Well I think it depends.
I've been able to tell the real thing apart from samples, but deeper in the mix - yes it's pretty difficult.
Also - I imagine most Mellotron owners could recognize when it is real or not.
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:44 PM, Gary Brumm
<gabru@comsec.net> wrote:
An Alesis piano module would never be mistaken for a Steinway where as this instrument would be difficult if not impossible to distinguish
from a tape machine in a mix by most everyone.