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Re: Mellotron Emulator / Samples / Sound modules

2003-06-11 by Bernie Kornowicz

M-Tron has it's own format and can't import other formats. It's only 
compatible with a VST client, which may require a fair amount of RAM 
if you're also running other applications. I can get away with 256mb 
on my PC running Cubase VST 5 and M-Tron alone, since M-Tron is only 
a plugin. 

Bernie

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Jeff Coulter <jeffc@n...> wrote:
> the pinder cdrom is the best solution that i have heard.
> just spent an entire day playing around with it and my ASR-10.
> it's a bit harsh sounding on some sounds, but so is the real thing.
> using a sample translator (such as [gag] chicken 
systms "translator") you
> can move the sounds from/to different formats, or using the 
cdextract
> utility you can perform some of the same sample gymnastics.
> 
> i found the original emu vintage keys to sound rather static and
> unconvincing. the newer units may sound better, and that, of 
course, is
> just my opinion [YMMV].
> 
> i know some people swear by the m-tron, but i think you need to 
have a
> good deal of horsepower to run it alongside other software.
> 
> can m-tronm import other formats?
> perhaps m-tron and the pinder cdrom would be the best possible 
substitute?
> 
> just an opinion or two...
> ...jeff
> 
> 
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Tim Clark wrote:
> 
> > 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
> > 
> > 
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