Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: The Mellotron Group

Any guesses as to the price on this machine?- I could see having it for live and an m4000 for studio use but the price would be a definite factor.
 
 
   

I believe that Markus has achieved what you may be looking for. The digital tron keeps the authentic feel of the original all the way down to the wood and paint of the cabinet.

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From: Tom Doncourt <tomdcour@amnh.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:29:13 -0500
To: <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] NAMM Report

  
   

Just remembered- I‘m wrong about Nord-Wave and the Chamberlin sounds, Clavia never got those.
 
 
   

I have no complaints with my mellotron action, it’s distinct to itself and makes me feel very aware of the tapes underneath it. I hate playing mellotron samples on a cheap plastic remote keyboard.It seems considerate to me to use a similar action to the original on a dedicated digital mellotron, I would want this thing to be as close to the original instrument as possible in every way (except the weight and bulk).
The Nord wave also promised the entire Mellotron and Chamberlin library but has never actually come through on this to my knowledge.
 
 
   

There are many issues involved in getting the keyboard right. I can assure you that there is no "spongy" feel to my M4000 keyboard, nor could that term be used to describe the feel of the keyboards of the machines coming out of my shop.
 
In a message dated 1/15/2010 3:46:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, markpringnz@yahoo.com writes:

I can't remember who said it but playing a mellotron and certainly the  M4000 I played can only be described as playing a sponge.