Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by mattias
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OT-teenageengineering
2011-01-22 by fdoddy@aol.com
A friend of mine just bought one of the OP-1 portable minisynths. Hasn t shipped yet, but there are plenty o vids online Oh my, it s a little gamechanger.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Hessel Herder
I m talking about the instrument, and it s characteristics
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by fdoddy@aol.com
I am a mellotron....mellotron mellotron! fritz ... From: tron400 To: newmellotrongroup Sent: Sat, Jan
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by mattias
I record my Mellotron digitally and it sounds pretty accurate. // Mattias
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by tron400
Wasn t there a digital Mellotron long before the M4000D? And I don t mean the Memotron or M-Tron. It had the name Mellotron and was produced by
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Hessel Herder
It seems to me that, for any device claiming to have authentic MELLOTRON sounds onboard, capturing the MELLOTRON medium (tape! ) and capturing the
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Charles
not a valid comparison...a guitar relies on the wood and strings for sound. The Mellotron doesn t rely on it s cabinet. Does the plexiglass tron sound
How to ruin a date.
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
No... but if they are both perfectly set up, you d be hard pressed to hear the differences, which would be far more subtle. I think the condition of the tape
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-22 by mattias
The pic was actually taken the day after. Id love to play a modular atNearfest...But Ill probably not bring mine. I have a stranded Orchestron in New York I
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Mike Dickson
Charles - I tend to agree, to a point. The thing about digitised Mellotrons is not the process of digitising them, but that of the processing that gets done as
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
Charles, Suppose you make a wooden thing with a neck and buttons on it instead of strings. All of the sounds are digitized and you press buttons to get the
RE: [newmellotrongroup] M4000D pics
2011-01-22 by Gary Brumm
That wall wart power supply is a bit cheesy for a machine of this price! From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Thomas C. Doncourt
That s the bottom line alright! If you like the way it sounds, the way it is setup, the way it feels or even the way it looks.....
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Tony
Bottom line to me is if you like the way something sounds, then buy it. I certainly have preffered companies past and present, but I must say the newer gear
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by Charles
I just don t get all this it s not a Mellotron talk....the digital unit is a logical progression from tape replay and Ill bet Harry Chamberlin would have
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee [1 Attachment]
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
Mattias, My comment about Markus not saying anything is along the lines of, ...it takes two hands to clap. I don t believe he feels it s worth the time. By
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-22 by mattias
Of couse not. Its better this way. ...and noone on this list is probably interested in such a machine anyway. Btw when was the last time anyone on the list
M4000D pics
2011-01-22 by MAinPsych@aol.com
The first pic is from last year s show; the rest, from last week. Remember, you can click and save or enlarge. Can t say I care for the wall-wart power
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-22 by MAinPsych@aol.com
In a message dated 1/21/2011 3:31:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, lsf5275@aol.com writes: Well alright then! But I must admit that I haven t heard a peep from
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-22 by MAinPsych@aol.com
In a message dated 1/21/2011 12:57:55 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, hessel@soundscape.nl writes: Completely agree Tom Which makes me wonder,aren t the samples in
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-22 by Pomeroy RH Ranch
And me with a pain in all the diodes down my left side....... ... And me with a pain in all the diodes down my left side....... On 1/21/2011 3:44 PM,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-22 by lsf5275@aol.com
A helicopter is not an airplane, even if you build one of your own design and call it a rotary wing airplane. No digital device will ever be a Mellotron,
Marvin
2011-01-22 by Tony
Poor Marvin, such a sad bot. He s depressed, you know? Needs to pick up an instrument and start smiling! Tony ... From: djacques@csulb.edu To:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-22 by Rick Blechta
... David, go -- if only for the beer.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-22 by Rick Blechta
... Oh come on! Reveal, reveal...
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-21 by djacques@csulb.edu
Love the reference to Marvin from Hitchhiker s Guide. You guys crack me up. I am in London in march. Can I come and meet you guys and maybe do some business?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by djacques@csulb.edu
I don t know... Have you ever bought a hamburger in Norway? 30 bucks! Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile ... From: lsf5275@aol.com Sender:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-21 by lsf5275@aol.com
Well alright then! But I must admit that I haven t heard a peep from the mouth of Mr. Resch... at least not on this or the other group list. In a message dated
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011ee
2011-01-21 by tronbros
It us funny how a few comments gets everyone so fired up. We really don t have an issue with any digital emulation of the mellotron and our iPad app will soon
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by lsf5275@aol.com
I know what it takes to restore one; to assemble one and trim it out right. I don t know what it s like manufacture one. In a message dated 1/21/2011 6:00:07
Re: [newmellotrongroup] MK VI Sounds
2011-01-21 by lsf5275@aol.com
Because you can t put all of the Chamberlin sounds in a Chamberlin at one time and there is no frame swapping in a Chamberlin. So if you put Chamberlin sounds
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by Gary Brumm
There is no doubt that a digital machine is much easier and cheaper to build. That is and the low volume of sales is reflected in the tape machines high
MK VI Sounds
2011-01-21 by Robert
Why can t he; I don t understand ? ... From: lsf5275@aol.com Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011 To:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by Hessel Herder
And then there s that mysterious low F key ...
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by lsf5275@aol.com
Because Markus can t put every sound in a Mark VI and can t make realistic Chamberlin sounds that way. In a message dated 1/21/2011 4:23:29 P.M. Eastern
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by lsf5275@aol.com
Making the M4000D is less costly in every regard than a real tron. Chips are cheap. The profit margins have to be far better with the digital machine and you
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by Thomas C. Doncourt
I wonder why he would do that, the samples he provided for Nord were made using a Mk VI
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by Gary Brumm
Drinks are all I can afford to bet in this economy...if you throw in the dinner and airfare....with a night s hotel stay to recover that s a few grand at
Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by ClayE
No that can t be right. The Pinder CD samples were done right. Why would they do something different for the M4000D?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by lsf5275@aol.com
If so, that would seem to explain some of the EQ differenced noted by Berington. In a message dated 1/21/2011 3:57:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT-NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by lsf5275@aol.com
Proud owner. And I will say a well supported machine. In a message dated 1/21/2011 2:11:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, vcmusicorp1@yahoo.com writes: Couldn’t
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by Hessel Herder
Completely agree Tom Which makes me wonder,aren t the samples in the M4000D taken directly from the mastertapes, instead of a real Mellotron?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by lsf5275@aol.com
I will happily take that bet. Frank In a message dated 1/21/2011 1:20:03 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gabru@comsec.net writes: I would be willing to bet Marcus
Re: OT-NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by Berington Van Campen
Hi kids! I met Frank Samagaio (MkII #134) on Friday at the Big City booth, and it was great fun to chatter over the two (real and “would-be”) Mellotron
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by Gary Brumm
I am sure many Mellotron owners could tell the difference in some cases. But Mellotron owners are aficionados and few in number. I agree completely that if
Re: OT: A pretty good show
2011-01-21 by lsf5275@aol.com
Every once in a while I run across something that I think is worth sharing. This is. Here is a soundboard recording of Del Shannon at the Bottom Line in 1982.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by Thomas C. Doncourt
That is well put! Playing a sampler is like a job, getting a real tron to sound just right and then recording it is a personal process I enjoy. Few things much
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- NAMM 2011
2011-01-21 by fdoddy@aol.com
It s about your personal connection with the machine as much as the sound..the feel of it. It s a very selfish feeling actually. I can fool 99.9% of the