I would imagine that the multiple overdubs that the
studio albums have really dilute the raw sound of the live instrument, as
do the musical sensibilities of the producer. Hearing that
realtime audio of tape moving across heads and passing through amps and
speakers has an immediacy that doesn't seem to translate to
recording. That's why Mellotron samples don't sound like a
Mellotron. They sound like samples of a Mellotron.
----- Original Message -----From: Mark PringSent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:53 AMSubject: [newmellotrongroup] Mellotrons Live vs StudioJust listening to some live Moody Blues track on Last FM, well actually Melancholy Man. Just got me thinking of the difference between the live and studio sound of the mellotron. I much prefer the live sound, not knowing much about recording, what do they do them in the recording studio to take most of the life out of them?
Mark