Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-24 by tron400
I would have named it something completely unrelated to the Mk or M series. Maybe Digitron? Bernie
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Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-24 by Charles
I agree about the name...is there any documentation proving who named their instrument first? Not taking sides....just asking. What would YOU have named
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-24 by guybrush03
Anyone know if the Nord samples are the same source (or are identical) to the M4000D samples? Just curious how the two would compare. I d like an M4000D, but
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-24 by lsf5275@aol.com
It s a machine. It exists. It s poorly named. It does what it is supposed to. Knowing Markus, it s probably well made. It s poorly named. It will sell. In a
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by mainpsych
BTW, none of my remarks should construed as defending Markus or demeaning Streetly. I m just commenting on what I have actually heard with my own ears
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by mainpsych
In a message dated 01/23/11 08:14:35 Pacific Standard Time, lsf5275 writes: Clay, How would Markus sample all of those Chamberlin sounds. It is my
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by mainpsych
Once again, Markus told me that the sounds were NOT taken directly from the master tapes. Otherwise, it would have been painfully obvious during an A/B
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by lsf5275@aol.com
...and to your stomach. In a message dated 1/23/2011 4:36:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes: Well I heard that it s going to have a
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Rick Blechta
... Well I heard that it s going to have a built-in beer dispenser and cooler at one end and a grill at the other. That would make it indispensible to my mind.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Pomeroy RH Ranch
Martin - Sounds a bit Frankensteinian - just add lightning and a bit of fairy dust -- sounds worth waiting for...... Vance ... Martin - Sounds a bit
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: "Telling the difference"....
2011-01-23 by Bill Rudloff
I don t know. But still, they video presentation was very nice. Shame I don t really play piano. Bill
Re: "Telling the difference"....
2011-01-23 by ClayE
Sounds good. Hasn t Yamaha already sorted out these piano sample velocity and decay issues?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: "Telling the difference"....
2011-01-23 by Bill Rudloff
All this talk about traditional tape Mellotrons and the new Digital Mellotron emulators has given me a happy accident on Facebook seeing this, the Roland
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: "Telling the difference"....
2011-01-23 by gino wong
These are very cogent, useful observations. I can t add anything more astut, but I will sticj my nose in. I have learned that I have to live with the state of
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Gary Brumm
Understood, If there’s a market I am sure you will deliver. I just thought that Tony had seen a picture of on and I assumed it was of an assembled one. Good
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by tronbros
This is purely because we have fragmented components. The cabinet is unpainted, the mainframe is hung on the wall, the pushbutton switches are in a box and
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Charles
Mellotron Digital was already used in the past and has a bad rep:)
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by lsf5275@aol.com
Charles, you have it backwards... It s a Mellotron Digital, not a Mellotron. I agree that there is a place for it if you have to have a white box that looks
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Gary Brumm
I’ve got to give it to Streetly that they are interactive, available, and very helpful to the tape based community. This kind of customer service means
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by David Jacques
Interesting... Is the name Mellotron a brand, or device? Like Piano ... certainly not a Steinway or Yamaha ... or is it? Damn Chicken and the Egg...
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Charles
For me, having had an M400 for 25 years, Markus machine is the dream machine. I don t WANT to put up with tape hassles, adjustments, demagging, the size &
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Rick Blechta
... I think the beginning and end of the story was Markus calling it what he did. Not a very nice thing on his part. He could have named it a ton of other
RE: [newmellotrongroup] OT-teenageengineering
2011-01-23 by Gary Brumm
Does it have an input for a guitar or mic? If so it looks like it would be nice to use with a laptop to throw together ideas quickly when the mood strikes.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by lsf5275@aol.com
Clay, How would Markus sample all of those Chamberlin sounds. It is my understanding that swapping tapes in any Chamberlin would be a pain in the ass. Even if
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: "Telling the difference"....
2011-01-23 by Jack Younger
I see that, Clay. Perspective is everything. As a recordist, perhaps you want a mellotron sound that s exactly like a 10 bit sample from the eighties, and
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by ClayE
Let me try to explain this thread. Mr. Herder thinks that the samples in the M4000D were taken directly from the mastertapes, instead of a real Mellotron. I
Re: "Telling the difference"....
2011-01-23 by ClayE
Because your recordings sound real, like they actually happened. Definitely a compliment Jack. I think that some types of music benefit from high integrity
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-23 by fdoddy@aol.com
Mattias, I couldn t disagree more on a couple of points. I am quite impressed with the younger musicians I work with in NYC in regards to their pursuit of
Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT-teenageengineering
2011-01-23 by fdoddy@aol.com
No Midi port, just midi over USB. I m kinda digging the limitations of the little keyboard. That synth is more of a knob twiddly box in my estimation. fritz
"Telling the difference"....
2011-01-23 by Jack Younger
OK, I had to chime in about the idea of whether regular folks can distinguish between the digital mellotron sounds and the real McCoy. This again can be
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Hessel Herder
Obviously not Hessel-DEF2 Van: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] Namens mattias Verzonden: zaterdag 22 januari 2011
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Gary Brumm
A lot of the studios that have multitrack analog machines use them to dub analog masters to digital for mixing and mastering. I was offered a deal a couple of
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Thomas C. Doncourt
Funny that with so many of the studios getting back into analog tape we are having this chat about mellotrons going digital.... a backwards lot
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-23 by Pomeroy RH Ranch
I basically agree with the idea that if Harry were alive he d be interested in digital. And take a re-look at the original demo film for the Mellotron - Eric
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Gary Brumm
Noooo…..anything but the dreaded clowns……..!!!!!!!!!! From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by ClayE
They are not stone tablets. It s a set of golden plates that were buried near Manchester, New York.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
I cannot continue this discourse. You can call anything you want a Mellotron. But I must warn you... I m sending this guy to your house to explain it to you.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
In a message dated 1/22/2011 3:50:49 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tron400@yahoo.com writes: No, they sit on me.
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Charles
On what stone tablets is it written that a Mellotron or Chamberlin HAVE to be tape replay instruments? The whole idea was to be able to playback instruments on
Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-22 by ClayE
Mattias: Thank you for taking the time to type this up. I am also the kind of person that unless I have tried it myself I wont say anything. A good way to be
RE: [newmellotrongroup] OT-teenageengineering
2011-01-22 by Gary Brumm
That keyboard looks like it might be a bit awkward to play. Have you played one? I would imagine you can MIDI in a standard keyboard. It would fit nicely in
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by tron400
No, they sit on me.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Hessel Herder
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Hessel Herder
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
Bad Ass! Have you ever sat on them? In a message dated 1/22/2011 3:22:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tron400@yahoo.com writes: I have Harley Davidson eyeglass
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by tron400
I have Harley Davidson eyeglass frames. They re really loud! Bernie
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Gary Brumm
I am very surprised that they would use direct samples (Tape Sample) as opposed to output from whatever instrument (400, etc). I have samples that are clean
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
Uh oh.... In a message dated 1/22/2011 2:12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Mattias.olsson5@comhem.se writes: I record my Mellotron digitally and it sounds
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
I hear Harley Davidson is going to make a bicycle with speakers on it that play back the sounds of the big V-Twin when you pedal it around. It will have the
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
If you make a digital violin that plays back violin samples is it a violin? The very nature of what makes a Mellotron a Mellotron is that it plays tapes.