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Ipad and the Mellotron

Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-04 by markpringnz

I've finally succumbed and bought an ipad. So which mellotron do I get? The m3000 Streetly or the cheaper Mellotron?

I'm also wanting to connect a midi keyboard anyone have advice or tips?

Thanks in advance

Mark


Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-05 by James Parthun

The Streetly M3000 is a wonderful instrument!

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> On Jul 4, 2014, at 6:54 PM, markpringnz <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> I've finally succumbed and bought an ipad. So which mellotron do I get? The m3000 Streetly or the cheaper Mellotron?
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> I'm also wanting to connect a midi keyboard anyone have advice or tips?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Mark
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-05 by Otis Vroon

I have never used or heard the M3000 app/
I have the Mellotron xl version of the app, but it can’t be used with any other apps. You won’t be able to use it to record.
It does have some nice rhythm / lead sounds.

On 05 Jul 2014, at 01:54, markpringnz <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I've finally succumbed and bought an ipad. So which mellotron do I get? The m3000 Streetly or the cheaper Mellotron?

I'm also wanting to connect a midi keyboard anyone have advice or tips?

Thanks in advance

Mark




Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-05 by markpringnz

I have bought the m3000 and it sounds pretty good. I am pretty sure I will be able to send the output to GarageBand via audiobus. I need to sort the midi keyboard but I am fairly confident.

Mark

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-05 by Martin

Mark, everything is possible and we hope you enjoy the app. It's been a lot of hard work to make it sound accurate to the tapes Les produced back in the day. These are not the master tapes as they DO NOT nor ever will sound like a real 'tron. Les never used the masters for production, rather 4 generation work masters. It's the degredation that gives the character. 

Just for a real test, try playing the flute solo from Elton's Lucy in the Sky. The M3000 will sound devastatingly close if not exact. Then use the other app Otis mentioned. I rest my case!

Best

Martin

Mellotronics.com on my iPad
Celebrating 50 years of mellotrons
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> On 5 Jul 2014, at 08:46, markpringnz <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> I have bought the m3000 and it sounds pretty good. I am pretty sure I will be able to send the output to GarageBand via audiobus. I need to sort the midi keyboard but I am fairly confident.
> 
> 
> Mark
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-05 by markpringnz

It's very good value for money Martin, I'm very impressed. if one has the ipad already it must be the best value for money of anything which isn't a real tron.

thanks

Mark

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-05 by gino wong

Get the M3000. It comes with all of IPad protocols that make it modern recording compatable Audiobus and all thet.. The difference is similar to an acoustic piano vs a digital one. You can get by with it until it is time to get serious..

May things get serious for you

best

gino
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On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 5:49 AM, markpringnz <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

It's very good value for money Martin, I'm very impressed. if one has the ipad already it must be the best value for money of anything which isn't a real tron.


thanks

Mark




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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-05 by markpringnz@yahoo.com


Hi Gino,

I did buy it and I think it's great value fro money. I bought the ipad as I have to do a lot of travelling soon and I wanted something light and portable to create music. I have a tron but it needs about 100 hours of work doing and for now it will have to wait. The M3000 sounds good, can play 2 voices at once and the chord feature is great for those of us that can't play ie me, and allows you to do a type of split keyboard. I like M-tron pro but it is much more expensive and although it can do layers I would have thought it should have done splits as well.

I like your analogy about acoustic vs virtual piano but I think a lot depends on price, good acoustic pianos cost a lot of money, you can buy one of the Nord keyboards and get reasonable pianos and lots of other voices besides. A Steinway grand is expensive.

I don't think I'll ever be serious. :)

Mark

---In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, <wonggster@...> wrote :

Get the M3000. It comes with all of IPad protocols that make it modern recording compatable Audiobus and all thet.. The difference is similar to an acoustic piano vs a digital one. You can get by with it until it is time to get serious..

May things get serious for you

best

gino
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On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 5:49 AM, markpringnz <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

It's very good value for money Martin, I'm very impressed. if one has the ipad already it must be the best value for money of anything which isn't a real tron.


thanks

Mark




--
Gino Wong Birgelo BSComm, BSEE
ReRed Recording
Treehouse Recording Studio
Recording Production Consulting
Audio Mastering, Recording, Restoration
Publishing Administration



Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-05 by gino wong

It's all relative. A Nord piano is pretty good and I max out personally well before it, I use and SG1D. i know a 14 year old kid that a Nord would hold back if he practicesd on it, He can play things he can't pronounce.. He plays very we,l whether he has any taste , I don't know but that's probably relative too.
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On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 6:10 PM, markpringnz@yahoo.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


Hi Gino,

I did buy it and I think it's great value fro money. I bought the ipad as I have to do a lot of travelling soon and I wanted something light and portable to create music. I have a tron but it needs about 100 hours of work doing and for now it will have to wait. The M3000 sounds good, can play 2 voices at once and the chord feature is great for those of us that can't play ie me, and allows you to do a type of split keyboard. I like M-tron pro but it is much more expensive and although it can do layers I would have thought it should have done splits as well.

I like your analogy about acoustic vs virtual piano but I think a lot depends on price, good acoustic pianos cost a lot of money, you can buy one of the Nord keyboards and get reasonable pianos and lots of other voices besides. A Steinway grand is expensive.

I don't think I'll ever be serious. :)

Mark

---In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Get the M3000. It comes with all of IPad protocols that make it modern recording compatable Audiobus and all thet.. The difference is similar to an acoustic piano vs a digital one. You can get by with it until it is time to get serious..

May things get serious for you

best

gino


On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 5:49 AM, markpringnz <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

It's very good value for money Martin, I'm very impressed. if one has the ipad already it must be the best value for money of anything which isn't a real tron.


thanks

Mark




--
Gino Wong Birgelo BSComm, BSEE
ReRed Recording
Treehouse Recording Studio
Recording Production Consulting
Audio Mastering, Recording, Restoration
Publishing Administration






--
Gino Wong Birgelo BSComm, BSEE
ReRed Recording
Treehouse Recording Studio
Recording Production Consulting
Audio Mastering, Recording, Restoration
Publishing Administration



Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-06 by Mark Pring

I agree. I came to keyboards late in life and after 7 years of piano lessons I realised I wasn't going to play like Glenn Gould in this lifetime. Fortunately with the advent of sequencers, samplers and GarageBand even the untalented and lazy can have a lot of fun with music.

Mark

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From: gino wong wonggster@gmail.com [newmellotrongroup] ;
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Ipad and the Mellotron
Sent: Sat, Jul 5, 2014 11:45:19 PM

It's all relative. A Nord piano is pretty good and I max out personally well before it, I use and SG1D. i know a 14 year old kid that a Nord would hold back if he practicesd on it, He can play things he can't pronounce.. He plays very we,l whether he has any taste , I don't know but that's probably relative too.


On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 6:10 PM, markpringnz@yahoo.com [newmellotrongroup] <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com> wrote:


Hi Gino,

I did buy it and I think it's great value fro money. I bought the ipad as I have to do a lot of travelling soon and I wanted something light and portable to create music. I have a tron but it needs about 100 hours of work doing and for now it will have to wait. The M3000 sounds good, can play 2 voices at once and the chord feature is great for those of us that can't play ie me, and allows you to do a type of split keyboard. I like M-tron pro but it is much more expensive and although it can do layers I would have thought it should have done splits as well.

I like your analogy about acoustic vs virtual piano but I think a lot depends on price, good acoustic pianos cost a lot of money, you can buy one of the Nord keyboards and get reasonable pianos and lots of other voices besides. A Steinway grand is expensive.

I don't think I'll ever be serious. :)

Mark

---In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, wrote :

Get the M3000. It comes with all of IPad protocols that make it modern recording compatable Audiobus and all thet.. The difference is similar to an acoustic piano vs a digital one. You can get by with it until it is time to get serious..

May things get serious for you

best

gino


On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 5:49 AM, markpringnz <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

It's very good value for money Martin, I'm very impressed. if one has the ipad already it must be the best value for money of anything which isn't a real tron.


thanks

Mark




--
Gino Wong Birgelo BSComm, BSEE
ReRed Recording
Treehouse Recording Studio
Recording Production Consulting
Audio Mastering, Recording, Restoration
Publishing Administration






--
Gino Wong Birgelo BSComm, BSEE
ReRed Recording
Treehouse Recording Studio
Recording Production Consulting
Audio Mastering, Recording, Restoration
Publishing Administration



Re: Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-06 by Smith Email

I have an M-Tron Pro with both Streetly tapes.  Can anyone think of a reason to add this too?
Hank

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RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Ipad and the Mellotron

2014-07-06 by Mark Pring

Other than travelling I can't think of a reason. If I had bought the ipad earlier I don't think I would have bought m-tron pro. I like M-tron pro and the streetly tapes very much but there is such a thing as having too many mellotron samples, isn't there.

Mark

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From: Smith Email musdnc@mchsi.com [newmellotrongroup] ;
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Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Ipad and the Mellotron
Sent: Sun, Jul 6, 2014 5:26:49 AM

I have an M-Tron Pro with both Streetly tapes. Can anyone think of a reason to add this too?
Hank

Sent from my iPad

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