Yeah,
but what would it do when it received a
System Common "F6" byte for "TUNE REQUEST" ...? ;-)
Probably a voice would blart out "cannot compute!
cannot compute! emergency!" and red light would
flash and all smoke would come out of it and stuff.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hofmeyer" <j_hofmeyer@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 12 March 2004 01:18
Subject: [Mellotronists] Additions / mods
> Forgive me if this has been mentioned before....
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> I wonder, has anyone tried to make a MIDI controlled
> mellotron?
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> The tapes and heads would be in a compartment, when
> receiving a MIDI note-on command, the sound would
> start. A note-off command would release the key.
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> Probably more expensive than a standard, keyboard
> controlled 'tron.
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> With a few of these babies and a decent MIDI
> interface, you could trigger several 'trons at once -
> each with a different set of tapes!
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> Something like that could sit in a rack, especially if
> you had front and rear rack rails, place the
> instrument horizontal.
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> On a different note, I picked up an 88 key Rhodes last
> night. In excellent condition for only $200... now
> if I could just get a similar deal on an M400...
>
> Maybe I could take my 73 key Rhodes and experiment
> with it as a MIDI module. Hmmm, MIDI controlled
> Rhodes, MIDI controlled Clav, ...I think I'm on to
> something....
>
> -jh
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