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On other thing... The Memotron costs over$2000 USD… You could purchase some great samples for a lot less than that…
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From: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of charel196
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 9:22 AM
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re:Memotron
Hi Martin just a bit of light-hearteddiscussion:) My main point is
that bands like the Flower Kings,Hackett,IQ, andothers who still
use tron sounds in a live rig might find thisinstrument useful for
instant gratification and non-worrying about tech issues(atleast
until we hear how the Memotron holds up on theroad)
> Ah, Chuck, don't get so fretful! Thepoint is that as a seasoned
tron
> owner, you know that mellotrons have hard todefine attributes
that means they
> never play the same thing the same waytwice. There are a lot
more elements at
> play and we have spent a long time definingthem for our own
edification.
> Unless you model what a mellotron does then asample replay
instrument is a
> compromise and that's what the Memotron is -a compromise.
Jealousy really
> doesn't come into it at all!
>
> Best,
>
> Martin
>
>
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