Mellotronists

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Colin Crawford <g-
colin.crawford@v...> wrote:
> 
> On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 04:15  pm, Bernie Kornowicz 
> <kornowicz@c...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Anyway, M-Tron can also be used on a Mac, as can Cubase. The 
latest
> > library has samples of Klaus Hoffmann-Hoock's MkII. Overall, the
> > samples don't sound as good as the samples I just finished making 
of
> > my brand new Streetly tapes :), but they sound fine in a recording
> > with other instruments and a little reverb. They are probably the
> > best commercially available samples.
> 
> I think they sound a bit naff because they were sampled from 
> Radioohead's shagged-out M400. Have they had it serviced yet 
> Martin?..... I could put in a word....

Is that the M400 that the M-Tron folks claim was owned by an East 
German spy? Maybe there are secret messages on the tapes?!!

I was under the impression that they sampled at least three Trons; 
maybe more. And one (snicker) Birotron.

Bernie