The Mellotron Group

Hi Rawl,
 
IMHO there's nothing wrong with using samples if you don't have one of these
beast in your studio ;agreed, not the same as the real thing,
but the most logical alternative.
 
Samplecollections come in all sizes and shapes, from great ( "Mike Pinder
Presents..." from Mellotron Archives ) to reasonable ( "M-Tron" )
to awful ( "Legendary M400 CDrom" ). 
 
I've used an EMU vintage keys unit during gigs and recordings.Not too crazy
about the sound.I think they stretch 1 ( looped ) sample over three keys or
something.Even more, it's stretched beyong the natural range of the Tron.
 
Cheers, H

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From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rawl
Sent: woensdag 5 december 2007 0:09
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Blasphemous Request for an opinion



I know most of you are fortunate enough to OWN one of these great 
instruments but since I don't at the moment own one myself I would 
like to get the next best thing in the form of a sample library.

The thought of using a sample library instead of the real thing 
might sound Blasphemous to any Mellotron owner/purist but not all of 
us are lucky enough to own a piece of musical history and since I 
truly love the unique characteristic sound of a Mellotron and would 
like to be able to employ it in some of my sequenced compositions, a 
sample library is the only way I will be able to get even close for 
now.

Anyway, I would really like an opinion from anyone in the group on 
Emu's Mellotron (Vintage X Pro Vol 2) sample library if anyone is 
familiar with it. Or, if there is a suggestion for a better sample 
library than Emu's for use with Emulator X which can read most 
sample formats.

So please, I am asking the group of folks most likely to be able to 
render a truly expert opinion. What would you suggest? (Be gentle)

Sincerely,
Rawl