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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report

From: djacques@csulb.edu
Date: 2010-01-15

The keyboard on Markus' digital mellotron feels as good as any weighted midi keyboard I have played. Its just the keyboard design that is the same as his real mellotron. As there are no tapes and pressure pads involved, you don't get that strange sensation when you play it.

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From: Mark Pring <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:58:38 -0800 (PST)
To: <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: NAMM Report

 

Yes, but the sound makes up for it, it's beyond me why anybody would want that kind of keyboard action playing samples.

--- On Fri, 1/15/10, ClayE <ecclesreinson@ rogers.com> wrote:


Remember that "WTF!" moment when you first played one?


--- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com, Mark Pring <markpringnz@ ...> wrote:
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> I haven't played one of those, how does it compare to an M4000?
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> --- On Fri, 1/15/10, David Jacques <djacques@.. .> wrote:
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> From: David Jacques <djacques@.. .>
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] NAMM Report
> To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 4:42 PM
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> I was referring to the NEW mellotron keyboard that Markus designed for his Model 400. That has a pretty good feel to it. There is no way I would want to gig with my original SM400 keyboard! 
> On Jan 14, 2010, at 7:35 PM, Mark Pring wrote:
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> Can't see the advantage of having a mellotron keyboard action, it's horrible! A nice weighted keyboard action would have been better. I suppose if you are used to tron action you might prefer it, but if you are used to tron action you probably won't be buying one of these.
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> --- On Fri, 1/15/10, David Jacques <djacques@ csulb. edu> wrote:
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> From: David Jacques <djacques@csulb. edu>
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] NAMM Report
> To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Friday, January 15, 2010, 3:36 PM
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> Just returned from my first day at NAMM, Saw Markus with the new 
> digital Mellotron. It sounds and plays great. Although it is still in 
> prototype stage you can play two sounds on it (3 Violins and Flute). 
> Eventually he will have over 100 loaded (including the entire 
> mellotron, optigin, and chamberlin sounds). What is REALLY cool is 
> that he uses the original SM400 keyboard... Completely wood with the 
> same length all the way back into the keyboard cartridge. in fact it 
> looks and feels exactly like a Mellotron keyboard unit. Completely 
> built out of wood and metal like the original, Very nice.
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> It was sitting in top of his new Mellotron and it sounded identical.
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> He said that he is looking at production models in two or three months. 
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