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Hello everyone, My name is Otis and I'm new to this forum. Since last week I own a Mellotron m4000d and I'm completely over the moon with it. It will be nice to learn more about Mellotrons. I hope that I can get a real one in the future.Right away I see there's some heated discussion, but I never understood why people think a real Mellotron is too expensive for what is, or why it would be ridiculous to own one, or buy one for a lot of money. People easily pay more for a new kitchen or a car and somehow, in situations like that, I never hear people freak out about it (i would).In the end it is just about what you like to do and what makes you happy. I like instruments and dislike computers somewhat. As a guitar player I don't feel like sitting behind my pc and play music that way. Old-fashioned point of view for a 31-one-year-old I guess haha.I'm surprised that the samples, digital vs electromechanical issue can still generate such interest and emotion. I think they all have their uses and depend on pretty much on how much time and money one has and what sort of sound one is after.
There is something different in playing a mellotron as opposed to playing samples if nothing else the feel of the keyboard is unique! I do understand now why people want the real thing.
On a piece I was recording recently I couldn't be bothered setting up my mellotron, I just wanted a few bars of the 8 choir for a little musical idea, I went to M-Tron pro and the Streetly expansion pack but the sound was out of tune in a way which didn't work for me. I started up Redtron and that was the sound I wanted that time.
Please don't think that I don't like the Streetly expansion pack, I am very happy with it but I don't think the samples are tuned which makes it sound authentic but that isn't always what I want. One of my favourite mellotron sounds at the moment is the string tape sound of my MicroKorg xl+ and I'm not sure how close those samples are to any mellotron.
I'm not sure why anyone would want to leave the group over this, the original post does sound a bit like trolling although he had been a member for a while. Possibly his mellotron had been playing up, like mine it probably needs a rebuild, I can understand that kind of frustration!
Mark