MOTM

Hey Paul,
I'd stay away from Mellotrons.
I used to have two of those beasts with different tapes.
I used to have to keep the front panels off so I could reach down 
and unsnag the tapes while I was playing live.
BTW, the new EMU Vintage Proteus module has the best mellotron 
samples I've ever heard, much preferred over the original and much 
less expensive as well.
I've had friends get some good deals on guitars at pawn shops but 
I've never seen a worthwhile keyboard in one.

> BTW, the new EMU Vintage Proteus module has the best mellotron
> samples I've ever heard, much preferred over the original and much
> less expensive as well.

Much preferred over the original Vintage Keys, or much preferred
over the original Mellotron ? (;->)

Are the samples full length (no loops) and a different sample for each
key? (Should not be difficult with today's typical memory size, but
have they done it that way ?)

JH.

Much preferred over both.  I have long been a fan of the mellotron sound. 
 I have the Pinder mellotron sample set as well as a sample set done by Emu 
for the Emulator line.  A lot of these are unlooped with samples for every 
key.  Unfortunately many of the samples are very noisy and out of tune (in 
other words just like the real thing.)
I have even gone so far as to buy an Emu Custom Proteus and burn my own 
mellotron banks.  Having said all that, I don't have a Vintage Pro yet, but 
my birthday is next week and I'm hoping for one then.  I have auditioned 
one at length at the local music store and was quite impressed by the 
Electric Piano, Clav and Synth sounds as well as the mellotron sounds.  I 
would note that the Hammond sounds were somewhat disappointing.  The 
mellotron sounds are looped and there are certainly not individual 8 second 
samples for each key,  but the flavor and sound of the original is captured 
very well. Possibly even better than the full sample sets I have for the E 
IV.  I used to have one of the original Vintage Keys modules. I was never 
particularly impressed with it.  I sold it recently to help support my 
addiction (MOTM.)

-----Original Message-----
From:	jhaible [SMTP:jhaible@...]
Sent:	Saturday, June 14, 2003 4:41 PM
To:	motm@yahoogroups.com; paulhaneberg
Subject:	Re: [motm] Re: More Pawn Shop Booty

> BTW, the new EMU Vintage Proteus module has the best mellotron
> samples I've ever heard, much preferred over the original and much
> less expensive as well.

Much preferred over the original Vintage Keys, or much preferred
over the original Mellotron ? (;->)

Are the samples full length (no loops) and a different sample for each
key? (Should not be difficult with today's typical memory size, but
have they done it that way ?)

JH.