"I think as an idea the Optigan/orchestron/chilton talentmaker disc is
great. The loops and sounds are really interesting. Amazing to have all the
discs ready to go...
The only question I have is always going to be in that sample directory "
where is the sound I want ? " feeling.
If I would be stepping through samples and stumbled across Stylophone
#1....I don't think the odds are that great that I'd use it. But with a real
one when you understand how your playing effects the sound et.c it makes a
lot more sense.
When someone sits down at an Optigan, Orchestron or a Chilton talentmaker in
my studio it usually just takes somewhere between 5 - 10 minutes before that
person says " I have written a song ! ".
Would people spend that time with a keyboard attached to a sampler or a
computer ?"
Well written and timely post, Mattias, and something that I've been giving a
lot of thought to lately...
I have a lot of the wonderful quirky keyboards in my studio (Claviolines,
Optigans, Clavinets, a Stylophone, and until recently, a Chamberlin), but
I'm in the process of setting up a stand-alone sampler/keybaord to try to
duplicate these machines without all the hassle of maintenance.
Since I've had the experience of actually playing the real machines, I think
I can make the system work ∗for me∗, but yeah, I'm gonna miss all those
moments of watching the faces absolutely light up the first time those
fingers hit the Chamberlin...
Anyway, here's the question....
I'm not recording with computers (analog tape and sometimes DA38s for me),
and want to set this system up, but know ∗nothing∗ about samplers, MIDI, and
controllers.
I've searched for hours on the Mellotronists archives, and found some
wonderful and useful info, but thought I'd run it past the group again...
Can someone recommend a specific model of sampler (Akai CD3000i, Emu e6400,
etc.), or maybe a sampler/keyboard (Motif ES, Fantom, Triton, etc.) that
would match up well with the Pinder sample CD? Something that might be easy
to program for a few specific tasks and is intuitive to run?
I don't need all the bells, whistles, and synths that seem to go along with
the modern keybaord/samplers, just a sampler and keyboard controller for
doing the Pinder, Optigan, and maybe Clavioline sample CDs..
I've been leaning towards a Nord keyboard as a controller, which has some
great Clavinet sounds which would be useful, or so I've heard. But which
sampler?
In short, I'm ∗the∗ guy ("you gotta be crazy to buy one of those!") that the
Memotron folks are trolling for, and I'm even considering one.
But I think I can set up a system that might be more useful for me...
Anyway, thanks in advance for any advice....
I'm all ears...
Bruce
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