Mellotronists

In a message dated 12/8/2006 8:01:25 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
mellotronmadness@... writes:

Hi, I  just want to sound like Woolly Wolstenholme (Barclay James Harvest  )
without actually having to buy an M300.  I've got the M-Tron but it  doesn't 
sound remotely like, either M300 strings or M300 violins ( the only  M-Tron 
voices I like are the cello, saxophone, boys choir and clarinet,  generally it's 
quite disappointing)   As I understand it Woolly  never changed banks on his 
M300, I assume he could only mix one other sound  with strings which I
believe were M300a.  I could be persuaded to buy  the Mellotron CD and a 
software sampler. Could that provide something close? I  only play for my own 
amusement and to inflict pain on others, so near enough  would do.
I've looked at the Kontackt and Vsampler, how much memory do  these
things need to perform? Thanks, Mark
PS These days with Maestoso  he has an M400 with remastered strings but
they don't sound as good.
PPS  I am not trying to restart the samples vs real thing  debate!



Hi, Mark.
 
I have the Pinder/Mellotron CD, run through an AKAI CD3000i  sampler, and 
quickly discovered that the M300 samples are 300A strings from  approx. notes 
1-19, and then shifts an octave down with M300B strings from  approx. notes 20-35 
(it may be the other way around, but I haven't used the disc  for a long 
time).  It makes for some interesting voicings with that  combination across the 
keys, but frustrating when you want one over the other  across the keyboard.  
Do I have an aberrent disc, or are they all like  this?  At least I have a tape 
frame for my 400 with M300A strings/IM,  Flute/M300B strings, and the same 
combination on Station 1, RH side of my MkII,  but then I am a lucky S.O.B.
 
Frank Samagaio
San Diego CA
MkII #134 (Pindertron) / M400 3908
author, The Mellotron  Book