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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mellotron/Clavia samples

From: "Mattias" <Mattias.olsson5@comhem.se>
Date: 2007-12-06

Hey hey,
 
So has anyone on the list besides me played it or would that destroy another classic Mellotron list discussion ? The sounds are really good and have all the weird notes and stuff. The sounds are looped which I guess is condiered blasphemous but for the musician who buys the nord wave I think they would prefer it like that. It isn't aimed towards the Mellotron market...like the M4000 or the Mark VI and Mark VII. But for working musicinas who want to use the sounds in a fast and easy way. 
 
The action is nothing like a Mellotron which must be a good thing.
 
If you are playing live and you want to use 68 different Mellotron sounds, This is definitely a very interesting option.
 
I won't be buying one but I can certainly understand why others would.
 
Mattias Olsson
Roth Händle Studios, Stockholm
www.roth-handle.nu
http://www.myspace.com/57224022
 
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----- Original Message -----
From: David Jacques
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 3:53 AM
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mellotron/Clavia samples

This looks like a very interesting instrument. Too bad they are only producing it in a 49 key version. I would def be more interested if there was a 76 key version… Damn, even a 61 would be acceptable to me.

Here are some interesting items from the specs…

First, 180 MB for samples seems a little stingy. I can fill my 1GB of sample memory in my Motif XS pretty quickly. The compression has to take its toll to get all those samples down in size… I do like the idea that it is flash memory and that you do not have to reload all the samples.

I am curious what the price point will be.

From: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:newmellotro ngroup@yahoogrou ps.com] On Behalf Of Bernie
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 6:12 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mellotron/Clavia samples

--- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 12/5/2007 7:39:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> pocotron@... writes:
>
> Here is an interesting story I ran across. Mr.
> Kean has sold copies of the Mellotron master tapes to
> Clavia for use as samples in their Nord Wave keyboard.
> According to the following article, they will NOT be
> sampled from a Mellotron first.
>
>
>
>
>
> I can confirm this, Although I'm not sure if it is for the Wave.
Markus told
> me that they were coming out with a new keyboard. However this may
actually
> be the one. It was my understanding that you could go to the
Clavia website
> with a key and download all of the sounds.
>
> We should get Markus onboard here.
>
> Frank II
>

Here's the web page:

http://www.clavia. se/main.asp? tm=Products& clpm=Nord_ Wave

Bernie