Mellotronists

Eehhh !!

I read that...

I like the Orchestron...anyway...

I sampled the Mellotron Oboe on my Casio SK-5 and no...It didn´t sound anything like the Orchestron....

mumbly and borderline grumpy...

// Mattias

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Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:53 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Birotron/Orchestron CDROM?


> I don't know about the sound of the Orchestron being "charming." Mine was 
> decidedly "low fi" and you could even hear a slight click in the sound on 
> each rotation of the disc. This occurred at a slightly different time 
> depending on what note was being played. Do yourself a favour and save your 
> money for something worthwhile. If you want to simulate this sound I 
> recommend you sample a tron on an early sampler.(The less memory/fidelity, 
> the better). Then enlist one friend, two tin cans and a length of string, and 
> then record the results of playing the sound into one can whilst holding a 
> microphone to the other can. That should just about do it.
> On no account should anyone pay good money for this sterile useless piece of 
> junk. I remember keeping mine for about 2 months. Looking back I'm surprised 
> I kept it that long.
> Andy K 
> EMI m400 # E4/1405
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