good morning, all:

I saw the Musical Box in Philly just about 2 weeks ago and noticed that they
had, what looked like, a Mellotron 400 cabinet (white) on stage.  However, I
doubt if the sounds were coming "from" it-- I believe there was some MIDI
keyboard packed nicely in there with Mellotron sounds being fed from some
sort of sampler or stored in it's memory.  Other than then obvious sound
(which was pretty close) I kept my eyes (and ears) open for obvious signs.
The first give away was that the keyboardist never reached over to the side
to change sounds.  The second, and most obvious give away, was that he used
4 sounds during the concert (3 Violins, 8 Voice Choir, Brass, and Flutes),
which, as we all know, the 400 can only pack 3.

Jimmy Pishock

The main reason Gabriel talked so much between songs was to allow 
time to tune.  (always a little choir or 3V's in the background as 
Gabriel talked).  The Musical Box guy talked alot but I didn't hear 
any tron tuning... There's a clue for you!
Sherlock

Hi chaps,

>The second, and most obvious give away, was that he used
>4 sounds during the concert (3 Violins, 8 Voice Choir, Brass, and Flutes),
>which, as we all know, the 400 can only pack 3.

As others may jump in to say... "not true". My 400 had a split voice (in 
this case, male and female choirs either side of, umm... middle 'C'?) as 
well as violins and flutes.

Then Martin got his hands on it.

Gordon.

Just an FYI for anyone in the NY area:
 
The Musical Box will be performing SEBTP on Thursday March 4th, 8 PM at 
 
Tribeca Performing Arts Center 
199 Chambers St., New York, NY  10007
 
 


---------------------------------
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Search - Find what you\ufffdre looking for faster.