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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Chamberlin sounds

From: "Thomas C. Doncourt" <tomdcour@amnh.org>
Date: 2011-05-23

I can compare form an M1 and an M400 on the cello and 3 violins. I can't
say which I like better though... the M1 is brighter in both cases but the
M400 seems fuller. Two slightly different sounding instruments but each
with its purpose. The M1 sounds better to me with the tone control nearly
all the way up - the M400 I have the tone at less than half.

> I would be interested to hear I direct comparison of the 3 violins played
> on an M400 and a Chamberlin, has anybody on the list got a working
> Chamberlin, did Mattias sort his out?
>
> Mark
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros <tronbros@...> wrote:
>>
>> Maybe different but not better. The M400 is capable of hifi quality if
>> given good source material. It is not the muffled lofi beast everyone
>> assumes. We have put excellent commercial recordings through them and
>> they handle up to 16k, clear and precisely. Never underestimate the
>> potential of a mellotron.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> M
>>
>> mellotronics.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>> On 22 May 2011, at 00:32, "markpringnz" <markpringnz@...> wrote:
>>
>> > Would these sound a lot different played through a chamberlin? I would
>> guess that they would.
>>
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