Mellotronists

Hi all,

I'm new to the group and am a huge fan of the Mellotron.....
have been since I heard my first Moody Blues album "back in the day."
I play keyboard and had to buy the "M-Tron", which is a "Virtual 
Mellotron".(link below)
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/GForceMTron-main.html

It's about as close as I'm going to get to the real thing however,
I would like to know how Mike Pinder got all those low notes, and was
 he using more Chamberlin sounds in combination with the MK.2 in the 
early days?
I heard that on "The Seventh Sojourn,"he used a lot of Chamberlin.
I think that that album has some awsome "Tron" on it.

Thanks,

Fretless

Mike used "half speed" which slowed the tapes down an octave. It's on 
the Pinder CD Rom using the brass sound. Mike did indeed use 
Chamberlins...I believe he had an M4(4 manual machine.)

> 
> It's about as close as I'm going to get to the real thing however,
> I would like to know how Mike Pinder got all those low notes, and was
>  he using more Chamberlin sounds in combination with the MK.2 in the 
> early days?
> I heard that on "The Seventh Sojourn,"he used a lot of Chamberlin.
> I think that that album has some awsome "Tron" on it.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Fretless
>

I heard he had a pitch control mod that allowed him to raise or 
lower the pitch beyond the normal range.


--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "charel196" <charel196@...> 
wrote:
>
> 
> Mike used "half speed" which slowed the tapes down an octave. It's 
on 
> the Pinder CD Rom using the brass sound. Mike did indeed use 
> Chamberlins...I believe he had an M4(4 manual machine.)
> 
> 
> > 
> > It's about as close as I'm going to get to the real thing 
however,
> > I would like to know how Mike Pinder got all those low notes, 
and was
> >  he using more Chamberlin sounds in combination with the MK.2 in 
the 
> > early days?
> > I heard that on "The Seventh Sojourn,"he used a lot of 
Chamberlin.

> > I think that that album has some awsome "Tron" on it.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Fretless
> >
>

> I would like to know how Mike Pinder got all those low notes ... 

I get some exceptionally  L O W  notes when the power company "load
sheds" and drops the 120VAC to 60-80 volts.

Whenever that happens the "bass tron" makes some pretty interesting
sounds, but being afraid of encountering a dreaded whisp of black
smoke or burning smell and having to call Martin for parts, I turn it
off and wait until the ceiling fan is back to spinning at normal speed
...  

Jim

In a message dated 4/8/2006 9:33:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
mickey___mouse___@... writes:

Whenever  that happens the "bass tron" makes some pretty interesting
sounds, but  being afraid of encountering a dreaded whisp of black
smoke or burning  smell and having to call Martin for parts, I turn it
off and wait until the  ceiling fan is back to spinning at normal speed
...   




And where is it that you live?

> 
> And where is it that you live?
>

From Washington DC just head east 650 miles, then turn right and head
south 450 miles.  

When you see the flashing buoys you're almost there, but watch out for
the shallow reefs and jagged rocks ...

And don't try to smuggle anything through customs in your underwear ...