The Mellotron Group

Interesting topic. While I await restoration of my recently acquired 
M400 #872, I will admit to using M-Tron, The Michael Pinder CD Rom 
and an old Emu Vintage Keys Plus primarily for the choir and string 
sounds. The sound of the choir tapes when I first heard Genesis' 
Selling England By The Pound back in 1973 drove me to musical nirvana 
and changed my musical life forever! To me, how the voices need to 
fit into the mix determines what I use. I have had great results 
using M-Tron drenched in Sonar reverbs and delays as well as totally 
dry Pinder CD 8-Voice Choir. I'm totally looking forward to using 
#872 through any and all of my sonic toys.  

Regards,
partune



--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mark Pring 
<markpringnz@...> wrote:
>
> Whilst messing about with the dreaded M-Tron, I
> started to wonder about the pros and cons of wet or
> dry mellotron voices. In its natural state I would say
> the mellotron voices are very dry indeed but when used
> for recording by most artists they sound pretty wet,
> especially string sounds. 
> 
> Until recently I would have definitely have put myself
> in the wet camp. But I am beginning to think that the
> problem with the wet sound, to my ears, is that as you
> lose attack and add decay, although it starts to sound
> more realistic, you lose that  choppiness that makes
> it sound like a mellotron.
> 
> Played dry there is no way you can think you are
> listening to anything other than a tron, I
> particulalrly like that incisiveness that comes from
> playing staccato chords.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Mark
> 
> #1565 at present producing only the very dry sound of
> the patter of tiny feet.
> 
> 
>       
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