The Mellotron Group

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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