Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Mellotronists

Sequencer triggered vs keyboard triggered voices:

Way back in the 80's people like Larry Fast and Tomita were using
sequencers.... Would it be fair to say that
over 50 percent of the sounds on Synergy or Tomita recordings were
sequencer triggered? I think of Larry Fast as a sequence
programmer / composer / synth technician, and Tomita as a sequence
programmer / interpreter / synth technician. Are they keyboardists?
Both are talented musicians none the less.

Some talented keyboardists do not appreciate this approach to music
making.... I admire Tomita and Larry fast, because they used their
skills to create good music.

With recordings of "Mellotron sounds", it can be:
A sampler triggered by a midi keyboard,
A sampler triggered by a sequencer or,
A Mellotron (a sample triggered by a keyboard)

If the end result is good music, it doesn't matter what method was
used.

I do think that the "sequence programmers" should always be credited
for their contribution. Even when they are not the composer, they are
using their skills to create good music, and should receive credit.


Clay