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Subject: RE: [Mellotronists] Re: Memotron

From: "David Jacques" <djacques@...>
Date: 2006-01-27

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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Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of charel196
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Friday, January 27, 2006 9:22 AM
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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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