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

From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com>
Date: 2007-12-10

Hmmm. Fair enough. I was surprised by it being referred to as 'junk'
simply because the sound that comes out of it is not actually all that
bad - certainly better than a lot of what the M-Tron has to offer.

Mike

lsf5275@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 12/8/2007 10:39:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> mike.dickson@gmail.com writes:
>
> 'The Memotron is junk'? How so?
>
> I have been told this by musicians I respect who have played it, I
> have been told it feels kind of cheesy and has one great flaw. It will
> not retain samples. They must be reloaded every time it is turned on.
> Also, sample access seems to be limited to those provided (at
> substantial expense I've been told) by the manufacturer, or M-Tron
> samples. That to me seem pretty solid evidence.
>
> Frank II
>
>
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