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Re: Chamberlin sounds

2011-05-22 by markpringnz

Any chance of posting a recording?

Mark
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt" <tomdcour@...> wrote:
>
> I can compare form an M1 and an M400 on the cello and 3 violins. I can't
> say which I like better though... the M1 is brighter in both cases but the
> M400 seems fuller. Two slightly different sounding instruments but each
> with its purpose. The M1 sounds better to me with the tone control nearly
> all the way up - the M400 I have the tone at less than half.
> 
> > I would be interested to hear I direct comparison of the 3 violins played
> > on an M400 and a Chamberlin, has anybody on the list got a working
> > Chamberlin, did Mattias sort his out?
> >
> > Mark
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros <tronbros@> wrote:
> >>
> >> Maybe different but not better.  The M400 is capable of hifi quality if
> >> given good source material.  It is not the muffled lofi beast everyone
> >> assumes.  We have put excellent commercial recordings through them and
> >> they handle up to 16k, clear and precisely.  Never underestimate the
> >> potential of a mellotron.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >>
> >> M
> >>
> >> mellotronics.co.uk
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 22 May 2011, at 00:32, "markpringnz" <markpringnz@> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Would these sound a lot different played through a chamberlin? I would
> >> guess that they would.
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>

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