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Very nice Mattias!
Pete

On 2/2/11 1:38 AM, mattias wrote:

Hey kids,

As some of you might know I am a fan of the whole optical family. The Orchestron, the Optigan and the Chilton Talentmaker. I realize that maybe it isnt everybodys idea of a good time but all three instruments are great tools in the studio and have become a integral part of my setup....but when it comes to quality you are all right. In comparison to the Mellotron the Orchestron may not be a clear and Hi fi but on the other hand the Orchestron and its cousins with the added noise and crackles bring something else to a production. As soon as you show someone the instruments they all say “ Its sounds like an old black and white movie.”  What I do is that I always double track it and use a fair amount of spring reverb.

Pea hicks has also added some new sounds like the tremolo electric guitar  and marimba rolls that are really great.

Anyways.

Youve probably all seen it before...

But here is a video from my all Optigan/orchestron/mellotron band AK-momo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccnO487xIAw

The main string sound melody is from the Orchestron.

// Mattias