Mellotronists

Sheesh!  How many socks do you have, anyway?




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Leonard" <ken@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] 'Tron hate...


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>> From my experience the real thing still wins! Smpled every note, full
>> duration for a friend into a top end Yamaha sampler and as soon as you
>> play chords the Mellotron wins hands down even though these are samplws
>> of the same machine.
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> Fritz, Jerry, and I chatted about this when Jerry and I popped in on Fritz
> for a visit last year.  (If you missed that trip
> report:  http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpma0404/interview.htm )
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> It must be something with the way the sounds get stacked up while 
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> through the head block, something a sampler wouldn't be dealing with in 
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> same way.  So you wind up with chords that "aren't too much"; they 
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> come out full without the notes fighting (although it is a brick wall).  I
> cannot speak from experience when it comes to 'tron chords from a
> full-blown sampler.
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> OK, I'll go back to rearranging my sock drawer now.
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>>Same with a Fairlight although strangely the Fairlight samples we put onto
>>Mellotron tapes get very close to a real Fairlight which was odd and very
>>ironic...
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> Apparently there *is* justice in the world.
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> ...kl...
> M400 #805 - prefers argyles
> M400 #1037 - likes over-the-calf
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