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I use a Memotron. They are expensive but very good and very practical. The CD library which ships with the Memotron (Vintage) is indeed FAR superior to the M-Tron sounds, which I also have. You get 3 variations on 3 Violins and most of the other classics. The Pinder CD-ROM probably has the edge on the Memotron library but then you need to lug a sampler around as well as everything else. Although the Memotron has a CD slot, the Compact Flash slot on the back is the way to go as you can create your own virtual Tape Frame with 3 sounds of your choice + settings and FX, save to CF card and then load with a couple of clicks. Like you I use a LOT of Mellotron in the bands I play with, I do own a real Mellotron 400 but that is out of the question for rehearsals and gigs (unless we played somewhere REALLY special...) so I need a good substitute. (And yes, Martin, I will always be the first to agree that it is only a substitute... ain't nothing like the real thing baby!) I haven't tried the other CDs in the Memotron library, Vintage has everything I need.

 

Hints:

1 play it through a digital delay, reverb or even analogue tape echo. 

2. beware the Tone control - it's not a treble cut like on a real Mellotron, more like a 12db/octave VCF! The sound disappears below 1/3 clockwise.

3. i think the pitch bend is only +/-2 semitones so no Pinder bendotron fun :-(

 

Hope this gives you some idea. Best, Paul Marshall.

M400 #1380  

 

----- Original Message -----

From: mkmellotron

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 4:21 PM

Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: memotron

 

thanks for you quick response... i watched The kills on letterman. it..was great
although sound on sound on their reveiw say that their library is far superior to mtron (i own mtron pro which is a bit average in my opion -not the streetly tapes-) and because i am a heavy mellotron sound user i am a bit concerned....
i wish i could have an M4000 but way out of my league moneywise!!
at least now lol

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bill Rudloff <doctorwho8@...> wrote:
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> I don't have one, but I do have the M-Tron sounds it can use. If you want to see one in action up close and personal, look on YouTube for The Kills on David Letterman. Or search the group archive for the link I posted a few months ago.
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> Bill Rudloff
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> From: mkmellotron <mkmellotron@...>
> To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tue, May 8, 2012 10:10 am
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] memotron
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> any memotron users here??would be really helful a good review from an owner...
> thanks in advance
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