Mellotronists

Regarding sampling...I'm just amazed at the sheer amount of poor 
craftsmanship when it comes to actually recording a tron into a 
computer. I have sampled my own tron to have a mobile set for work, and 
I'm sorry, but my samples blow away anything coming out of SampleTank, 
Roland, whatever.. Jesus! Read a book!

Fritz

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Younger <e4103s@...>
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 23:59:47 -0000
Subject: [Mellotronists] 'Tron hate...


Hello again,
      I love to watch the fur fly!  Scathing commentary!  It's funny, 
one can
liken a
Mellotron to a beloved pet or child.  Stories of abuse bring fierce and 
bileous
retribution on the offender.
     One could argue (although I'm not one to do so, so please don't 
crack the
whip) that the 'tron is simply a machine, a thing.  I, for one, could 
never,
after
all the work, toil and love dumped into the ridiculous box, consider 
mine
anything other than a kind of grail of sound.
      I have a friend as well, who swears by the sample.  He also swears 
by
protools and I, in turn, swear at him, as a result.  At one point, 
during a
heated
analog vs digital argument, of which we seem to have an unending 
supply, I
mentioned recently aquiring my EMI.  He came over with his infernal 
laptop
and we set to comparing the two through my studio's monitors.  To his
embarassment, the real thing won, of course.  More body and dynamics.  
The
samples were flat and grainy, while the EMI seemed to breathe the notes 
forth
like surging ocean waves.  We have not argued about such things since.
Mellotron - 1, Sampletank - 0.
      I hope to make a few of my more Mellotron-oriented albums 
available by
MP3 shortly, so that I may enjoy the spit and daggers of opinion, as 
well.  The
reviews from this group are always so refreshingly raw and unabashed.
      That's all for now.  The Bastard EMI (#103) is currently awaiting 
more
parts,
keys as straight and soft as the best trouser-crease, I'm proud to say. 
 Much
thanks to Markus for his brilliant guidance.  I will post a link on my 
new site
with before, during and after pics in the summer, upon it's glorious 
completion.
Cheers!
-Jack Younger








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