The Mellotron Group

In a message dated 05/02/2009 18:43:05 GMT Standard Time, TRONBROS  writes:

 
This one crops up on a regular basis.:

Mark  Pring wrote:
>
> Just 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
>


Pinder rolled off all the top end, sent the MKII through speakers in a  room 
which was then miked up and the sound then went to an EMT plate on a  
particularly wet setting.  He did lots of overdubs and judicious  footpedal work for 
his definitive sweeping effect.  Apart from the pedal  work, the rest can't be 
imitated on stage easily, hence the rawness  live.
 
Best,
 
M




 
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