The Mellotron Group

Hello Gino!

To be fair the Prophet 5 did even more things that a Pro One never could.  But that classic lead sound that Tony Banks used with his Pro One was just plain perfect for those solos!  Other than a couple of sounds the Pro One is pretty cheesy until (as Genesis did) you beef it up with effects.  With the push of a button the Profit 5 became monophonic in unison mode but it was a much fatter sound than the Pro One... especially the rare Rev.1 which was by far the best sounding but least reliable of the series.  I wish I had never sold mine.  My Rev 3's and Prophet 10 never did have the bite of the Rev. 1.  I got my Rev. 1 for $500 from a friend at Sequential Circuits after Eddie Jobson turned it in for a newer model.  The SSM chips which were designed by Emu sounded great but were prone to failure.  After the Rev. 1 they moved to the Curtis chips and never sounded the same.  Emu actually designed the scanning keyboard for Sequential as well.  I knew people at both companies well so I got some good deals and factory training.  They were both groundbreaking companies with sounds you hear on more records and soundtracks than you can imagine.

Cheers!

Gary


From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino wong
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 9:57 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog Fun


Analog polysynths are great but a pro 1 did things the Prophet 5 only dreamed of, Minis and Synthi A's are monophonic for a very good reason.

On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Mark <markpringnz@gmail.com<mailto:markpringnz@gmail.com>> wrote:

Whilst saving up for my next keyboard I have bought a Monotribe and a Volca keys. I still love the mellotron but I am doing much more with subtractive synthesis these days. I mainly use the almighty MicroKorg or the wonderful Synth1 plugin. But even to my ears analog synths sound more pleasing, but I can't afford a true analog polysynth. The Volca is polyphonic but works much better as a monophonic synth. These are 2 of my latest efforts for all of you who love endlessly repetitive electronic loop music.

Shooting the Moon<http://youtu.be/K_GX3RlLLH0>

Analog Fun<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfsyOqE6tec>



I have more sense now than to buy a vintage synthesizer but I suppose I wouldn't be able to resist a MiniMoog if one turned up here.

Mark




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Gino Wong Birgelo
BSComm, BSEE,
ReRED Recording, Analog Sound Design
Audio Mastering, Recording & Restoration, Logistics

Ginowong@gmail.com<mailto:Ginowong@gmail.com>