Birotron tapes were FIRST mellotron tapes and then
they made their own sound sets. Great to know that
someone has those masters!!! Martin, do you guys also
have the other Biro recorded sounds? What would that
include?
Mark.
--- charel196 <
charel196@...> wrote:
> I thought the Birotron choir was made originally
> from 2 Mellotrons,
> holding down the same note on each machine and
> alternating them
> while using volume pedal to make a "sustained"
> sound. If this is
> true why put a Birotron choir on Mellotron tapes:)??
>
>
>
> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, tron@...
> wrote:
> >
> > The Streetly Electronics Mellotron Sample Library
> found at
> > http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/ has been
> updated again.
> >
> > Have a look out for the new 'Louise Davis' Vibrato
> and Pizzicato
> > 'Cellos, as well as the Glocks/Tubular bells
> split, the Rick
> Sanders
> > electric violin and
> >
> > (drum roll)
> >
> > ∗ ∗ B i r o t r o n C h o i r ∗ ∗
> >
> > Not the washed out and shitty sounding thing found
> on the M-Tron
> (or on
> > a Birotron, for that matter) but the ∗real deal∗ -
> a recording
> taken
> > straight from the original master tapes. I think
> this one is quite
> > wonderful.
> >
> > I also have apologies to offer for some readers,
> notably those who
> > contributed samples to the site. The Demon web
> space is limited to
> 20Mb
> > (or 100Mb for a month) and so I have had to
> get rid of a
> couple of
> > longer samples, edit down some others and reduce
> the lot to 96kbps,
> > which is not my idea of joy but it's necessary.
> Apologies to you
> all,
> > particularly Norm Leete whose rather lovely Sad
> Strings sample was
> the
> > most hit upon thing on the site. (A bit like Norm,
> actually)
> >
> > Lots more to follow. All comments welcome as ever.
> >
> > Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
> > The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
> > Streetly Sample Library
> http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/
> >
>
>
>
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