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2011-10-11 by Mark
2011-10-12 by Chris Dale
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:I'm not a Moody Blues fan but just been listening to "nights" again, not a song I like but the mellotron sound really is wonderful, I think the Mark II has a sound of it's own I don't believe you could make an M400 sound like that.
Mark
2011-10-12 by Vance Pomeroy
On 10/11/2011 5:22 PM, Chris Dale wrote:It's the same string sound a 400 has but the sound is coming from (at that time) the MK II tube preamps, miked up speakers, and an plate reverb.
It's more the processing than the actual tapes. Modifying the Mellotron came later.
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not a Moody Blues fan but just been listening to "nights" again, not a song I like but the mellotron sound really is wonderful, I think the Mark II has a sound of it's own I don't believe you could make an M400 sound like that.
Mark
2011-10-12 by Mark
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Vance Pomeroy <vance@juniperpacific.com> wrote:Ah! The miracle of a talented producer.....The Sixth Moody, Tony Clarke, had a major part to play in their sound, like it or not.
Vance (with shields up)
On 10/11/2011 5:22 PM, Chris Dale wrote:It's the same string sound a 400 has but the sound is coming from (at that time) the MK II tube preamps, miked up speakers, and an plate reverb.
It's more the processing than the actual tapes. Modifying the Mellotron came later.
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not a Moody Blues fan but just been listening to "nights" again, not a song I like but the mellotron sound really is wonderful, I think the Mark II has a sound of it's own I don't believe you could make an M400 sound like that.
Mark
2011-10-12 by lsf5275@aol.com
It's the same string sound a 400 has but the sound is coming from (at that time) the MK II tube preamps, miked up speakers, and an plate reverb.
It's more the processing than the actual tapes. Modifying the Mellotron came later.
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not a Moody Blues fan but just been listening to "nights" again, not a song I like but the mellotron sound really is wonderful, I think the Mark II has a sound of it's own I don't believe you could make an M400 sound like that.
Mark
2011-10-12 by lsf5275@aol.com
Ah! The miracle of a talented producer.....The Sixth Moody, Tony Clarke, had a major part to play in their sound, like it or not.
Vance (with shields up)
On 10/11/2011 5:22 PM, Chris Dale wrote:It's the same string sound a 400 has but the sound is coming from (at that time) the MK II tube preamps, miked up speakers, and an plate reverb.
It's more the processing than the actual tapes. Modifying the Mellotron came later.On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not a Moody Blues fan but just been listening to "nights" again, not a song I like but the mellotron sound really is wonderful, I think the Mark II has a sound of it's own I don't believe you could make an M400 sound like that.
Mark
2011-10-12 by Vance Pomeroy
On 10/11/2011 7:23 PM, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:
What's not to like? Alan Parsons was substantially responsible for Dark Side of the Moon.In a message dated 10/11/2011 9:00:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vance@juniperpacific.com writes:Ah! The miracle of a talented producer.....The Sixth Moody, Tony Clarke, had a major part to play in their sound, like it or not.
Vance (with shields up)
On 10/11/2011 5:22 PM, Chris Dale wrote:It's the same string sound a 400 has but the sound is coming from (at that time) the MK II tube preamps, miked up speakers, and an plate reverb.
It's more the processing than the actual tapes. Modifying the Mellotron came later.
On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not a Moody Blues fan but just been listening to "nights" again, not a song I like but the mellotron sound really is wonderful, I think the Mark II has a sound of it's own I don't believe you could make an M400 sound like that.
Mark
2011-10-12 by Thomas C. Doncourt
> I probably am wrong, but I reckon I could tell the always tell difference
> between an M400 and a Mark II playing the 3 violins, there seems to be a
> completely different tonal quality to the sound. I'd certainly agree that
> most of the quality of the mellotron sound is due to how it's processed,
> it
> would be interesting to compare the raw output of an M400 and Mark II.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Vance Pomeroy
> <vance@juniperpacific.com>wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> ** Ah! The miracle of a talented producer.....The Sixth Moody, Tony
>> Clarke, had a major part to play in their sound, like it or not.
>>
>> Vance (with shields up)
>>
>> On 10/11/2011 5:22 PM, Chris Dale wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> It's the same string sound a 400 has but the sound is coming from (at
>> that
>> time) the MK II tube preamps, miked up speakers, and an plate reverb.
>>
>> It's more the processing than the actual tapes. Modifying the Mellotron
>> came later.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not a Moody Blues fan but just been listening to "nights" again,
>>> not a
>>> song I like but the mellotron sound really is wonderful, I think the
>>> Mark II
>>> has a sound of it's own I don't believe you could make an M400 sound
>>> like
>>> that.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
2011-10-12 by James Parthun
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Thomas C. Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org> wrote:I was surprised- I played a Mk1 (Jerry Korb's) along side my freshly
renovated M400-through the same amp and heard only a slight
difference....more in the flutes than the strings. I think the processing
was hugely responsible for the Moody sound. I'm very interested in the
difference in tone from Court of the Crimson King, 2000 Light Years From
Home and Days of Future Past.
> I probably am wrong, but I reckon I could tell the always tell difference
> between an M400 and a Mark II playing the 3 violins, there seems to be a
> completely different tonal quality to the sound. I'd certainly agree that
> most of the quality of the mellotron sound is due to how it's processed,
> it
> would be interesting to compare the raw output of an M400 and Mark II.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 2:00 PM, Vance Pomeroy
> <vance@juniperpacific.com>wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> ** Ah! The miracle of a talented producer.....The Sixth Moody, Tony
>> Clarke, had a major part to play in their sound, like it or not.
>>
>> Vance (with shields up)
>>
>> On 10/11/2011 5:22 PM, Chris Dale wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> It's the same string sound a 400 has but the sound is coming from (at
>> that
>> time) the MK II tube preamps, miked up speakers, and an plate reverb.
>>
>> It's more the processing than the actual tapes. Modifying the Mellotron
>> came later.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not a Moody Blues fan but just been listening to "nights" again,
>>> not a
>>> song I like but the mellotron sound really is wonderful, I think the
>>> Mark II
>>> has a sound of it's own I don't believe you could make an M400 sound
>>> like
>>> that.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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2011-10-12 by John Hammaren
Not to mention that it seems like he wrote at least two pieces of music “Time” and “Eye in the Sky” that seemed very much like metaphorical echoes to Floyd’s “Time” and The Police’s “Every Breath You Take”, respectively. At least in my mind. Always thought he was the brainiac’s Vanilla Fudge with regard to these two pieces of music, and although he might blanch at my opinion, I say this with the utmost respect.
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:23 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Nights in White Satin
What's not to like? Alan Parsons was substantially responsible for Dark Side of the Moon.
In a message dated 10/11/2011 9:00:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vance@juniperpacific.com writes:
Ah! The miracle of a talented producer.....The Sixth Moody, Tony Clarke, had a major part to play in their sound, like it or not.
Vance (with shields up)
On 10/11/2011 5:22 PM, Chris Dale wrote:
It's the same string sound a 400 has but the sound is coming from (at that time) the MK II tube preamps, miked up speakers, and an plate reverb.
It's more the processing than the actual tapes. Modifying the Mellotron came later.On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not a Moody Blues fan but just been listening to "nights" again, not a song I like but the mellotron sound really is wonderful, I think the Mark II has a sound of it's own I don't believe you could make an M400 sound like that.
Mark
2011-10-12 by Mike Dickson
On 12/10/2011 03:23, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:
What's not to like? Alan Parsons was substantially responsible for Dark Side of the Moon.
2011-10-12 by lsf5275@aol.com
The remaining Floyd seems to disagree. :-)
On 12/10/2011 03:23, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:What's not to like? Alan Parsons was substantially responsible for Dark Side of the Moon.
2011-10-12 by lsf5275@aol.com
Not to mention that it seems like he wrote at least two pieces of music “Time” and “Eye in the Sky” that seemed very much like metaphorical echoes to Floyd’s “Time” and The Police’s “Every Breath You Take”, respectively. At least in my mind. Always thought he was the brainiac’s Vanilla Fudge with regard to these two pieces of music, and although he might blanch at my opinion, I say this with the utmost respect.
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:23 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Nights in White Satin
What's not to like? Alan Parsons was substantially responsible for Dark Side of the Moon.
In a message dated 10/11/2011 9:00:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vance@juniperpacific.com writes:
Ah! The miracle of a talented producer.....The Sixth Moody, Tony Clarke, had a major part to play in their sound, like it or not.
Vance (with shields up)
On 10/11/2011 5:22 PM, Chris Dale wrote:
It's the same string sound a 400 has but the sound is coming from (at that time) the MK II tube preamps, miked up speakers, and an plate reverb.
It's more the processing than the actual tapes. Modifying the Mellotron came later.On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm not a Moody Blues fan but just been listening to "nights" again, not a song I like but the mellotron sound really is wonderful, I think the Mark II has a sound of it's own I don't believe you could make an M400 sound like that.
Mark
2011-10-13 by Gary Brumm
Alan Parsons is a brilliant engineer but I think there was a lot of influence on production from Dave Gilmour as well.
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Dickson
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 2:02 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Nights in White Satin
The remaining Floyd seems to disagree. :-)
On 12/10/2011 03:23, lsf5275@aol.com wrote:
What's not to like? Alan Parsons was substantially responsible for Dark Side of the Moon.