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Good Midi-controller for M-Tron?

Good Midi-controller for M-Tron?

2007-07-20 by johnt0401

Hello everyone, I'm lacking a bit in knowledge on keyboards (Okay, I
know hardly anything about them) and was wondering what kind of midi
controller is good with the M-Tron program? Would one of the cheap $50
ones suffice? (please please please...) or do I have to shell out some
cash for one? Thanks a ton! Here's to owning an actual mellotron
someday....

Re: Good Midi-controller for M-Tron?

2007-07-20 by Bernie

Virtually any midi keyboard will do as long it has at least 49 keys. It
doesn't have to be expensive.

Bernie

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "johnt0401" <johnt0401@...> wrote:
>
> Hello everyone, I'm lacking a bit in knowledge on keyboards (Okay, I
> know hardly anything about them) and was wondering what kind of midi
> controller is good with the M-Tron program? Would one of the cheap
$50
> ones suffice? (please please please...) or do I have to shell out
some
> cash for one? Thanks a ton! Here's to owning an actual mellotron
> someday....
>

Re: [Mellotronists] Good Midi-controller for M-Tron?

2007-07-20 by Mike Dickson

johnt0401 wrote:
> Hello everyone, I'm lacking a bit in knowledge on keyboards (Okay, I
> know hardly anything about them) and was wondering what kind of midi
> controller is good with the M-Tron program? Would one of the cheap $50
> ones suffice? (please please please...) or do I have to shell out some
> cash for one? Thanks a ton! Here's to owning an actual mellotron
> someday....
>
Any bit of crap will do. The M-Tron doesn't need much. It only requires
35 active keys, does not respond to touch (good) and does not respond to
voice changes either (bad).

--

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/

Re: Good Midi-controller for M-Tron?

2007-07-20 by Bernie

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "ceccles_ca" <ecclesreinson@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@>
> wrote:
>
> ...does not respond to touch (good) and does not respond to voice
> changes either (bad).
>
> Sounds like my wife.
>
> How do you mean *voice changes* ?
>

You can't change the M-Tron tracks with the keyboard controls. You have
to use a mouse to select from a menu.

Bernie

Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Good Midi-controller for M-Tron?

2007-07-20 by Mike Dickson

ceccles_ca wrote:
> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@...>
> wrote:
>
> ...does not respond to touch (good) and does not respond to voice
> changes either (bad).
>
> Sounds like my wife.
>
> How do you mean *voice changes* ?
>
You cannot change from one sound (say 'sine wave one' to 'sine wave
two') to another via the keyboard or external software. You have to do
it via the M-Tron program itself.

--

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/

Re: [Mellotronists] Good Midi-controller for M-Tron?

2007-07-22 by Mark Pring

Why is lack of response to touch a good thing? I use m-tron hosted by FL Studio and find it quite frustrating that I can't find any way of altering the note volume within a track. A sample based touch sensitive tron would at least have one advantage over a real one.

Mark

Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@...> wrote:

Any bit of crap will do. The M-Tron doesn't need much. It only requires
35 active keys, does not respond to touch (good) and does not respond to
voice changes either (bad).

--

Mike Dickson (tron@blackcat. demon.co. uk) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat .demon.co. uk/tron/


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Re: Good Midi-controller for M-Tron?

2007-07-22 by Bernie

The touch sensitivity of a Mellotron is something that can't be
simulated with a midi keyboard. Probably the best you can do is use
a volume pedal.

Bernie


--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Mark Pring
<mellotronmadness@...> wrote:
>
> Why is lack of response to touch a good thing? I use m-tron hosted
by FL Studio and find it quite frustrating that I can't find any way
of altering the note volume within a track. A sample based touch
sensitive tron would at least have one advantage over a real one.
>
> Mark
>
> Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@...>
wrote:
> Any bit of crap will do. The M-Tron doesn't need much. It only
requires
> 35 active keys, does not respond to touch (good) and does not
respond to
> voice changes either (bad).
>
> --
>
> Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
> The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
> Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: Good Midi-controller for M-Tron?

2007-07-23 by Thomas Doncourt

Touch sensitivity on mellotron samples actually is an
annoying thing for me- I disable it on my Akai or
Kontakt right away-it just doesn't feel like a
mellotron any more. I agree that a volume pedal is a
more natural (and gradual) way of controlling gain. It
is one thing to want a realistic mellotron sound and
another to want a more natural string or brass sound.


--- Bernie <kornowicz@...> wrote:

> The touch sensitivity of a Mellotron is something
> that can't be
> simulated with a midi keyboard. Probably the best
> you can do is use
> a volume pedal.
>
> Bernie
>
>
> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Mark Pring
> <mellotronmadness@...> wrote:
> >
> > Why is lack of response to touch a good thing? I
> use m-tron hosted
> by FL Studio and find it quite frustrating that I
> can't find any way
> of altering the note volume within a track. A
> sample based touch
> sensitive tron would at least have one advantage
> over a real one.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@...>
> wrote:
> > Any bit of crap will do. The M-Tron doesn't need
> much. It only
> requires
> > 35 active keys, does not respond to touch (good)
> and does not
> respond to
> > voice changes either (bad).
> >
> > --
> >
> > Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
> > The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
> > Streetly Sample Library
> http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Yahoo!7 Mail has just got even bigger and better
> with unlimited
> storage on all webmail accounts. Find out more.
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>
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