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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Nord Electro 4 D

From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
Date: 2013-05-24

Well I will load my own samples in which could be called many things but not soulless or boring.

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From: m400s851 <mattias.puttonen@gmail.com>;
To: <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Nord Electro 4 D
Sent: Fri, May 24, 2013 7:54:31 AM

 



Yes, Clavia messed with the tron and chamby sounds making them soulless and boring imho.

/Mattias P
#851 #116

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@...> wrote:
>
> Pretty impressive overall.
>
> I have a Rhodes, Hammond, Wurlitzer, Vox Continental etc. and these
> emulations are pretty close.
>
> What I wonder about is the touch sensitivity. How incrementally dynamic is
> it compared to the real things?
>
> I thought that Hammond was the most realistic. I imagine they spent the
> most time and money on getting that right.
>
> I have to say though that I'm not impressed at all with the Chamberlin
> sounds. The Mellotron wasn't that great either.
>
> This could be down to the demonstrator though, as I doubt he's ever played
> the real things, and wouldn't play them the way we'd expect to hear them
> anyway.
>
> There were only two Chamberlin sounds that were recognizable and they
> sounded very muffled and twee. The 'big-ness' just wasn't there.
>
> Still, this would be a wonderful live instrument.
>
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> On Thu, May 23, 2013 at 4:37 AM, Mark Pring <markpringnz@...> wrote:
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> > ∗∗
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> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiFlfU4v2aI
> >
> > The mellotron part starts at around 18 minutes.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
>