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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Chamberlin sounds

2011-05-23 by Thomas C. Doncourt

Mark, I can post note to note samples I made from the same amplifier and
recording sytems if you like.. It might be better if I actually played the
same musical passages on the two instuments but I am away from them for
the next week

> 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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