Mellotronists

On other thing... The Memotron costs over $2000 USD. You could purchase some
great samples for a lot less than that. 

 

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From: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of charel196
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 9:22 AM
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron

 

Hi Martin  just a bit of light-hearted discussion:) My main point is 
that bands like the Flower Kings,Hackett,IQ, and others who still 
use tron sounds in a live rig might find this instrument useful for 
instant gratification and non-worrying about tech issues(at least 
until we hear how the Memotron holds up on the road)





> Ah, Chuck, don't get so fretful!  The point is that as a  seasoned 
tron 
> owner, you know that mellotrons have hard to define attributes  
that means they 
> never play the same thing the same way twice.  There are a  lot 
more elements at 
> play and we have spent a long time defining them for our  own 
edification.  
> Unless you model what a mellotron does then a sample  replay 
instrument is a 
> compromise and that's what the Memotron is - a  compromise.  
Jealousy really 
> doesn't come into it at all!
>  
> Best,
>  
> Martin
>  
> 
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