The Mellotron Group

In fairness to the Orchestron - 
Kraftwerk used it to splendid effect on their "Radio-Activity"
(puntastic!) and "TransEurope Express" albums - 
these days they use crap bland digital string and choir sounds which
are just rubbish compared to the rickety grainy sound of the
Orchestron - in particular, TEE's high string melody is so beautifully
austere, whilst the end of "Radioactivity" (the song) sounds like a
choir of million-year-old-radioactive-monsters groaning and croaking.

DAVID

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Tony" <atm655@...> wrote:
>
> I personally played Patrick's triple Orchestron at the Vako facility
in St. Pete many years ago and the problem was obvious to everyone
involved.
> Much like the Mellotron it could be worked around by simply lifting
the key as in a tape rewind and press down on it again without much
trauma, but unfortunately that was not enough to save the instrument.
> Talking with Patrick about this very problem, he was very frustrated
with it and had sunk a lot of money into it.
> Still it was an interesting experience all around between Patrick
and Dave.
> 
> Tony
> #510
> 
> PS welcome back Mike!
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Mike Dickson 
>   To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:15 PM
>   Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] 10 Worst Keyboards
> 
> 
>   That's interesting. Moraz was so (allegedly) over the moon about
it that 
>   he was prepared to stick his name up in the advertising for the 
>   instrument, etc etc. The problem with the Orchestron was that it
sounded 
>   *rubbish*. What were they thinking? And more to the point, what
were the 
>   musicians thinking when they eventually heard it?
> 
>   Mike
> 
>   kinchmusic@... wrote:
>   >
>   > For me it's the Vako Orchestron. I bought it as a "replacement"
for a 
>   > tron I sold way back when. Lo fi...Huge disappointment!
>   > Andy K
>   >
>   > 
>   > 
>   > *1. The Birotron (cool in concept; dismal in execution)*
>   > *2. Any pre-M1 Chamberlin (Excedrin cycling headache # infinity)*
>   > *3. Fender Rhodes*
>   > *4.*
>   > *5.*
>   > *6.*
>   > *7.*
>   > *8.*
>   > *9.*
>   > *10.*
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