The Mellotron Group

This isn't going to appeal to many people or possibly any people on the list. I am going overseas soon and can't take my tron or piano with me. I had wondered about a portable keyboard and after Frank Stickle suggested a Microkorg I bought one.

I am extremely happy with it, it is great value for money but it's a bit too good to risk on the trip. I have a very old Yamaha PSS 270 which will fit in my main suitcase and let's face it who would care if it got crushed in transit? ( my wife and family would be relieved ) I have messed about with it for a few hours but I don't think I can face a couple of months with it.

I will have access to family computers for a lot of the visit so I am going to take a USB memory stick with 2 programs on it, both of which are free.

One is madtracker: http://www.madtracker.org/download.php
and the over is nanotron: http://www.kvraudio.com/get/1462.html

Madtracker supports VSTs and it is easy to install the nanotron vst into it. It can be played from the keyboard of the computer and you can also compose loops if you can be bothered to work out how to do it. For $70 you could add a Korg Nano usb midi controller,and have something fairly playable. It comes with an M1 emulator which I quite like

Admittedly the nanotron samples ( flute , choir and strings) are looped and I think the tron they were sampled from was pretty sick at the time but I have heard worse.

An alternative VST host would be FL Studio but the demo verison is a lot bigger, you can't save projects but you can record from the keyboard, which you can't with madtracker and you can export to mp3.

So there you go, is that a mellotron in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

Mark

PS I had thought that the 4 note polyphony on the Microkorg might be a bit limiting but when playing chord progressions and inversions it can be an advantage, as you play the 5th note the 1st note stops and you can get quite a tron like effect without damaging your tapes

From: Jon
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Cheap and Portable tron
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 3:21 AM

http://web.mac. com/omenie/ Site/Ellatron. html

This isn't going to appeal to many people or possibly any people on the list. I am going overseas soon and can't take my tron or piano with me. I had wondered about a portable keyboard and after Frank Stickle suggested a Microkorg I bought one.

I am extremely happy with it, it is great value for money but it's a bit too good to risk on the trip. I have a very old Yamaha PSS 270 which will fit in my main suitcase and let's face it who would care if it got crushed in transit? ( my wife and family would be relieved ) I have messed about with it for a few hours but I don't think I can face a couple of months with it.

I will have access ; to family computers for a lot of the visit so I am going to take a USB memory stick with 2 programs on it, both of which are free.

One is madtracker: http://www.madtrack er.org/download. php
and the over is nanotron: http://www.kvraudio .com/get/ 1462.html

Madtracker supports VSTs and it is easy to install the nanotron vst into it. It can be played from the keyboard of the computer and you can also compose loops if you can be bothered to work out how to do it. For $70 you could add a Korg Nano usb midi controller,and have something fairly playable. It comes with an M1 emulator which I quite like

Admittedly the nanotron samples ( flute , choir and strings) are looped and I think the tron they were sampled from was pretty sick at the time but I have heard worse.

An alternative VST host would be FL Studio but the demo verison is a lot bigger, you can't save projects but you can record from the keyboard, which you can't with madtracker and you can export to mp3.

So there you go, is that a mellotron in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

Mark

PS I had thought that the 4 note polyphony on the Microkorg might be a bit limiting but when playing chord progressions and inversions it can be an advantage, as you play the 5th note the 1st note stops and you can get quite a tron like effect without damaging your tapes

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> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Cheap and Portable tron
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 3:21 AM
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>       This isn't going to appeal to many people or possibly any 
>         people on the list. I am going overseas soon and can't take my tron or 
>         piano with me. I had wondered about a portable keyboard and after Frank 
>         Stickle suggested a Microkorg I bought one.
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>  I am extremely 
>         happy with it, it is great value for money but it's a bit too good to 
>         risk on the trip. I have a very old Yamaha PSS 270 which will fit in my 
>         main suitcase and let's face it who would care if it got crushed in 
>         transit? ( my wife and family would be relieved ) I have messed about 
>         with it for a few hours but I don't think I can face a couple of months 
>         with it.
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> I will have access  to family computers for a 
>         lot  of the visit so I am going to take a USB memory  stick 
>         with 2 programs on it, both of which are free.
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> One is 
>         madtracker:  
>         http://www.madtrack er.org/download. php
> and the over is 
>         nanotron: 
>         http://www.kvraudio .com/get/ 1462.html
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> Madtracker 
>         supports VSTs and it is easy to install the nanotron vst into it. It can 
>         be played from the keyboard of the computer and you can also compose 
>         loops if you can be bothered to work out how to do it. For $70 you could 
>         add a Korg Nano usb midi controller,and have something fairly playable. 
>         It comes with an M1 emulator which I quite like 
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> Admittedly the 
>         nanotron samples ( flute , choir and strings) are looped and I think the 
>         tron they were sampled from was pretty sick at the time but I have heard 
>         worse.
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> An alternative  VST host would be FL Studio but the 
>         demo verison is a lot bigger, you can't save projects but you can record 
>         from the keyboard, which you can't with madtracker and you can export to 
>         mp3.
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> So there you go, is that a mellotron in your pocket or are 
>         you just pleased to see me?
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> Mark
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> PS I had thought that the 
>         4 note polyphony on the Microkorg might be a bit limiting but when 
>         playing chord progressions and inversions it can be an advantage, as you 
>         play the 5th note the 1st note stops and you can get quite a tron like 
>         effect without damaging your tapes
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From: Bernie
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Cheap and Portable tron
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 3:42 AM

Wouldn't M-Tron Pro be a better choice than Nanotron? There are also a few free VST hosts in the KVR plugin database.

Bernie

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> From: Jon
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Cheap and Portable tron
> To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 3:21 AM
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> This isn't going to appeal to many people or possibly any
> people on the list. I am going overseas soon and can't take my tron or
> piano with me. I had wondered about a portable keyboard and after Frank
> Stickle suggested a Microkorg I bought one.
>
> I am extremely
> happy with it, it is great value for money but it's a bit too good to
> risk on the trip. I have a very old Yamaha PSS 270 which will fit in my
> main suitcase and let's face it who would care if it got crushed in
> transit? ( my wife and family would be relieved ) I have messed about
> with it for a few hours but I don't think I can face a couple of months
> with it.
>
> I will have access to family computers for a
> lot of the visit so I am going to take a USB memory stick
> with 2 programs on it, both of which are free.
>
> One is
> madtracker:
> http://www.madtrack er.org/download. php
> and the over is
> nanotron:
> http://www.kvraudio .com/get/ 1462.html
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>; Madtracker
> supports VSTs and it is easy to install the nanotron vst into it. It can
> be played from the keyboard of the computer and you can also compose
> loops if you can be bothered to work out how to do it. For $70 you could
> add a Korg Nano usb midi controller,and have something fairly playable.
> It comes with an M1 emulator which I quite like
>
> Admittedly the
> nanotron samples ( flute , choir and strings) are looped and I think the
> tron they were sampled from was pretty sick at the time but I have heard
> worse.
>
> An alternative VST host would be FL Studio but the
> demo verison is a lot bigger, you can't save projects but you can record
> from the keyboard, which you can't with madtracker and you can export to
> mp3.
>
> So there you go, is that a mellotron in your pocket or are
> you just pleased to see me?
>
> Mark
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> PS I had thought that the
> 4 note polyphony on the Microkorg might be a bit limiting but when
> playing chord progressions and inversions it can be an advantage, as you
> play the 5th note the 1st note stops and you can get quite a tron like
> effect without damaging your tapes
>