The Mellotron Group

Very interesting. Thanks for the detailed explanation. 
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From: tronbros@aol.com

Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:30:27 
To:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: mike pinder's sound


Okay...
 
Domestic MKIIs had a VFO(Voltage frequency ocillator)control and this gave  
you a great pitch sweep downwards but not upwards.  The motor pulley was  
matched to the VFO range to maximise this effect.  MKIIs suffered from  voltage 
sensitivity.
 
SFX MKIIs had an early CMC4 style controller to quieten the audio path and  
give better control, away from voltage sensitivity.  It also put a whine in  
the audio just like the dreaded CMC10.
 
M300s were built in two different fashions.  One style had pitch  
control(CMC4), the other didn't.
 
Mike Pinder removed the top end shriek(for which MKIIs are notorious), sent  
the instrument through an amp which was placed in an isolated room with a  
mike(s) picking up the ensuing and already mitigated sound.  He removed all  
attack on the violins through careful footpedal control.  He also  overdubbed like 
buggery using what appears to be two note inversions layer upon  layer.  The 
resulting melange was put through an EMT plate.  It took a  while to perfect 
and you can track the progress through the first four albums as  they developed 
'that' sound.
 
Mike Dickson is from Scotland.
 
M
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