Mellotronists

I moved to the San Francisco Bay area around the time
that E-Mu was putting out their various MIDI boxes
(Proteus, etc.)  

I hung out with a guy who used to work as a sound
designer for EMu.  I asked him about the vintage keys,
which I believe he worked on, he admitted that it
wasn't that great.

About the Mellotron patch, he told me that they didn't
get it directly from a mellotron, but from a recording
of a Mellotron.

Of course, this was about 9 years ago - so I may have
this mixed up with some other sample (...I doubt it,
I've always been curious as to a good 'tron patch...)

I'd say, pick up a sampler and build a sound out of
your mellotron.  You may even fool your bandmates,
thinking you've got the real deal on stage!

You can probably get a used sampler for a little more
than the vintage keys box, with better sample rate,
bit-depth, etc.

-jh


--- Ignacio Nieto Carvajal <arnasius@...> wrote:
> Hello all:
> 
> My band is gigging soon and I am thinking of getting
> a digital clone or
> alternative to my mellotron (we have several 'tron
> based songs and I
> don't want to take my baby out of my house/studio :
> - ). I have read
> very good reviews (altough a bit outdated) of the
> E-mu vintage keys and
> I wanted to know if any of you has/had this synth or
> know how does it
> sound (I want it mainly for the 'tron sounds). I
> don't like MIDI, and I
> am not thinking in gigging with a personal computer
> (I have enough of
> them at work, thanks : ). Any ideas / suggestions?
> Do you know of any
> other synth I can use?
> 
> Thanks in advance (and excuse my bad english as
> always : - ).
> 
> Nacho.
> 
> -- 
> Ignacio Nieto Carvajal <arnasius@...>
>