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Re: synths

2004-04-15 by ceccles_ca

... bit ... time ... Yes... The Yamaha DX series of FM synths are a good example. The presets sound OK but the DX s are capable of so much more. The

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variations

2004-04-14 by jonesalley

Whether rack-mount or keyboard model, synths sound different when different keyboard controllers are used. Each manufacturer has its own ideas about how

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Vintage Keys keyboard

2004-04-14 by charel196

I don t know,folks....I have a Classic Keys module and played the original VK module and the tron sounds in my keyboard version sound way better to my

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synths

2004-04-14 by jonesalley

As a lifelong programmer who takes great delight in pulling every bit of sound out of my collection of toys, I d just like to point out that ALL synthesizers

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Re: [Mellotronists] E-mu vintage keys.

2004-04-14 by MAinPsych@aol.com

In a message dated 4/13/2004 4:37:01 PM Pacific Standard Time, adaaxs@erols.com writes: Frank, didn t the VK seem like it was wannbe drumbox. The one I tried

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Re: [Mellotronists] E-mu vintage keys.

2004-04-14 by Colin Crawford

... Eh?? Shome mishtake, shurely? ... Actually, I ve heard Norm s VK module and it sounds remarkably OK once modified, although the Tron sound as supplied was

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Re: [Mellotronists] E-mu vintage keys.

2004-04-13 by MAinPsych@aol.com

... I just recently sold a Vintage Keys module ( I got it mostly for the Hammond sounds). Got rid of it because both the Hammond and Mellotron sounds

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Re: [Mellotronists] E-mu vintage keys.

2004-04-13 by NormLeete@aol.com

Dear All, The Vintage Keys+ can do a reasonable Tron substitute if you program your own presets. You can then... 1. Restrict the note range to be correct 2.

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Re: [Mellotronists] E-mu vintage keys.

2004-04-13 by John McIntyre

... I have the Vintage Keys Plus. I bought it for the reasons you cite: wanting Mellotron sounds without having to transport Baby. It served as my main sound

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Re: [Mellotronists] E-mu vintage keys.

2004-04-13 by KathnRich

Telling you, when I tried the Vintage keys out for over an hour, it sound like it was a recording from an 8-track cartridge from the 60 s. It was that bad.

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Re: [Mellotronists] E-mu vintage keys.

2004-04-13 by John Hofmeyer

I moved to the San Francisco Bay area around the time that E-Mu was putting out their various MIDI boxes (Proteus, etc.) I hung out with a guy who used to work

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Re: E-mu vintage keys.

2004-04-13 by charel196

I can highly recommend the Vintage Keys keyboard version that I have had for a few months now.The tron sounds are pretty good and in a live situation sound

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E-mu vintage keys.

2004-04-13 by Ignacio Nieto Carvajal

Hello all: My band is gigging soon and I am thinking of getting a digital clone or alternative to my mellotron (we have several tron based songs and I don t

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OT freeman up on ebay

2004-04-10 by Gino Wong

Item number: 3716089739 Freeman String Symphonizer auctioning on EBay and the bids are low. I just got one dead mint as a gratuity for some advice. I find

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Re: [Mellotronists] Do you have a Will?

2004-04-09 by John Hofmeyer

That would suck. Really, the closest thing to immortality - a rare (collectible) record - and they bury it with him! I m going to be buried in my pinball

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Executor of mellotron wills

2004-04-08 by JMoore6397@aol.com

Dear All, As being a current executor of my fathers things etc. I am know offering my services for all mellotrons and their belongings in return for a paltry

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RE: [Mellotronists] Do you have a Will?

2004-04-08 by Brundage, Jim

I am to be a father any day now and I have decided to raise my child to appreciate the Mellotron from the get go. Lullabies played on the tron, prog rock

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Do you have a will?

2004-04-08 by J.K.Beresford

Hi all, I ve not got my tron on my will (although perhaps I should) but it is listed on my house contents insurance as a special item. Not sure if the value is

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will

2004-04-08 by jonesalley

Curiously enough, you mention the one possession of mine that I actually care what happens to after my demise, and a topic that had crossed my own mind quite

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Do you have a Will?

2004-04-07 by ceccles_ca

I am working on my Will today. Fun job! I was wondering if any of you old farts have made provisions for your Mellotron. I have a large, environmentally

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Sound sales serial numbers

2004-04-07 by JMoore6397@aol.com

Mt formicatron is tagged as: #285 m400s. As far as I can tell the lounge lizard green dico swirl formica was install by someone in New York after the sale.

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Re: [Mellotronists] sound sales #'s

2004-04-07 by Gino Wong

John converted my Sound Sales machine by moving my power supply so the heat would rise. Sound Sales seem to have engaged in a lot of different practices.

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sound sales #'s

2004-04-06 by JMoore6397@aol.com

Can anyone shed some light (a joke for you Jeff) on the serial numbers of sound sales machines? Mine has the lovely silver appointed pendant sticker on my

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Re: Mellotron #s

2004-04-06 by lsf5275@aol.com

FS Weller wrote: Soooo....if the consensus is that SM machines were Sound Sales units, then how come #574 which according to the small decal on the back

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Re: Sound Sales Mellotrons

2004-04-06 by dandc74

Frank Stickle wrote: With Sound Sales you get the big tacky decal on the power supply and the back of the cabinet. Soooo....if the consensus is that SM

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Sound Sales Modifications?

2004-04-06 by lsf5275@aol.com

Oh, I forgot... The black control panel with the A-B-C track label reversed. Peal it off and the original Mellotron faceplate is underneath. A little acetone

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Sound Sales Mellotrons

2004-04-06 by lsf5275@aol.com

Ken, I ve Worked on a bunch of 400s. Some from Sound Sales and some not. In terms of quality, After about #1235 or so, they beefed up the frame. Regardless of

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