Re: [Mellotronists] Memotron, Shmemotron
2006-01-31 by NormLeete@aol.com
In a message dated 30/01/2006 21:38:47 GMT Standard Time, Mattias.olsson5@comhem.se writes: It doesn t sound exactly like a Mellotron but sort of... They
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2006-01-31 by JMoore6397@aol.com
WOW. Rick is again playing the very machine that he cursed. How things swing around as time marches forward. Very interesting. What was once old is new again.
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron
2006-01-31 by tronbros@aol.com
In a message dated 31/01/2006 17:06:56 GMT Standard Time, charel196@yahoo.com writes: ...I could see Rick Wakeman loving this thing. Rick s new album is full
Re: [Mellotronists] now, now
2006-01-31 by jonesalley
I am seriously thinking of it, but not with any expectations of any dramatic increase of value. I had one when I was younger and just loved it, but the 1970
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron
2006-01-31 by jonesalley
... (Thought bubbles over Rick s head:) Where do you light the bloody thing?
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron
2006-01-31 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 1/31/2006 12:07:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, charel196@yahoo.com writes: I heard last year that Hawken barely touched the Tron provided
Re: Memotron
2006-01-31 by charel196
Gee I go away for a few days and look at the debate! Your Stratocaster analogy is off base Don. I was referring to my tron s reliability track record as a PLUS
Re: [Mellotronists] ANEKDOTEN (Band that uses Mellotron, studio and live) Link to site & video
2006-01-31 by Dagfinn Hobæk
... Hahaha
Re: now, now
2006-01-31 by Bernie Kornowicz
... Why am I not surprised?
Schmemotron!
2006-01-31 by mellotrongirl
Hey, I like it! The Memotron is to the Mellotron like the Choptigan is to the Optigan! Of course you can t chop the M400 like some have done to Hammonds and
New link for - Genesis Live 1976 - streaming video (Banks on Mellotron :)
2006-01-31 by mlcsixand78s
FYI http://www.youtube.com/w/Genesis-prog-rock-live-1976? v=Fz4LN9eHKHc&search=genesis%20live Cheers Allan
Fw: [Mellotronists] now, now
2006-01-31 by jonesalley
One phrase for you: Birotron Mark II. Huh? Huh? Uh-huh?
Re: [Mellotronists] now, now
2006-01-31 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 1/31/2006 12:10:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jonesalley@cox.net writes: There are more and more niche keyboards out every day, and this
Re: [Mellotronists] now, now
2006-01-31 by jonesalley
Exactly, it s a substitute in more ways than just trying to reproduce the sound. They ve obviously decided there s a market for it, only time will tell.
Re: [Mellotronists] now, now
2006-01-31 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 1/30/2006 10:10:21 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jonesalley@cox.net writes: I would LOVE to find a venue hospitable to the right style of
by the way
2006-01-31 by jonesalley
I think, Jimmy, you will probably also be aware of the interesting market in automobiles today called the resto-mod in which a vintage auto body covers a
now, now
2006-01-31 by jonesalley
Come on, gents, don t go all wobbly on me. Jimmy, you certainly know that I can be extremely caustic when I want to be, and my last email was a very calm
Fw: [Mellotronists] Memotron, Shmemotron
2006-01-31 by chris.dale@primus.ca
So why would we spend $2500-$5000 for a tron now I think there is another reason that we all spend money on trons - a reason that we sort of haven t discussed
RE: [Mellotronists] Memotron, Shmemotron
2006-01-30 by David Jacques
Hey, you are taking this much too personally! I was not being condescending. I am sure that most players on this list can play circles around me. This is only
Fwd: [Mellotronists] Memotron, Shmemotron
2006-01-30 by JMoore6397@aol.com
Well, When your 51 and play one weekend a month I feel I can take it out when I play. For me, I play 1 w/e a month and I am good friends with the owners of
Re: Emi M400 maintenance
2006-01-30 by planetisti
David, Ken, Norm, Daniel - thank you very much! It seems that I should really consider repairing it inside out - not just making it satisfactory, but making it
Fw: [Mellotronists] Memotron, Shmemotron
2006-01-30 by jonesalley
Sheesh, SOMEBODY gets it! Thanks, Mattias!
Re: [Mellotronists] Memotron, Shmemotron
2006-01-30 by Mattias
Hey hey... All of a sudden I am becoming very interested in the Memotron... It doesn t sound exactly like a Mellotron but sort of... They probably wont make
Re: [Mellotronists] Memotron, Shmemotron
2006-01-30 by jonesalley
I m astonished that so many ostensibly intelligent people erect straw men to debate. You could easily say the exact same things about the inherent limitations
EMI 400 maintenance
2006-01-30 by Daniel Miso
Hello countryman Janne (my mother s side are Finn...): One of my trons is an EMI 400 as well and I have had some of the same problems: 1) Earth loop problem
Memotron, Shmemotron
2006-01-30 by DiPaolo Richard
What a great idea that totaly missed it s mark. No open architecture, again, no open architecture. Price is stupidly high. Great looks, great size. Does anyone
Re: [Mellotronists] Emi M400 maintenance
2006-01-29 by NormLeete@aol.com
Janne, Welcome to the group. My first M400 was an EMI and was rebuilt by Streetly (see _http://members.aol.com/tronpage/rebuild.htm_
Re: [Mellotronists] Emi M400 maintenance
2006-01-29 by Ken Leonard
... SMS or CMC-10 motor controller? If CMC-10, swap it out. We ran into this on one machine and lifted the ground (using one of those ground lifting plug
Re: [Mellotronists] my one cent
2006-01-29 by JMoore6397@aol.com
Well, as far as the car example, you can buy a vintage mustang and trailer it to car shows, win awards, polish it and then put it on the trailer and drag it
RE: [Mellotronists] Emi M400 maintenance
2006-01-29 by David Jacques
I will let the experts respond with details, but it sounds as if the tron frame is out of square.. I believe the EMI s had issues with this tolerance... Also,
Emi M400 maintenance
2006-01-29 by planetisti
Hello to you all, I m new to this group, I bought an EMI -made M400 about 2 months ago. It needs some work, maybe some of you would be kind enough to lend me a
Re: ANEKDOTEN (Band that uses Mellotron, studio and live) Link to site & video
2006-01-29 by Thomas Waltner
Have seen Anekdoten many times live. They use an M400 & a sampler. The tron never broke down ;-)) & sounded beautiful. The band told me that they are not so
Memotron - one more penny
2006-01-28 by Bernie Kornowicz
With a sampler, you can press a key and sound comes out. You can even play with the envelope and get different attacks, every note with exactly the same
RE: [Mellotronists] my one cent
2006-01-28 by David Jacques
We all agree with you... I doubt there will be any flaming on this issue... However, the point is that there are alternatives that offer a lot more
RE: [Mellotronists] RE: Memotron
2006-01-28 by David Jacques
My point exactly... Why purchase this limited keyboard for 1790 euros (close to $2100 USD) when you can purchase great samples for $200 and load them into a
my one cent
2006-01-28 by jonesalley
I ll probably regret weighing in on this contentious issue, but here goes. Let s talk about cars. Many people in this country would like to own a big-block
Re: [Mellotronists] RE: Memotron
2006-01-28 by Don Tillman
... And I used to love playing my Stratocaster, but in 25 years there were *several* string breakages. So yeah, now I play a sampler with a cardboard cutout
Re: [Mellotronists] ANEKDOTEN (Band that uses Mellotron, studio and live) Link to site & video
2006-01-28 by Mattias
Great ! I ll check em out ! // Mattias ... From: mlcsixand78s To: Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006
RE: Memotron
2006-01-28 by MAinPsych@aol.com
In a message dated 1/28/2006 8:20:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, charel196@yahoo.com writes: I emailed Manikin about compatibility with the Akai format CD rom
ANEKDOTEN (Band that uses Mellotron, studio and live) Link to site & video
2006-01-28 by mlcsixand78s
FYI: Here is a band from Sweden. They record and gig with real Mellotrons. Link. http://www.anekdoten.se/ Go to the Audio/video page. There is a nice live
Re: Memotron
2006-01-28 by charel196
I d have to hear it in person myself-opinions all differ.....I have the Pinder CD already as I ve said and it sounds glorious in my EMU E4K but there are some
RE: [Mellotronists] RE: Memotron
2006-01-28 by David Jacques
I can only comment on what I heard at NAMM.. Also, the samples on the website are drenched in Reverb. We all know that the classic tron has no reverb and it
RE: [Mellotronists] RE: Memotron
2006-01-28 by David Jacques
So in other words, the $2000 is worth a little white keyboard with inferior samples? Does not make sense to me when you could purchase the Pinder CD with ALL
RE: Memotron
2006-01-28 by charel196
Hi guys(& gals?) I think you all misunderstand my sentiments...hey I LOVED and used my M400 live for 25 years and had an Anvil ATA case and was always on one
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron
2006-01-28 by lsf5275@aol.com
You tha man, Jim. F
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron
2006-01-28 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 1/27/2006 5:04:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jeffc@netaxs.com writes: yeah... drugs were so much better back then ;0) or so i hear...
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron
2006-01-28 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 1/27/2006 12:08:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tronbros@aol.com writes: Ah, Chuck, don t get so fretful! The point is that as a seasoned
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron
2006-01-28 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 1/27/2006 11:13:50 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, charel196@yahoo.com writes: What does THAT mean? I know it s not the real thing but I was
RE: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron
2006-01-28 by MAinPsych@aol.com
... It s also a limited format, i.e., utilizes either only M-Tron sounds/disks or their own apparently proprietary format. No Pinder CD, etc., for the
Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron
2006-01-27 by JMoore6397@aol.com
You know, part of the fun of playing live with a real Mellotron is the buzz that it creates amongst your audience who are quite excited to see and hear a real