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Re: New Member Introduction

2008-03-05 by Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "John LeVasseur" 
<jrlaudio@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> 
> New member here just saying hi. The name here is John and I own a 
M400
> #752. 
> 
> Love to use Mellotron in my music. If you want you can hear it on my
> MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/airfoilband of which there 
are
> three songs featuring the M400. 
> 
> Check out the song named "Next Step Off" for the classic mellotron
> string thing. The song titled "Return of the Parson" features about 
8
> tracks of various mellotron choir parts multi-tracked. I had to
> multitrack because this M400 still has the CMC10 board and the pitch
> drop was too much to deal with. Haha! Most of these songs are works 
in
> progress and do not have vocals and guitars yet, and are ruff mixes 
as
> well.
> 
> Also, I just finished the final mix on a Bach Concerto (Concerto in 
Dm
> (BMV-1052) which was recorded in a church with a real Harpsichord, a
> Hammond C3 and a large analog modular synth from Synthesizers.com. 
The
> piece is a rock adaptation with drums similar in style to something
> ELP or Rick Wakeman would do. A bit off topic since it has no
> Mellotron, but I happen to be a little proud of it, so there it is.
> 
> I also posted some pics of my M400 in the photos section of this
> group. Will be posting soon since the ol' dog is in need of
> restoration at this point and I will have some questions very soon.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John LeVasseur
>

Hi John,

Weren't you on the old Mellotronists Yahoo group? Or maybe I'm 
thinking of the synthesizers.com group...anyway, I recognize your 
name.

Bernie

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