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RE: [newmellotrongroup] One Of These Days...

2012-02-02 by Mark Wallis

I don't have such problems unless I'm using the MkII solo cello. Most of the time it does my head in. Sometimes it sounds ok. Mostly not. Next time I retape this frame I'll definitely go for a newly-recorded cello sound.

I have 'relative pitch' days and 'hypercritical' days, depending on whether I've had to tune a Rhodes or some such thing. Especially the last octave or so. Hmm... PLINKY...

Love and Scones.

Wallis




To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
From: mike.dickson@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 22:38:13 +0000
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] One Of These Days...

I'm sure that's it. You start hearing one problem and then become over-attuned to everything else, and the fact that the Mellotron isn't exactly tuned doesn't help it a bit. After a while you kind of settle down and the next thing it's all fine. Weird beyond weird.

I had a friend - well, I say 'friend'...I really mean 'twat that I knew' - who had a hugely accurate sense of pitch and who had to give up on music simply because everything sounded like this to him. I'd hate to have that sort of talent.

On 2 February 2012 22:30, tronbros <tronbros@aol.com> wrote:

Psychoacoustic disturbance. Sometimes everything seems suspect. Even tuning a guitar becomes a problem and you start doubting yourself. And then it all makes sense again! Weird.

M



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