On 16 May 2005, at 03:15, xandre640 wrote:
> I am entirely new to the Mellotron, though I must have heard it
> somewhere w/o knowing it, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me
> what a mellotron sounds like, and share some examples of music that
> features the 'tron.
Hi Xandre! Welcome to the fold!
Click on
http://www.s-club.co.uk/audio/technostalgia/Stuff%2030.mp3The 'strings' and 'flutes' sounds are Mellotron. I think it's safe to
say that ∗any∗ sound played back on the Mellotron has the qualities
exhibited by these sounds; an endearing out-of-tune quality, a midrange
'honk' and a very slight wow-and-flutter. The wonderful thing about
Mellotrons is that you can sample one note-by-note and the result won't
sound exactly like a real one!
> I've been reciently intrigued by it thanks to an old article I
> read about Dan the Automator, the underground Hip-Hop producer. I'd
> appreciate any insight if it's not a bother.
No bother!
Best
C
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