Mellotronists

Yes...indeed....I did buy one.I LOVE it,nice fat warm analog 
sounds...dozens of filters,efx,16 separate arpeggiators,nice feeling 
keyboard and retro style knobs. The tron sounds are good for the most 
part,this unit even has tron brass(tho it's a bit thin and stretched)
that sounds better mixed with violins a/la Watcher Of The Skies 
mix.The tron stuff should be played in the same key range(35 notes) 
to sound authentic. Some nice split keyboard combis can be set up and 
panned for cool MK2 simulations.I set up a layer of tron violins with 
Solina strings an octave below for a nice approximation of tron 
string section tape.There is a filter with the vowel sound"EEEEEE" 
which I added to the male choir and it transformed the sound into 
something very close to Ligeti's monolith music from the movie 
2001.:) The tron waves are : 3 violins,flute,male choir,female 
choir,mixed choir,brass.I have barely scratched surface with the 
programming possibilities. I still think the E4K with the Pinder CD 
rom sounds better of course. But for under 600 bucks US this is a 
great little synth. It also has 
Moog,Arp,Hammonds,CP70,Rhodes,Clavs,Wurlis,OBs,Vox,Elka,Solina,etc. 
and many many more waves.       Charles

charel196 wrote:

> Yes...indeed....I did buy one.I LOVE it,nice fat warm analog 
> sounds...dozens of filters,efx,16 separate arpeggiators,nice feeling 
> keyboard and retro style knobs. The tron sounds are good for the most 
> part,this unit even has tron brass(tho it's a bit thin and stretched)
> that sounds better mixed with violins a/la Watcher Of The Skies 
> mix.The tron stuff should be played in the same key range(35 notes) 
> to sound authentic. Some nice split keyboard combis can be set up and 
> panned for cool MK2 simulations.I set up a layer of tron violins with 
> Solina strings an octave below for a nice approximation of tron 
> string section tape.There is a filter with the vowel sound"EEEEEE" 
> which I added to the male choir and it transformed the sound into 
> something very close to Ligeti's monolith music from the movie 
> 2001.:) The tron waves are : 3 violins,flute,male choir,female 
> choir,mixed choir,brass.I have barely scratched surface with the 
> programming possibilities. I still think the E4K with the Pinder CD 
> rom sounds better of course. But for under 600 bucks US this is a 
> great little synth. It also has 
> Moog,Arp,Hammonds,CP70,Rhodes,Clavs,Wurlis,OBs,Vox,Elka,Solina,etc. 
> and many many more waves.       Charles                           

$600 eh?  Nice price!  That sounds it could be the next keyboard I buy. 
(I have an long-standing appointment with a new guitar later this summer). 
  For the money it appears to be a lot of synth.
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