Mellotronists

I am entirely new to the Mellotron, though I must have heard it 
somewhere w/o knowing it, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me 
what a mellotron sounds like, and share some examples of music that 
features the 'tron.  
     I've been reciently intrigued by it thanks to an old article I 
read about Dan the Automator, the underground Hip-Hop producer.  I'd 
appreciate any insight if it's not a bother.

XANDRE

On 16 May 2005, at 03:15, xandre640 wrote:

>      I am entirely new to the Mellotron, though I must have heard it
> somewhere w/o knowing it, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me
> what a mellotron sounds like, and share some examples of music that
> features the 'tron.


Hi Xandre! Welcome to the fold!
Click on

http://www.s-club.co.uk/audio/technostalgia/Stuff%2030.mp3

The 'strings' and 'flutes' sounds are Mellotron. I think it's safe to 
say that *any* sound played back on the Mellotron has the qualities 
exhibited by these sounds; an endearing out-of-tune quality, a midrange 
'honk' and a very slight wow-and-flutter. The wonderful thing about 
Mellotrons is that you can sample one note-by-note and the result won't 
sound exactly like a real one!

>      I've been reciently intrigued by it thanks to an old article I
> read about Dan the Automator, the underground Hip-Hop producer.  I'd
> appreciate any insight if it's not a bother.

No bother!

Best

C
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