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    From Martin Ridgley@1:153/307 to MIKE ROSS on Monday, November 06, 2000 09:27:00
    MIKE ROSS wrote to BRETT MCCOY <=-

    "BRETT MCCOY" wrote to "MIKE ROSS" (17 Oct 00 04:38:38)
    I think it was Robert Fripp of King Crimson who got the slick idea of putting other sounds onto
    the Mellotron besides violin sounds, i.e., Frippertronics.

    I thought that was for his guitar, by hanging a long loop of tape
    between 2 tape decks each recording s.o.s. over the other. I didn't
    know it was in the mellotron... Neat!

    Fripp's band, King Crimson has used the Mellotron fairly extensively,
    and that instrument may have given him the inspiration for
    'Frippertronics' (since both involve the use of tape loops).
    Aside from that however, they are unrelated. I believe that
    'Frippertronics' was done pretty much as you indicated - by running
    a long loop of tape across two tape decks to create a repeating
    backdrop of layered sound for him to solo over.

    That's my understanding of it, anyway. If anyone can clarify
    further, please do.

    Martin
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  • From BRETT MCCOY@1:10/345 to MARTIN RIDGLEY on Monday, November 06, 2000 23:31:40
    Fripp's band, King Crimson has used the Mellotron fairly extensively,
    and that instrument may have given him the inspiration for
    'Frippertronics' (since both involve the use of tape loops).
    Aside from that however, they are unrelated. I believe that
    'Frippertronics' was done pretty much as you indicated - by running
    a long loop of tape across two tape decks to create a repeating
    backdrop of layered sound for him to solo over.

    That's my understanding of it, anyway. If anyone can clarify
    further, please do.

    Here's an article I found on it:

    http://www.loopers-delight.com/tools/frippertronics/frippertronics.html

    -- Brett
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  • From Martin Ridgley@1:153/831 to Brett Mccoy on Friday, November 17, 2000 09:46:06
    BRETT MCCOY wrote to MARTIN RIDGLEY <=-

    Here's an article I found on it: http://www.loopers-delight.com/tools/frippertronics/frippertronics.html

    Thanks, Brett. I'll check it out.

    Martin
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