Mellotronists

Machine development and building is still going on.  No they are not
$120.  Mtrons and the like are to a Mellotron as a Teisco is to a Les
Paul. Jeff knows well what I mean.  Go to work with this stuff and you
find out soon enough. If the physics doesn't match up, it's a
different thing, all judgement aside, they are not similar enough to
really compare

On 3/30/07, john barrick <astroboy@...> wrote:
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> No Mark, you're not. I have M-tron, but am working on the real thing.
>  If we set aside the purist argument for a moment, I'd say that M-tron's
>  biggest weakness is the quality of its samples. Some are fairly decent,
>  but many are wretched - so noisy or so poorly sampled as to be
>  unusable. However, at $120, if it puts a smile on your face for even a
>  few months - and you're not planning on getting the real thing anyway -
>  I'd say you spent your money well. You might seriously look at
>  investing in the Pinder CD Rom and an old hardware sampler off of ebay
>  for maybe three to four times the cost (>$500?), for a much higher
>  quality playback experience. Least that's what I've heard.
>  best,
>  john barrick
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>  > For $120 the sounds are ok, there are lots of them, unfortunately you
>  > can't mix them ( or at least I can't). For some of us they are all we
>  > are ever likely to have. Add some reverb to the strings and they sound
>  > pretty good. I am the only person on the list that doesn't own a real
>  > tron?
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>  > Mark
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>  > #MTR001085
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>  > Ps I will be pleased if this appears even once
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