The Mellotron Group

it's on mellotron.com.  click on the picture on the right.

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From: tony1 <atm655@verizon.net>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, Jan 16, 2010 12:01 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report


  
    
                  

Fritz where did you see pics of the digital unit?
I agree with you about lacking the "magic" of the real deal.
Digital control I like, but not for sound generation.
 
Best,
Tony
 
  
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From:   fdoddy@aol.com 
  
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com   
  
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 9:30   AM
  
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM   Report
  


    
  
  
Nice sounding mic   pre's on the onyx series.

Digital tron? I dunno...It's pretty.    Somedays my tron just doesn't want to sound good or in tune on a track, so I   just do something else because it wasn't meant to be. The days it wants to   play nicely, it's magic.   I imagine the digital tron will sound just   fine everyday but I anticipate there won't be any magic for   me.

fd

  


  
  


  


  
-----Original   Message-----
From: tony1 <atm655@verizon.net>
To:   newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 6:04   pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report

  
    
  
  
  
 
  
Agreed I have a small Mackie for my   practice room and I like the little sucker.
  
Their Oynx 80 looks good to   me.
  
That ought to piss the neighbors   off.
  
 
  
Have a great weekend and thanks for   your valued input (no pun).
  
 
  
Best,
  
Tony
  
 
  
PS what do you think of this digital   Mellotron?
  
I'm wating for M5000 #2.
  
 
  
    
-----     Original Message ----- 
    
From:     fdoddy@aol.com     
    
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Sent:     Friday, January 15, 2010 5:36 PM
    
Subject:     Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
    


      
    
    
Glad to     help.  We still have one of the first Mackie 8-buss mixers delivered to     NY. It has the shit beat out of it and it still sounds fine.  I have a     first gen 1604 ganged to a 1604 VLZ.  That's what I tracked and mixed     my record on.  Can't kill those Mackie boards.  If there is a Hall     of Fame for mixers, the first gen 1604 has got to get in :>) Not one     problem in 18 years.

fd

    


    
    


    


    
-----Original     Message-----
From: tony1 <atm655@verizon.net>
To:     newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2010 4:49     pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report

    
      
    
    
    
 
    
Hey Fritz,
    
 
    
I don't buy used for a lot of     reasons.
    
Former AES member too, so no stranger     to this stuff.
    
Out of practice sure, but my ears     still spot on tunings etc, as I was the synth tech for a major store here     and drew clients from all over the Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater area (over 3     million folks).
    
I like the Mackie stuff and am 90%     sure they make a 48 channel board, plus I still have my "ins" from those     days locally.
    
I remember the unvieling of the Solid     State Logic board at the 1979 AES convention in Los Angeles. What a piece of     gear as well as the Neve!
    
Going to have a look at Toft stuff in     a few.
    
 
    
Thanks for your suggestions, I'll let     you know what I end up with.
    
 
    
Best,
    
Tony
    
 
    
 
    
      
-----       Original Message ----- 
      
From:       fdoddy@aol.com       
      
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Sent:       Friday, January 15, 2010 4:25 PM
      
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Be very wary       of buying anything used unless you have a good tech and know what to look       for.  If you are looking for something used, see if you can get it in       your set up for a while.

Gonna be tough finding something that's       over 32 channels that isn't geared more for live unless you've got some       bucks to spend.

Please stay away from digital mixers. Yes, they're       convenient but sound like shit.

Old Mackie 8-buss mixers still       sound nice and you can probably find a side car for them. Mackie Digital       8-buss are absolute nightmares.

New stuff?  I'm liking the       Chinese made Toft ATB series.  They all have a monitor section so a       32 channel board can net you 64 discrete inputs.  They sound very       nice too for the money.

SSL AWS 900 kicks sublime ass but it's       pricey.  It would be my desert island desk.  We have one at       work...maybe they won't miss it :>)

fd

      


      
      


      


      
-----Original       Message-----
From: tony1 <atm655@verizon.net>
To:       newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2010       3:03 pm
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report

      
        
      
      
      
      
Speaking for myself, I find something interesting in       about every musical instrument around.
      
I need a larger mixer (40+ chan) and I would appreciate       an honest reccomendation fellas!
      
Thanks in advance,
      
 
      
Tony
      
Neve is a bit out of my reach lol.
      
 
      
        
-----         Original Message ----- 
        
From:         Chris Dale 
        
To:         newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com         
        
Sent:         Friday, January 15, 2010 2:53 PM
        
Subject:         Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
        


          
        
        
 
        
Nah, I doubt this will make a difference to the "Chamberlin"         market.  If you ever had one or ever played one you'd         know.
        
 
        
 
        
Chamberlin sounds in a Mellotron do not sound the same as a         real Chamberlin - just as the M400 violins do not sound identical         to the MK II violins, nor do M300 sounds or MK II sounds sound like a         real MK II or M300 if they're coming from an M400.
        
 
        
This is my experience playing multiple Chamberlins and         Mellotrons over the last 20 years. They're all unique and         different.
        
 
        
If you really spend time closely listening to all these instruments         you can tell.
        
 
        
Most people can't because they only use 1 machine at         best.   No A and B comparison can be made.
        
 
        
 
        
This new digital version is for a different market anyway. 
        
 
        
I imagine Markus will continue to build the MK 6 alongside this         digital tron, just as Streetly will continue with the M4000.
        
 
        
And rightfully so.
        
 
        
Anyone wanting authenticity and a product of real quality will buy         an original tape version. 
        
 
        
Anyone wanting the sounds and feel with digital high quality         will buy an authorized "tribute version" 
        
 
        
There's room for both. 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Mattias Olsson         <Mattias.olsson5@comhem.se>         wrote:
        
          
            
          
          
          
          
Buying a Chamberlin M1 for 7000 dollars           wont really make as much sense anymore...
          
 
          
But keep it a secret...
          
 
          
// Mattias
          
          
 
          
 
          
 
          
 
          
 
          
            
-----             Original Message ----- 
            
From:             John Wright 
            
To:             newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com             
            
Sent:             Friday, January 15, 2010 7:39 PM
            
Subject:             RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
            


              
            
            
If true, Memotron is done for.              Markus will hit  a home run if pricing is that             low.

            
            
            From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com             [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com]             On Behalf Of djacques@csulb.edu
Sent:             Friday, January 15, 2010 1:32 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject:             Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report


            
              
            
Its a lot lower than that. 
            
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From: "Tron400" <kornowicz@cox.net> 
            
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:48:51 -0000
            
To: <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
            
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report
            


              
            


I'd be surprised if it was that cheap. Didn't someone             post $2700? That seems more likely, but even that could be             low.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com,             lsf5275@... wrote:
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> I think someone posted             $1,600-$1,900.00
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