Mellotronists

Telling you, when I tried the Vintage keys out for over an hour, it
sound like it was a recording from an 8-track cartridge from the 60's. It
was that bad. Maybe,,,Maybe 8 keys were sampled. Having had  a Mellotron and
using the Pinder CD, nothing else is closer than having the real
thing........................
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hofmeyer" <j_hofmeyer@...>
To: <mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] E-mu vintage keys.


>
> 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 very good reviews (altough a bit outdated) of the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@...>
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>