I think the Streetly guys understand that keeping the samples in a proprietary format will lessen the chances of software piracy.
Bernie
--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Gary Brumm <gabru@...> wrote:
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> Very true Mike, I do look forward to getting the Streetly samples because I am sure they will be painstaking tin their reproduction.
> I do wish they would make the in other formats besides the M-tron. Although I have a M-tron Pro I would rather use the samples
> in one of my Kurzweils or other samplers so I didn't have to use a laptop if I wanted to plat them live. Oh well maybe someday.
> I could sample the M-tron into the Kurzweil but it would be nice to have native files to work with.
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> From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Mike Dickson
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 1:23 PM
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: need opinions for making a mellotron choice
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> There is a big difference between 'low quality' samples and 'low grade' samples. I know it has been said before, but most samples are bloody awful because of the 'creative liberties' taken with the original sounds, ie normalisation, tuning, noise reduction etc. I recorded the 3-violins from #996 warts and all and programmed it into a sampler and I can absolutely guarantee you that there is no way this side of a miracle you could tell it from the real deal. Comparing that to what M-Tron first produced and you have to wonder what they were even thinking about. I haven't had the chance to see or feel the latest batch but they sound a lot better, it must be said.
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> I'm absolutely certain that one day Mellotrons will turn no more, but given that it's that sound that we are after you realise that the instrument is only the medium for the noise that it makes. As long as the sound is captured somewhere and can be reproduced by whatever means then it will be around for years and years yet.
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> Mike
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