This makes a lot of sense, especially in light of the fact that the MkI/MkII Mellotrons came with a manual that included instructions on how to play several songs.
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Bernie
--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "jonesalley" <jonesalley@...> wrote:
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> Speaking COMPLETELY off the top of my head, I would tend to imagine that the
> combinations were put together to reproduce specific songs that were popular
> at the time, much like a lot of synth programs are built today. You
> couldn't buy an analog polysynth in the early 80's that didn't have a
> "Separate Ways" or "Jump" soundalike patch.
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> > Does anyone know why the stations were configured the way they were?
> > For instance, MkI RH keyboard, Station 4 has Trombone/Tenor Sax/Trumpet
> > but on the MkII, Tenor Sax appears with Brass and 3 Violins, while
> > Trombone was dropped altogether. Were the instruments just randomly
> > combined or was there a method to the madness?
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