Stan,
So, do you want to sell one of your Orchestrons? I really like
your descriptions. I think that's what draws me to the instrument so
much. It almost seems to do the Mellotron one step further in
it's "dying" quality. I mean, despite what so many people think
about analog instruments being warmer, etc., I think the main reason
I like them is for what has to be considered their "faults", meaning
all of the warbles, crackles, pops, hums, etc., and the unreliability
inherent in them. I mean, otherwise, wouldn't we just use VST plug-
ins? They're cheaper, smaller, less maintenance, etc.
Max
--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Stan Cotey" <Stan_Cotey@d...>
wrote:
> Hey Max,
>
> Welcome. I've got a few Orchestrons around (along with a 400) and
while people sometimes sneer at them, they have a particular charm
(when they're working). There was a quote from Tom Waits a few years
ago where, in talking about his Chamberlin, he mentioned he really
liked playing an instrument that "died a little bit each time it was
played", and I think Orchestrons are even more like that. Having
said that, my main machine is very stable (and was used for the
Optigan/Orchestron CD-ROM) and sounds really good in a track.
>
> When it's isolated, you can hear the embedded hum and of course,
all of the scratches. When it's in a track, the added artifacts give
the sound character and a complexity that's really cool. So I'm a
big fan. I generally use my Orchestron equally, if not more than the
mighty Mellotron. The worst things are, they only ever made eight
sounds (that I'm aware of), and extra disks are practically
impossible to find.
>
> Stan Cotey
> M400/174
> -----Original Message-----
> From: maxwellhiller [mailto:maxwellhiller@e...]
> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 8:39 AM
> To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Mellotronists] Introduction and Orchestron
>
>
> Hello,
> I just joined this group, and wanted to introduce myself. My
name is Max, and I play
> guitar and keyboards in a "psychedelic"-type band. I own an M400
Mellotron, and
> just purchased a Chamberlin 200 in need of restoration, which I
will be undertaking
> myself. I just became aware of this group, and it came highly
recommended, so I had
> to join.
> I suppose this is my actual post, and I hope it's not too
presumptuous, but I am
> desperately in search of a Vako Orchestron. I know that many
Mellotron lovers
> consider it a pretty weak cousin of the Mellotron, but,
nonetheless, it seems like this
> group is probably as good a place as any to find fellow
enthusiasts.
>
> Max
>
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