Mellotronists

there's always the e-mu vintage keys.  not bad with certain sounds, 
albeit a limited selection of 'tron-specific patches.
http://www.emu.com/products/mp3s/VintagePro/Vintage2.mp3

jim/m400#680


On 6/11/03 9:56 AM, KathnRich wrote:

>Hi Tim;
>    I did own a mellotron at one time and am very familiar with its' 
>sounds and nuances. I have tried several sample CD's that were uterly 
>horrible simply beacuse only a handful of keys were sampled. The mellotron 
>sound depends on each key and its' individuality of charactor. The very 
>best mellotron sampled CD out still to date is the "Mike Pinder presents 
>Mellotron". It is available at mellotron.com. Each and every note is 
>sampled from the M400, MKII and the M300. You have to be able to load at 
>least 16 meg. into a sampler he states on his web-site.
>Rich...
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Tim Clark 
>  To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com 
>  Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 6:08 AM
>  Subject: [Mellotronists] Mellotron Emulator / Samples / Sound modules
>
>
>  Hey all,
>
>  I'm sure this is going to cause the die-hards to cringe, but I'm 
>  looking to get the most authentic mellotron tone I can get out of a 
>  sound module. I figured I'd ask people who actually own a real 
>  mellotron to find out what is close. Are there any software emulators 
>  out there for the tron? 
>
>  I've been looking at the Roland SRX expansion board (Ultimate Keys, a 
>  combination of two JV boards called Keys of the 60s and 70s and 
>  Vintage Synthesizers). It's the only one I've seen to advertise their 
>  mellotron tones, so I'm hoping its good. Anyone heard it? I haven't 
>  looked into any competitors, only Roland. Anyone else heard any good 
>  mellotron patches in a sound module?
>
>  Thanks!
>  -Tim