The Mellotron Group

www.mellotronics.com

 

How  6 track tapes work!

 

The idea behind 6 track tapes is to provide 5 unique blends.   Here's
how..........

 

You have the possibility of positioning your headblock in 5 positions:

A / A+B / B / B+C / C.

 

When you choose your 6 tracks, say Flute/Violins/Brass/String Section/Eight
Choir/Church Organ, they will be allocated as follows:

 

A =                                 Flute / Violins

A+B =                             Violins / Brass

B =                                 Brass / SS

B+C =                             SS / Eight

C =                                 Eight / Church Org.

 

You can create 5 unique blends depending on how wild you want to make your
choices.  

 

By necessity, these tapes will be tuned up to avoid hazardous clashings of
pitch which exists to some extent in all Mellotron recordings.

 

Best,

 

Martin and John

 

 

Regards,

Jim Parthun

Parthun Enterprises, Inc.

630/968-8731 Office

630/968-8732 Fax

630/533-8340 Cellular

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From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Daily
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 12:56 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] 6 track tapes

 

Hi Mark-

I agree. Due to mixing, the 6-Track format would
be a bear for selecting the right voices. Maybe all
strings or all brass would be a direction to go.

But, it may even get more bizzare(slap me if I'm
wrong on this). If the track widths are correct, and
you have the selector centered on a voice, you should
have a little sound from each side voice. Using your
selections as an example; center on Flute, and you
would hear a little Split Choir and M300A violins in
the mix. What a party!!

-Bruce D.


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> 
> In a message dated 4/5/2008 7:02:29 P.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time, 
> markpringnz@ <mailto:markpringnz%40yahoo.com> yahoo.com writes:
> 
> I have decided on the six sounds I want and had
> thought of having 2 tape frames
> 
> A)
> Split choir
> Mark II Flute
> M300a 2 violins ( What a surprise )
> 
> B)
> Clarinet 
> Cello
> Mark II 3 violins
> ( Probably in that order )
> 
> It crossed my mind that I could get all 6 on one 
> tape.
> 
> Does any body have any experience with the six track
> tapes? Is it easy or to get the individual voices?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> No can do Mark!
> 
> This is how it works (example). Move the track
> selector as follows:
> 
> Position A. Flute mixed with Oboe
> Position A+B. Oboe mixed with Clarinet
> Position B. Clarinet mixed with Alto Sax
> Position B+C Alto Sax mixed with Brass
> Position C. Brass mixed with three violins
> 
> So you see, there are six tracks*, but only five
> voices, none of them solo, 
> although you could get one solo voice and have only
> 4 sounds, for example, by 
> having selector position B be Clarinet mixed with
> Alto Sax and then track 
> selector position C be Alto Sax and Brass. Then,
> when the track selector is in 
> the B+C position it would yield only the sound of
> the Alto Sax. Marvelous 
> fun and a very clever offering by Streetly.
> 
> *
> 1. Flute
> 2. Oboe
> 3. Clarinet
> 4. Alto Sax
> 5. Brass
> 6. Three Violins.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
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