Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-20 by lsf5275@aol.com
You can take the M4000D and manipulate it to be idiosyncratic in certain ways. But those idiosyncrasies will be the same to every sound. The character of a
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MVI tape frames?
2011-07-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
I like the turnbuckles. Sorry. In a message dated 7/19/2011 5:17:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, lsf5275@aol.com writes: I ve had two of Markus s frames over
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MVI tape frames?
2011-07-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
I ve had two of Markus s frames over the last few years. I ve used them in many different Trons and have passed them along to others in this group (as I
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MVI tape frames?
2011-07-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
To be fair, once you get your Tron set up right and the tapes in Markus frames properly tensioned, they play just fine. The Streetly frames have a bit less
Mellotron Dimensions
2011-07-19 by Gary Brumm
Can someone please supply me with dimensions for the M400/M4000 (inches)? I am getting rid of some of my road cases and some may be able to be re-purposed. I
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MVI tape frames?
2011-07-19 by Tom Doncourt
Thanks Gentlemen- actually I put the tapes in myself and did take out slack-still sticking. I also installed another set of his tapes from the same stock in a
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MVI tape frames?
2011-07-19 by tronbros
or even a HEAVY action! mellotronics.co.uk
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MVI tape frames?
2011-07-19 by tronbros
Except RMG,QUANTEGY,BASF drive like shit in an M400 and you get sticktion on the stainless guide before the headblock! Be prepared to have a eavy action! M
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MVI tape frames?
2011-07-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
Markus intentionally sends the frames with too much tape. Insert the frame and take the slack out of the tapes at the front of the frame after carefully
Re: MVI tape frames?
2011-07-19 by Tom Doncourt
I bought a tape frame from Markus awhile ago. The tapes never return properly. I don t know if it is extra length of the frame , the springs (they are more
Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-19 by feline1973
Sounds like you just entered it, pretty decisively, for the have been known to mess if it improves the overall experience camp :) In any case, I don t know
Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 Weight
2011-07-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
You paid for them... They re yours now. In a message dated 7/19/2011 8:49:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, hammaren@geoconcepts.com writes: 122 with Frank’s
RE: [newmellotrongroup] M400 Weight
2011-07-19 by John Hammaren
122 with Frank s casters. John From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Tuesday, July 19,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 Weight
2011-07-19 by Tony
121 lbs. Tony ... From: tronbros To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 5:49 AM Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 Weight The
Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 Weight
2011-07-19 by Tony
That explains why Tangerine Dream is Tronless. Microgravity in space. Tony ... From: fdoddy@aol.com To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July
Re: M400 Weight
2011-07-19 by tron400
55 kg would be 121 lb. Bernie
Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 Weight
2011-07-19 by tronbros
The lbs could be wrong but definitely 55 kg! M mellotronics.co.uk
Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 Weight
2011-07-19 by tronbros
110 lbs/55 kg. M mellotronics.co.uk
Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 Weight
2011-07-19 by fdoddy@aol.com
It weighs less on Gentle Giant albums and heavier on King Crimson albums. fritz ... From: Tony To: newmellotrongroup
Re: [newmellotrongroup] M400 Weight
2011-07-19 by Tony
Sounds right to me! 120-140 lbs to be sure. Tony #510 ... From: stevebowd To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 10:20 PM Subject:
M400 Weight
2011-07-19 by stevebowd
Hi group, How much does a Mellotron M400 weigh? I ve read 121 lbs. on the internet, but I d like that confirmed (or denied) by someone who actually has one.
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Subject= Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by Gary Brumm
Interesting…Thanks Martin! From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tronbros Sent: Monday, July 18,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Subject= Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by tronbros
We have a lot of reels o tape and occasionally we would trawl though some undisturbed stuff and find a gem somewhere on a reel. Maybe an entire recording, an
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Subject= Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by Tom Doncourt
Sometimes I feel fragile and mellotronic but need to be coaxed back into life..... ... Sometimes I feel fragile and mellotronic but need to be coaxed back
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by tronbros
Just back from holiday and have read the discussion WHICH WE WON T BE ENTERING. We meet our customers requirements 99.9% of the time and have been known to
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Subject= Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by Gary Brumm
Hey Mike, Can you (or maybe Martin) tell us how earlier generations of these tapes were found ? Streetly seems like a small company so I was curious......I m
Re: EQ'd Mellotron Tapes
2011-07-18 by tron400
I have both on my M400. I like both for different reasons. The M400 violins are smoother throughout the range and have a sweeter sound. The MkII violins have
EQ'd Mellotron Tapes
2011-07-18 by Robert
Gentlemen, For somebody like me who has never seen / heard up close in person , a real Mellotron, Memotron, or the new Digital Mellotron, I really have no
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by Tony
Couldn t agree more! Tony ... From: john barrick To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by john barrick
...and for the record, I started out with really horrible Mellotron samples - the Mtron. ... -- john barrick *Leo got it right the first time* *then he added a
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by john barrick
I m not protesting - I just have a preference for a real Mellotron. If you want to use samples that s fine by me. I think we can co-exist peacefully and
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Subject= Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by Mike Dickson
On 15/07/2011 13:02, feline1973 wrote: Mike, examples of where the Streetly tape library mentions explicit improvements to the original sounds... (not that I m
Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by Charles
some guys remind me of horse & buggy owners protesting the automobile.:)
Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-18 by tron400
Hey, it only took 3 days for this to show up!
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: eBay Mellotron
2011-07-17 by lsf5275@aol.com
Jay s a good guy. In a message dated 7/17/2011 2:28:19 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jfranmac@gmail.com writes: He laid it out very well..... Nary a shot of the
Re: eBay Mellotron
2011-07-17 by john.mcnamara65
He laid it out very well..... Nary a shot of the workings though.....
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: eBay Mellotron
2011-07-17 by john barrick
They must not have heard about the M4000. ... -- john barrick *Leo got it right the first time* *then he added a second pickup and got it righter*
Re: eBay Mellotron
2011-07-17 by lsf5275@aol.com
Someone bought Jay Phillipbar s unrestored M400 and paid more than $4,900.00 for it. Decent paint on the cabinet, but not much else was ever done to it. Wow!
Re: C3 update.....
2011-07-16 by Sean
Very very nice. I m wishing that my Conn spinet was that clean inside, but the dustbunnies took over long ago. I m excited to hear what you do with your
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Subject= Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-16 by Thomas C. Doncourt
don t worry-any additional high quality that is added can be easily remedied by playing the tron trough a peice-o-shit amplifier!
Subject= Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-16 by feline1973
... The sound of a mellotron is the sound of reduced-bandwith wowed-and-fluttered non-linear-tape-distortion. By using higher generation tapes than those which
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Subject= Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-15 by john barrick
But the first two examples are Streetly making higher quality sources available, not altering or tampering with said source material. To be fair, re-timing
Subject= Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-15 by feline1973
Mike, examples of where the Streetly tape library mentions explicit improvements to the original sounds... (not that I m saying these don t sound like
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-15 by Chris Dale
Sorry, I couldn t hear myself think ! [?]
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos [2 Attachments]
2011-07-14 by lsf5275@aol.com
Good one John! In a message dated 7/14/2011 4:04:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, john.wright@consona.com writes: [_Attachment(s)_
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-14 by Tony
I meant for the purpose of holding a heavy keyboard up. Didn t mention sound in my posting, fellas. Tony ... From: Mike Dickson To:
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-14 by John Wright
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@aol.com Sent:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-14 by Mike Dickson
On 14/07/2011 16:51, Chris Dale wrote: That s why I prefer the real thing to samples - because someone else has decided what it s supposed to sound like,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Subject= Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-14 by Mike Dickson
On 14/07/2011 13:25, David Davis wrote: Whilst I take Mike Dickson s point about not tampering with the tuning/noisyness of the original tron tape sound,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000D nice review with photos
2011-07-14 by lsf5275@aol.com
Mute point? In a message dated 7/14/2011 11:51:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, unobtainiumkeys@gmail.com writes: That s why I prefer the real thing to samples -