Mellotronists

I remember when those E-Mu boxes came out.  In fact, I
chatted with the sound designer responsible for creating the
sounds.  I asked him, specifically about the Mellotron -
where he found the instrument, etc.

They didn't actually sample a Mellotron - they found a
recording of the 'tron at a local studio (local = San
Francisco) and sampled from the tape!  I'm pretty certain
that they only sampled a few of the notes and went from
there.

For this reason, I was disappointed with the Vintage keys box
was released.  Rather use the string sounds on their Proteus2
box than the vintage keys.

It seems that more recent, vintage-keys type synths have
wisely avoided any attempt at re-creating the mellotron.  The
Nord Electro comes to mind (nice Rhodes and Clav sounds)

-jh


--- Andy Thompson <andy.thompson@...> wrote:
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Leonard" <ken@...>
> To: "Mellotronists" <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 1:26 AM
> Subject: Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] 'Tron hate...
> 
> 
> 
> > >Somebody on the list (Ken Leonard?) has a great mp3 file
> of an A/B test
> of a
> > >real Mellotron and a sampled Mellotron (eMu Vintage
> Synth, if I recall)
> > >posted on their site - about fifteen minutes of same
> phrases
> back-and-forth,
> 
> Had Ken actually done the A-B with the Emu box, it would've
> been a
> grotequely unfair comparison - those have to be some of the
> worst 'Tron
> samples I've come across.
> 
> > It's M400 #805 vs. the Roland M-VS1.
> 
> Despite the fact that I use the same unit live, the
> comparison's still
> pretty unfair! About an octave of useable choirs, I think.
> 
> > Hmmm...Maybe the REAL comparison is comparing #805 to its
> sampled self
> > (which I can also do on my PC)?  Nawww, I have to
> rearrange my sock
> drawer.
> 
> Oh go on, Ken... That would be the fairest comparison, but
> I think we all
> know who'd win.
> 
> Andy T.
> 
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