Mellotronists

Melancholia never sounded so sweet.

-----Original Message-----
From: tron@... [mailto:tron@...] 
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 11:13 AM
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] Sad Strings

I've just taken delivery of a new tape frame from Streetly - some great
stuff to be found here.

Anyone else using GC3 brass? I'm sure you could use the bottom end to
bring down large buildings. There is a surprisingly dramatic change in
timbre halfway up the keyboard. It starts off sounding like the Queen
Mary and ends up sounding like...well...er...Tangerine Dream, I suppose.
I vow to include C#2 wherever I can squeeze it in. It's wild.

Boys Choir ranges from 'the football team' up to 'young castratii'. The
top end is a bit shrill (and a bit out of tune, unsurprisingly) but the
mid ranges are great on a good reverb.

Talking of reverb, save the best until last. The Sad Strings are better
than I ever imagined they would be. Not only are they all in tune (!)
the timbres are exquisite and the attack on some of the notes is imply
breathtaking. If you're thinking of this frame (and you should) then do
*not* get Streetly to 'fix the attack'. It sounds best the way it is.
You'll nver get 64th trills out of a Mellotron at the best, but playing
notes fast on this voice can end up silent, so lazy they are.

I've run off a warbling little demo of this sound for you. It's at
http://www.systemstheory.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Demos/Sad%20Strings%20Demo
.mp3

Last thing - the new frame has new *metal* turnbuckles that have what
looks like PTFE sleeves on the runners. The tapes simply whizz through
them. Is this a new design?

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/


 
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