The Mellotron Group

That's really great, Owen. Thanks for sharing.
 
Frank
 
 
In a message dated 7/31/2009 3:01:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
owen@thinking-aloud.co.uk writes:

 
 
 
(Oh lordy is it really eight months since I last logged on here? Gah! Hi  
everyone.)

If it's any use to you, I mocked up the Tuesday Afternoon  Mellotron parts 
last year when this question came up before - you can hear  them here:

_http://thinking-http://thhttp://thinkhttp://thinking-http://t_ 
(http://thinking-aloud.co.uk/playsong.php?TuesdayAftertron.mp3) 

On  this one I've used the Mellotron Archives CD samples for both voices. 
The EQ  chops all the top and bottom off, with a bit of a boost in the 
middle. There's  a bit of reverb on both sides. (Interestingly, after doing this, 
I came across  a partial recording of Tuesday Afternoon from (presumably) an 
8-track version,  which had just the Mellotron parts in exactly the same 
way.)

For the  later Pinderesque sound, as it got mellower, I've used a wetter 
reverb (more  reverb than dry signal) which gives the sounds you can hear in 
this track  (which is all M-Tron):

_http://thinking-http://thhttp://thinkhttp://thinkhttp:/_ 
(http://thinking-aloud.co.uk/playsong.php?Out_And_In.mp3) 

(I  did this track just to see how close I could get to the original 
recording.  Please excuse the singing - I had a dreadful cold at the time!)

Tron  sounds of this ilk can be found on other tracks on the website there 
- click  the header to go to the main page.

Hope that's of some interest to  someone!

Owen

--- In _newmellotrongroup@newmellotronnew_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ,  "fourtytwominds" <fourtytwominds@fou> wrote:
>
> Thanks  all who have replied.
> 
> It's given me some new ideas, and has  sent me to the right combination 
of tapes for the sleepy-Pinder sound. On that  one I was previously wondering 
about the elegance of using Trumpets/Trombones,  MkII Brass, and MkII 
Violins. He would have to use at least one overdub and  then how does he make 
three sounds come out of a MkII live? Your information  is more elegant, Tenor 
Sax on the left, Violin on the right, no problem  live.
> 
> I'll try going back to playing my samples through my  guitar amp when I'm 
trying to emulate sounds I'm used to. I've only got a  solid state 2x12" 
120W combo by Crate. I like the sound for guitar but I'm  thinking of 
contacting my band director friends and borrowing their tube  equipment when it's 
serious Mellotron recording time.
> 
> Fritz  mentioned doing oddball things. That reminded me, I've got an idea 
to share.  Try taking your 'tron through a guitar-fuzz pedal before it gets 
to your  volume pedal. I've used both my NYC Big Muff and the built in 
channels on my  guitar combo amp, without much appreciable difference. I 
recommend doing this  on the bassoon, Mk II flute, and Mk II Organ #2 (the Lawrence 
Welk type warbly  one) tapes. For the last two it yields a mean acid organ 
sound, and the flutes  especially bring out intermodulation/ Fritz  
mentioned doing oddball things. That reminded me, I've got an idea to share.  Try 
taking your 'tron through a guitar-fuzz pedal bef
> 
> I'll have to go try using very mild  amounts of gain on some of my 
favorite channels and see if I get that harsh  biting sound I've heard from early 
era Mellotron recordings (like Graham Bond  Organisation and such)
> 
> Thanks again for the help  everyone!
> 
> -Sean
>





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