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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog Fun

2013-11-08 by lsf5275@aol.com

It didn't have any hum.  
 
 
In a message dated 11/5/2013 6:45:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
lampvalley@yahoo.com writes:

 
 
 
 
Hi Everyone,
   I am selling one of my two Mellotrons.  It is an M400 with  original 
flight case.  It is located in Northern Virginia, but I might be  willing to 
deliver it depending on the buyers location.  The power supply  has been 
completely rebuilt, and all electrolytic capacitors in the power  supply and 
preamp have been replaced with high quality electrolytics.  The original CMC-10 
is included but has been upgraded to an SMS-2.  Both of my Mellotrons have 
been used in a smoke free home studio, and  have been maintained to be high 
performing instruments.  I am friends  with Frank Stickle and know how to 
maintain these instruments.  One of my  machines was used at last year's Near 
Fest and Frank said Anglagard commented  that it had the lowest amount of hum 
of any Mellotron they'd ever used.  Since I use my Mellotrons, I would 
prefer not to lose a tape frame or  tape set.  They can be purchased from 
Streetly or Mellotron.com  The  flight case does need a refoam, but all the bad 
foam has already been removed.  I would need to charge a reasonable fee if I 
am delivering.  Feel  free to ask questions.  Serious buyers only please.
Because  of the time and money I have in it, I am asking $5500.  
Email  me directly at 
thejackfields@gmail.com


Thanks,
Mike Reina


 
On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 1:51 AM,  gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com> 
wrote:


 
 
 
 
 
He can play .  


Too bad he lost Margolieff and Ceil after they left he dried up.






On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 10:06 PM, Gary  Brumm <_gabru@comsec.net_ 
(mailto:gabru@comsec.net) > wrote:


 
 
 

 
I saw Stevie Wonder play the Quadra  on the NAMM show floor when it was 
released.  You can’t get a much  better demonstration than that!
 
 
 
 
From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)   [mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ]  On Behalf Of gino wong
Sent: Monday, October 14,  2013 4:49 PM
 

To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ (mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogr
oups.com) 
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog  Fun



 
 


 
 
 
 
I wish I had a Trident, Fantastic synth  that slipped through the cracks 
like the Arp Quadra did. Some things turn  out to be magic, I have a fully 
discrete OB1 that is amazing and unlike any  seen, I don't know if it is early 
production or prototype but it is  amazingly unique. One of the things about 
earlier synths is that so few were  made that you could end up buying the 
review sample in the  magazines.
 
There are so many quirky wonderful  solutions that people found back then 
and are finding now.  The output  on the new small Moog is a solution to a 
problem that everybody had a  different fix for: looping the output and all 
kinds of other crazy shit.My  favorite was the Wah Face on the output,, Still 
do that  :-)

 


 
It is all a bit of fun and sometimes it's  hard to keep a grip on it whon 
money gets  involved.


 

 
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Gary  Brumm <_gabru@comsec.net_ 
(mailto:gabru@comsec.net) >  wrote:

 

 
 
 
 
I remember the Korg Trident by  name only.  I don’t know that I ever played 
one and I don’t remember  anyone I knew owning one.  I wonder how many they 
 made/sold?
 
 
 
 
 
From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)   [mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ]  On Behalf Of _fdoddy@aol.com_ 
(mailto:fdoddy@aol.com) 
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 4:49  PM
 
 

To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) 
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog  Fun




 
 


 
 
 
for that big polysynth sound, I was  always a fan of the underrated Korg 
Trident.  I'd love to get one of  those...


fritz
 


 


 


 
-----Original Message-----
From:  Gary Brumm <_gabru@comsec.net_ (mailto:gabru@comsec.net) >
To: newmellotrongroup <_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) >
Sent: Sun, Oct 13, 2013 7:25 pm
Subject: RE:  [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog Fun
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
I don’t think you can say “without  a doubt” any particular synth is best. 
 It’s really personal  taste.  I never had a CS80 but did have a CS60 for a 
while.  I  was never a fan of the DX-7.  I had a Synergy during that time 
that I  found to be much better for me at least.  I did have a couple of ARP  
Odyssey’s.  One of them eventually had its keyboard chopped off and  setup 
to run as a remote keyboard.  Those were good days of  electronic music for 
me.  At the end of the day it’s just about  getting the sound you are after. 
 Much of the famous Mellotron tracks  are buried in reverb or chorus.  The 
original sound of the instrument  gets buried but if it gets you the sound 
you are after then that is all  that matters.  All these things are just 
tools you use to produce  music and there are no rules about how there sound can 
be modded.   That is the fun thing about it all.  I would love to have 
another Big  Muff for my guitar rig.  Mine kept getting borrowed or  destroyed.  
Oh well, that was rock and roll in the  70’s……..

 
 
 
 
From: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com)   [_mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com?) ]  On Behalf Of gino wong
Sent: Sunday, October  13, 2013 12:57 PM
To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) 
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic: Analog  Fun



 


 


 
 
 
 
 
It is in the hands of the player to some degree,  set up and economies of 
scale. There is never any such thing as a one to  one comparison.  The CS80 
is without a doubt the best poly synth of  all and it also is over 200 pounds 
and requires careful maintenence. I  truly wish I still had one, the DX7 
was just as good but too difficult to  program.  With some of my charges I 
sorted them out with delays,  compressors and other fx.  I use a bandpass 
filter on the output of  any of my lead synths. With fx and some modding almost 
anything can be  made into a really useful rig.

 
 



 
 
When i first could afford a synth , long ago one  of the first things I did 
was take an Arp Odyssey and install a switch to  make the filter either Arp 
or Moog,  I added outboard compressor, big  muff, Electric Mistresss. and a 
tape deck modded for  delay and  reverb in the amp. I started with that 
indvicualistic  sapproach.



 
 


 
 
On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Gary Brumm <_gabru@comsec.net_ 
(mailto:gabru@comsec.net) >  wrote:


 
 


 
 
 
 
 
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)   [mailto:_newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com) ]  On Behalf Of gino wong
Sent: Sunday, October  13, 2013 9:57 AM
To: _newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com_ 
(mailto: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


 
 










 





 




 
-- 

 
 
 



 
 
Gino Wong  Birgelo


 
 
BSComm,  BSEE,


 
 
ReRED Recording, Analog  Sound Design


 
 
Audio Mastering, Recording &  Restoration, Logistics

 
 



 
 
_Ginowong@gmail.com_ (mailto:Ginowong@gmail.com) 


 
 



 
 

















 





 



 
-- 

 
 



 
 
Gino Wong  Birgelo


 
 
BSComm,  BSEE,


 
 
ReRED Recording, Analog Sound  Design


 
 
Audio Mastering, Recording &  Restoration, Logistics

 
 



 
 
_Ginowong@gmail.com_ (mailto:Ginowong@gmail.com) 


 
 



 
 



































-- 
 


 
Gino Wong  Birgelo

 
BSComm, BSEE,

 
ReRED  Recording, Analog Sound Design

 
Audio Mastering, Recording &  Restoration, Logistics
 


 
_Ginowong@gmail.com_ (mailto:Ginowong@gmail.com) 

 


 





 




















-- 


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


_Ginowong@gmail.com_ (mailto:Ginowong@gmail.com)

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