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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] M4000D and M3000

From: Martin <tronbros@aol.com>
Date: 2015-06-14

Mark

The difference is that the MTron Pro Streetly Tapes are recordings made from our Skellotron replaying actual mellotron tapes so you get the eq lift from the pre amp/line amp. We would NEVER put out master tapes as they do not dound like a mellotron. The MTron Pro Streetly Tapes are much more authentic in sound than the erroneously named Scandanavian thing!

M

Mellotronics.com
1963 - 2015  52 years of mellotrons

On 14 Jun 2015, at 02:31, markpringnz <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

As I understand it the M3000 and M4000D play digital samples taken direct from the master tapes whereas M-tron and M-tron pro are digitally sampled mellotrons. 


How do you get the digital sample from the master tape? Do you just play it on a high quality reel to reel tape player?


I ask because having messed about with the M3000 and M-tron pro Streetly pack there is I think a distinct difference in the sound. I am not saying that one is better than the other but they do sound different.


Thanks


Mark