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Subject: Re: OT- NAMM 2011

From: "Charles" <charel196@yahoo.com>
Date: 2011-01-23

Mellotron Digital was already used in the past and has a bad rep:)

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> Charles, you have it backwards... It's a Mellotron Digital, not a
> Mellotron.
>
> I agree that there is a place for it if you have to have a white box that
> looks vaguely familiar. But the box makes little difference. If it was
> orange and had shorter keys and a different cabinet and control placement would
> you feel the same?
>
> I like it... I hate the name. I would have called it a Mellotron Digital. I
> think it's a better name. Mellotrons (generically) play tape. Samplers
> play samples.
>
>
>
> In a message dated 1/23/2011 12:25:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> charel196@... writes:
>
> As I said...it's a DIGITAL Mellotron, not a Mellotron.
>