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Subject: Re: mellotron patche ?

From: "Richard Renaud" <korgdss1@...>
Date: 2006-02-07

Thank's a lot for the info.

Yes I have a DSS-1 and a Wavestation EX.

Richard

--- In DW8000@yahoogroups.com, Eirikur Hallgrimsson <eh@...> wrote:
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> I don't think the DW8000 can be programmed to do a good Mellotron
sound,
> (any of the Mellotron sounds). The DW8000 has only single-cycle
> waveforms, and the Mellotron has 10-second full-length samples. The
> Mellotron has all kinds of distortion in it, too, in addition to
pitch
> instability. I always use a bit of distortion in my Mellotron
> emulations, if the synth supports it.
>
> My approach on the DW8000 would be to start with a string-like
waveform,
> detune the oscillators a tad, and use the filter at a fixed cutoff
to
> emulate the restricted bandwidth of the Mellotron. Then you'd use
the
> delay line to add animation via a chorus effect. Maybe this would
be
> close enough for your needs, but if like your address suggests, you
have
> a DSS1 as well, the DSS1 is more suited for this because it has all
the
> analog goodness of the DW plus sample memory.
>
> Eirikur
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> On Mon, 2006-02-06 at 19:18 +0000, Richard Renaud wrote:
> > Anyone succeeded to make a patche of Mellotron sound with the
DW8000?
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> > Richard
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