Mellotronists

I wish they'd release a cheaper CD-ROM with just the Vako Orchestron
sounds on it though.
I'd love to get those (to recreate all my favourite Kraftwerk tunes ;-)
but don't really spending $199 when 90% of that is dreadful Optigan sounds...


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> There are 2 messages in this issue.
>
> Topics in this digest:
>
>      1. Original Mellotron Recordings...
>           From: Bruce Harvie <tonewoods@...>
>      2. Re: Original Mellotron Recordings...
>           From: "Mattias" <Mattias.olsson5@...>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 1
>   Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:52:48 -0800
>   From: Bruce Harvie <tonewoods@...>
> Subject: Original Mellotron Recordings...
>
> On the new Mellotron.com sample CD that is supposedly coming out soon, there
> are some pretty cool mandolin samples...
>
> see:
> http://www.mellotron.com/prices.htm
>
> Were these loaded on the original 'Trons, or were they custom tapes, or
> ???...
>
> Anyone know the history of these samples?  Who played them?
>
> Being a mando player, I'm kinda interested in these.
> Thanks in advance...
> Bruce
> -- 
> Check out the liner notes to my CD "Mandolin Graffiti" at:
> http://www.bruceharvie.com
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________________________________________________
> ________________________________________________________________________
>
> Message: 2
>   Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:24:16 +0200
>   From: "Mattias" <Mattias.olsson5@...>
> Subject: Re: Original Mellotron Recordings...
>
> This is great !
>
> These are some of my favorite " new " sounds that I have gotten on real
> tapeframes....The Mandolin tremoloes are great and the harp is celestial....
>
> Very cool indeed...
>
> // Mattias
>
> Bruce...
>
> www.roth-handle.nu/material/mellomattias/CriborneplaysMandolinTremolo.mpg
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Harvie" <tonewoods@...>
> To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:52 PM
> Subject: [Mellotronists] Original Mellotron Recordings...
>
>
>> On the new Mellotron.com sample CD that is supposedly coming out soon,
>> there
>> are some pretty cool mandolin samples...
>>
>> see:
>> http://www.mellotron.com/prices.htm
>>
>> Were these loaded on the original 'Trons, or were they custom tapes, or
>> ???...
>>
>> Anyone know the history of these samples?  Who played them?
>>
>> Being a mando player, I'm kinda interested in these.
>> Thanks in advance...
>> Bruce
>> -- 
>> Check out the liner notes to my CD "Mandolin Graffiti" at:
>> http://www.bruceharvie.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
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I doubt that there is NEARLY enough sonic information
on the very few orchestron disks to warrant the
manufacturing of a disk with just those sounds. As for
the optigan sounds, how is the orchstron any better?

Mark

--- David Davis <feline1@...> wrote:

> I wish they'd release a cheaper CD-ROM with just the
> Vako Orchestron
> sounds on it though.
> I'd love to get those (to recreate all my favourite
> Kraftwerk tunes ;-)
> but don't really spending $199 when 90% of that is
> dreadful Optigan sounds...
> 
> 
> -- 
> David Davis
> /
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> 
> 
> > There are 2 messages in this issue.
> >
> > Topics in this digest:
> >
> >      1. Original Mellotron Recordings...
> >           From: Bruce Harvie
> <tonewoods@...>
> >      2. Re: Original Mellotron Recordings...
> >           From: "Mattias"
> <Mattias.olsson5@...>
> >
> >
> >
>
________________________________________________________________________
> >
>
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> >
> > Message: 1
> >   Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:52:48 -0800
> >   From: Bruce Harvie <tonewoods@...>
> > Subject: Original Mellotron Recordings...
> >
> > On the new Mellotron.com sample CD that is
> supposedly coming out soon, there
> > are some pretty cool mandolin samples...
> >
> > see:
> > http://www.mellotron.com/prices.htm
> >
> > Were these loaded on the original 'Trons, or were
> they custom tapes, or
> > ???...
> >
> > Anyone know the history of these samples?  Who
> played them?
> >
> > Being a mando player, I'm kinda interested in
> these.
> > Thanks in advance...
> > Bruce
> > -- 
> > Check out the liner notes to my CD "Mandolin
> Graffiti" at:
> > http://www.bruceharvie.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
________________________________________________________________________
> >
>
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> >
> > Message: 2
> >   Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:24:16 +0200
> >   From: "Mattias" <Mattias.olsson5@...>
> > Subject: Re: Original Mellotron Recordings...
> >
> > This is great !
> >
> > These are some of my favorite " new " sounds that
> I have gotten on real
> > tapeframes....The Mandolin tremoloes are great and
> the harp is celestial....
> >
> > Very cool indeed...
> >
> > // Mattias
> >
> > Bruce...
> >
> >
>
www.roth-handle.nu/material/mellomattias/CriborneplaysMandolinTremolo.mpg
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Bruce Harvie" <tonewoods@...>
> > To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:52 PM
> > Subject: [Mellotronists] Original Mellotron
> Recordings...
> >
> >
> >> On the new Mellotron.com sample CD that is
> supposedly coming out soon,
> >> there
> >> are some pretty cool mandolin samples...
> >>
> >> see:
> >> http://www.mellotron.com/prices.htm
> >>
> >> Were these loaded on the original 'Trons, or were
> they custom tapes, or
> >> ???...
> >>
> >> Anyone know the history of these samples?  Who
> played them?
> >>
> >> Being a mando player, I'm kinda interested in
> these.
> >> Thanks in advance...
> >> Bruce
> >> -- 
> >> Check out the liner notes to my CD "Mandolin
> Graffiti" at:
> >> http://www.bruceharvie.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>
> >>
> >>
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From: "mark kasian" <easle12@...>
To: "David Davis" <feline1@...>; <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Digest Number 1301


>I doubt that there is NEARLY enough sonic information
> on the very few orchestron disks to warrant the
> manufacturing of a disk with just those sounds. As for
> the optigan sounds, how is the orchstron any better?
>
> Mark
>
> --- David Davis <feline1@...> wrote:
>
>> I wish they'd release a cheaper CD-ROM with just the
>> Vako Orchestron
>> sounds on it though.
>> I'd love to get those (to recreate all my favourite
>> Kraftwerk tunes ;-)
>> but don't really spending $199 when 90% of that is
>> dreadful Optigan sounds...
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> David Davis
>> /
>> ----- Bunteachtaireacht ----- 
>> \ufffd: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
>> Chuig: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
>> Seolta: 31 March 2006 15:24
>> \ufffdbhar: [Mellotronists] Digest Number 1301
>>
>>
>> > There are 2 messages in this issue.
>> >
>> > Topics in this digest:
>> >
>> >      1. Original Mellotron Recordings...
>> >           From: Bruce Harvie
>> <tonewoods@...>
>> >      2. Re: Original Mellotron Recordings...
>> >           From: "Mattias"
>> <Mattias.olsson5@...>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>> >
>>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>> >
>> > Message: 1
>> >   Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:52:48 -0800
>> >   From: Bruce Harvie <tonewoods@...>
>> > Subject: Original Mellotron Recordings...
>> >
>> > On the new Mellotron.com sample CD that is
>> supposedly coming out soon, there
>> > are some pretty cool mandolin samples...
>> >
>> > see:
>> > http://www.mellotron.com/prices.htm
>> >
>> > Were these loaded on the original 'Trons, or were
>> they custom tapes, or
>> > ???...
>> >
>> > Anyone know the history of these samples?  Who
>> played them?
>> >
>> > Being a mando player, I'm kinda interested in
>> these.
>> > Thanks in advance...
>> > Bruce
>> > -- 
>> > Check out the liner notes to my CD "Mandolin
>> Graffiti" at:
>> > http://www.bruceharvie.com
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>> >
>>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>> >
>> > Message: 2
>> >   Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:24:16 +0200
>> >   From: "Mattias" <Mattias.olsson5@...>
>> > Subject: Re: Original Mellotron Recordings...
>> >
>> > This is great !
>> >
>> > These are some of my favorite " new " sounds that
>> I have gotten on real
>> > tapeframes....The Mandolin tremoloes are great and
>> the harp is celestial....
>> >
>> > Very cool indeed...
>> >
>> > // Mattias
>> >
>> > Bruce...
>> >
>> >
>>
> www.roth-handle.nu/material/mellomattias/CriborneplaysMandolinTremolo.mpg
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Bruce Harvie" <tonewoods@...>
>> > To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
>> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:52 PM
>> > Subject: [Mellotronists] Original Mellotron
>> Recordings...
>> >
>> >
>> >> On the new Mellotron.com sample CD that is
>> supposedly coming out soon,
>> >> there
>> >> are some pretty cool mandolin samples...
>> >>
>> >> see:
>> >> http://www.mellotron.com/prices.htm
>> >>
>> >> Were these loaded on the original 'Trons, or were
>> they custom tapes, or
>> >> ???...
>> >>
>> >> Anyone know the history of these samples?  Who
>> played them?
>> >>
>> >> Being a mando player, I'm kinda interested in
>> these.
>> >> Thanks in advance...
>> >> Bruce
>> >> -- 
>> >> Check out the liner notes to my CD "Mandolin
>> Graffiti" at:
>> >> http://www.bruceharvie.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Yahoo! Groups Links
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>> >
>>
> ________________________________________________________________________
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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Yeah, I guess I am. I must have been listening to my
Fiona Apple, Crowded House, Los Lobos, Suzanne Vega,
Michael Penn, Sparklehorse and Tom Waits records. How
silly.

Actually, I thought you might possibly have been
referring to the sonic quality of the machines, not
the material so much. At any rate, one disk with all
of the possible disks ever made for all three abortive
stabs at the idea seems like a good idea to me.

But then, I AM nuts. And 200 bucks for high quality
recordings of so much trashy low fi material is
certainly a waste of blue collar money.

Mark.

--- David Davis <feline1@...> wrote:

> Are you nuts??!
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "mark kasian" <easle12@...>
> To: "David Davis" <feline1@...>;
> <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 7:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Digest Number 1301
> 
> 
> >I doubt that there is NEARLY enough sonic
> information
> > on the very few orchestron disks to warrant the
> > manufacturing of a disk with just those sounds. As
> for
> > the optigan sounds, how is the orchstron any
> better?
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > --- David Davis <feline1@...> wrote:
> >
> >> I wish they'd release a cheaper CD-ROM with just
> the
> >> Vako Orchestron
> >> sounds on it though.
> >> I'd love to get those (to recreate all my
> favourite
> >> Kraftwerk tunes ;-)
> >> but don't really spending $199 when 90% of that
> is
> >> dreadful Optigan sounds...
> >>
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> David Davis
> >> /
> >> ----- Bunteachtaireacht ----- 
> >> \ufffd: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Chuig: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> >> Seolta: 31 March 2006 15:24
> >> \ufffdbhar: [Mellotronists] Digest Number 1301
> >>
> >>
> >> > There are 2 messages in this issue.
> >> >
> >> > Topics in this digest:
> >> >
> >> >      1. Original Mellotron Recordings...
> >> >           From: Bruce Harvie
> >> <tonewoods@...>
> >> >      2. Re: Original Mellotron Recordings...
> >> >           From: "Mattias"
> >> <Mattias.olsson5@...>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
________________________________________________________________________
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
________________________________________________________________________
> >> >
> >> > Message: 1
> >> >   Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:52:48 -0800
> >> >   From: Bruce Harvie
> <tonewoods@...>
> >> > Subject: Original Mellotron Recordings...
> >> >
> >> > On the new Mellotron.com sample CD that is
> >> supposedly coming out soon, there
> >> > are some pretty cool mandolin samples...
> >> >
> >> > see:
> >> > http://www.mellotron.com/prices.htm
> >> >
> >> > Were these loaded on the original 'Trons, or
> were
> >> they custom tapes, or
> >> > ???...
> >> >
> >> > Anyone know the history of these samples?  Who
> >> played them?
> >> >
> >> > Being a mando player, I'm kinda interested in
> >> these.
> >> > Thanks in advance...
> >> > Bruce
> >> > -- 
> >> > Check out the liner notes to my CD "Mandolin
> >> Graffiti" at:
> >> > http://www.bruceharvie.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
________________________________________________________________________
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
________________________________________________________________________
> >> >
> >> > Message: 2
> >> >   Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 08:24:16 +0200
> >> >   From: "Mattias" <Mattias.olsson5@...>
> >> > Subject: Re: Original Mellotron Recordings...
> >> >
> >> > This is great !
> >> >
> >> > These are some of my favorite " new " sounds
> that
> >> I have gotten on real
> >> > tapeframes....The Mandolin tremoloes are great
> and
> >> the harp is celestial....
> >> >
> >> > Very cool indeed...
> >> >
> >> > // Mattias
> >> >
> >> > Bruce...
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
www.roth-handle.nu/material/mellomattias/CriborneplaysMandolinTremolo.mpg
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> > From: "Bruce Harvie"
> <tonewoods@...>
> >> > To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> >> > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:52 PM
> >> > Subject: [Mellotronists] Original Mellotron
> >> Recordings...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> On the new Mellotron.com sample CD that is
> >> supposedly coming out soon,
> >> >> there
> >> >> are some pretty cool mandolin samples...
> >> >>
> >> >> see:
> >> >> http://www.mellotron.com/prices.htm
> >> >>
> >> >> Were these loaded on the original 'Trons, or
> were
> >> they custom tapes, or
> >> >> ???...
> >> >>
> >> >> Anyone know the history of these samples?  Who
> >> played them?
> >> >>
> >> >> Being a mando player, I'm kinda interested in
> >> these.
> >> >> Thanks in advance...
> >> >> Bruce
> >> >> -- 
> >> >> Check out the liner notes to my CD "Mandolin
> >> Graffiti" at:
> >> >> http://www.bruceharvie.com
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
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> >> >
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for the optigan disk? Yes. At mellotron.com

--- LSF5275@... wrote:

>  
> In a message dated 3/31/2006 9:03:16 P.M. Eastern
> Standard Time,  
> easle12@... writes:
> 
> But  then, I AM nuts. And 200 bucks for high quality
> recordings of so much  trashy low fi material is
> certainly a waste of blue collar  money.
> 
> 
> 
> I didn't see the price on this one. $200.00? Are you
>  sure?
> 


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On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 lsf5275@... wrote:

> I didn't see the price on this one. $200.00? Are you  sure?


http://www.mellotron.com/prices.htm

Optical Organ Toolkit-199.00
Optigan, Chilton Talentmaker and Orchestron. ALL of the disks faithfully
recorded into the AKAI format for your sampler. We all love the optigan,
we all have a broken one!!

jeffc@... wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 lsf5275@... wrote:
> 
>> I didn't see the price on this one. $200.00? Are you  sure?
> 
> 
> http://www.mellotron.com/prices.htm
> 
> Optical Organ Toolkit-199.00 Optigan, Chilton Talentmaker and
> Orchestron. ALL of the disks faithfully recorded into the AKAI
> format for your sampler. We all love the optigan, we all have a
> broken one!!

If it's as comprehensive as the Mellotron/Chamberlin Akai disc, I
think it's probably worth $199 to someone in search of some great
lo-fi sounds to roughen up a sterile digital mix.
-- 
Cheers,
SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
Systems Theory internet music project links:
soundclick <www.soundclick.com/systemstheory>
garageband <http://www.garageband.com/artist/systemstheory>
"Soundtracks For Imaginary Movies" CD released Dec 2004
"Codetalkers" CD coming very soon in 2006
NP: nothing

Pea Hix at Optigan.com has essentially the same thing(cd rom of all 
optical playback sounds for  the same price as mellotron .com) and he 
is the reigning authority on all those instruments and a very sweet 
guy. He even has some samples to download. check it out.  All those 
sounds are quite lovely.


fritz  optigan #???   completely not working

-----Original Message-----
From: mark kasian <easle12@...>
To: LSF5275@...; feline1@...; 
Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:20:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Digest Number 1301

  for the optigan disk? Yes. At mellotron.com

--- LSF5275@... wrote:

>
> In a message dated 3/31/2006 9:03:16 P.M. Eastern
> Standard Time,
> easle12@... writes:
>
> But  then, I AM nuts. And 200 bucks for high quality
> recordings of so much  trashy low fi material is
> certainly a waste of blue collar  money.
>
>
>
> I didn't see the price on this one. $200.00? Are you
>  sure?
>


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It IS the same disk. He and Kean produced it together
and mellotron is only one selling it now. 

--- fdoddy@... wrote:

> Pea Hix at Optigan.com has essentially the same
> thing(cd rom of all 
> optical playback sounds for  the same price as
> mellotron .com) and he 
> is the reigning authority on all those instruments
> and a very sweet 
> guy. He even has some samples to download. check it
> out.  All those 
> sounds are quite lovely.
> 
> 
> fritz  optigan #???   completely not working
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark kasian <easle12@...>
> To: LSF5275@...; feline1@...; 
> Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:20:25 -0800 (PST)
> Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Digest Number 1301
> 
>   for the optigan disk? Yes. At mellotron.com
> 
> --- LSF5275@... wrote:
> 
> >
> > In a message dated 3/31/2006 9:03:16 P.M. Eastern
> > Standard Time,
> > easle12@... writes:
> >
> > But  then, I AM nuts. And 200 bucks for high
> quality
> > recordings of so much  trashy low fi material is
> > certainly a waste of blue collar  money.
> >
> >
> >
> > I didn't see the price on this one. $200.00? Are
> you
> >  sure?
> >
> 
> 
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