[pianotech] cents: Nights in White Satin OT

[Ayerspiano at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/5/2010 9:52:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
soundsgreatmusic at sbcglobal.net writes:

greetings,
 
 
        is it just me or does the  string section in the instrumental 
portion of the recording nights in  white satin sound a few cents off from the 
other orchestration  and this song's vocals?  
 
       i hear it in other rock songs too...  anyone?  
 
 
julia gottshall
reading pa



 
It might have been a mellotron.  They always sounded sour to me.   They 
worked on recorded tapes triggered by each key. Maybe if the voltage  was off 
that could have effected the tuning.  Also back then R&R songs  were mastered 
with little regard to A440,  not to mention radio DJ's  often spun songs on 
turntables faster than 45rpm or  33rpm.   
 
But the difference between the tuning of the vocals and the  mellotron I'd 
think the singer probably had the mellotron turned down in his  headphones 
while he recorded his vocals to the band.
 
 
T, Ayers
Highland NY
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