Logically it should have been called a MK8 or something else....I understand Streetly's annoyance at the name.
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@...> wrote:
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> I can see why Streetly is annoyed, and I don't really understand what advantage was gained by using that name. That being said...I think the M4000D is a very attractive machine- a wooden keyboard! I actually like the feel of a real mellotron and would be more comfortable playing something that approximated it and even resembled it . If I was going to do a small tour I would get one. I would certainly not use it in the studio though or consider it a replacement for a tape based unit. I doubt the m4000D will be a big seller , there are only a few eccentrics that would create a niche- I hope it doesn't pull Markus under.
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> > The CD sample rate is lower. (I have it on my Emu E4K and it sounds great) Why buy an M4000D? Why buy a Memotron? For immediate access in a live rig to a dedicated instrument doing a retro job. Why buy a digital Hammond? Digital piano? Convenience.
> > I see the M4000D (and Memotron) as the next logical step of evolution of the Mellotron. Why is everyone so hung up on PLAYING BACK STRIPS OF TAPE? Yes it's cool..yes it was the starting point....but are people obsessing over the method and forgetting the reason for the sounds? The video demo of Markus' unit sounds great to me. I want one. I had an M400 for 25 years but have no desire to go back to that technology for moving around to live gigs. Loading tron banks into the E4K in a live show takes time (even if you have a bunch of sounds per bank)and the digital units provide immediate changes.
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> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mark Pring <markpringnz@> wrote:
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> > > Can't we all just get along ? I think a quick look at world history or even the mellotron lists, would suggest the answer is no.
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> > > I can't think that anybody would confuse a mellotron with a rompler that has a strange keyboard.
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> > > Is anybody on the list thinking of buying an M4000D? I would be surprised.
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> > >  I can understand why somebody would buy an M4000 but not the M4000D why not just by the mellotron CD? Is Marcus still selling the Mellotron CD? I wouldn't if it was my business.
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> > > --- On Tue, 30/11/10, Charles <charel196@> wrote:
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> > > From: Charles <charel196@>
> > > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
> > > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> > > Received: Tuesday, 30 November, 2010, 3:30 PM
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> > > uhhh can't we all just get along?
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> > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros <tronbros@> wrote:
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> > > > Ok - time to say my bit. And this is me, not JB. We are mature individuals in theory but the Swede unit, despite all the protestations, has held onto the vaguely missleading M4000D logo. It's laughable really but I cannot escape being annoyed at the mindless mindset that trys to instigate consumer confusion by using a similar name yet riles at Memotron infringing almost everything including the fridge and underpants(leaving a witty personality unscathed). The truth is that NO ONE ELSE but he should be engaged in anything mellotronic. But that is never going to be the case because we are here for duration and no slight of hand or clumsy marketing device is going to alter our course.
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> > > > >> > From: lsf5275 <lsf5275@>
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> > > > >> > To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
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> > > > >> > Sent: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 2:47 pm
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