Mellotronists

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005, Bernie Kornowicz wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I don't know if the link to this article has been posted before, but 
> I wonder what folks think of Tony Visconti's comments about 
> recording Mellotrons:
> 
> http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_capturing_keyboards/
> 
> This quote struck me as kind of strange from someone with his 
> professed experience recording Trons:
> 
> "A good Mellotron is a sampled Mellotron. A good Mellotron sample is 
> looped. A good Mellotron loop is Autotuned."



i have a great deal of respect for mr visconti and his work,
but i must point out:

playing a sampled, looped, autotuned mellotron is no longer
playing a mellotron.



> Bernie


...jeff


listening to:
jacques berrocal "paralleles" - track "rock'n roll station"
["jack's bicycle is music to my ears..."]