Hi !
As far as I have understood the sound isn´t really effected by the usage as there isn´t really any contact on the disc except the holder thingie...
And soundwise I think it is really great...It isn´t as apparent as the Mellotron. If you put it on a track it has a tendency to add some kind of weird scratchy gloss...More padsy in a way.
Also I like the fact with the infinte hold as it loops so that you can put a high String note that sustains over an entire chorus or midsection....And of course no decent Kraftwerk medley would do without it...
And so far....Thomas in Änglagård has being playing all his Mellotron-esque parts on ´tron ( Orchestron that is....)
And it is on a felt bed....And yes you can do scratching effects...
// Mattias
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Stopp" <gene@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:51 PM
Subject: RE: [Mellotronists] Birotron/Orchestron CDROM?
> Hi 'tronists,
>
> Perhaps the answer to this lies in the achives, so please pardon if it's a
> repeat, but does exist a sample CDROM with Birotron and/or Orchestron
> samples? In Roland format as icing on the cake?
>
> I've had an Orchestron on my workbench, once, doing a service for a friend
> (pinch wheel adjustment or something like that), but that was long ago. I
> suppose I was a bit snobby at the time and not so much interested in the
> charm of the thing, because I was not too impressed by either the
> construction or the sound. The "toy" keyboard with its brown "black" notes,
> like, totally grossed me out. Nowadays my attitude is more cultured and I
> would love to find one, but certainly not for the current eBay prices. The
> "cheese factor" is something I enjoy now... recently I found a wood-cased
> Magnus chord organ at a garage sale for $20. And for those eBay Magnus organ
> sellers out there - ahem, it does NOT sound very much like a Mellotron. :)
>
> Question - does not an Orchestron grind away at the clear plastic of the
> disk as it is running, thereby gradually reducing it's already questionable
> fidelity by merely being turned on? I saw one recently on eBay with "master"
> disks that could be reproduced using transparencies in a photocopier (so
> they said) and I though "now that's the way to do it" but I could not muster
> up enough interest to pop for a couple of grand. Couple hundred, yes, but
> THAT's not gonna happen, not these days.
>
> Now a CDROM, that would be different! I actually even have the ROOM for
> that!
>
> Best Regards,
>
> - Gene
>
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