The Mellotron Group

Well in my case there are certainly lots of problems with the player. Otherwise 
they are just my opinions,  it's probably best to ignore me.

Mark


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From: tronbros <tronbros@aol.com>
To: "newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com" <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sun, November 7, 2010 2:10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General

   
Ok, we record new sounds because we want to offer a contrast to what has gone 
before.  The website samples are excellent but exist to whet the whistle.  If 
you were to listen closely to the new recording, it is full of air, odd 
intonation and quirks of nature.  It is mellotronic.  Do you want us to call a 
halt or expand the library? I really do wonder why some even bother having a 
tron when the parameters are known and the technique is unique.  Mike has 
produced excellent recordings with an instrument the needs a service and Andy 
Thompson's website is testament to how prolific the awkward bastard has been. 
 Mike, Woolly, Pinder, Banks and a host of others make it sound good.  The 
problem lies with the player and NOT the instrumen

Bastard Smith   

mellotronics.co.uk



On 6 Nov 2010, at 23:27, fdoddy@aol.com wrote:


  
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark <epdowd54@yahoo.com>
>To: newmellotrongroup <newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Sat, Nov 6, 2010 5:31 pm
>Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
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>Sorry this is going to be a bit of rant, so don't read any further!
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>I am not sure what the new sounds are trying to achieve. I have just listened to 
>the new organ demo which sounds fantastic but doesn't sound like a mellotron to 
>my ears, which admittedly aren't the greatest. To me that sounds exactly like a 
>church organ I would not have picked that it was a mellotron. If the new samples 
>are aiming for fidelity they are certainly succeeding but in that case why not 
>use samples or the real thing?
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>Certainly if new samples sell and make money for Streetly they can only be a 
>good thing for those of us that own trons and will be looking for replacement 
>parts, but there really aren't that many sounds that are characteristic of the 
>mellotron or aren't easily mistaken for anything  else.
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>In my opinion there are  2.
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>The Mark II 3 violins
>The 8 Choir
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>I would have added combined brass except there is at least one track where I 
>mistook it for the real thing and some of the people on the list have long 
>memories.
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>I suppose the Mark II flute is useful if you want to play "Strawberry Fields" 
>but I can't think of any other use for it.
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>Essentially the mellotron has been mainly used as a "string, brass and choir 
>machine" which explains why they fell out of production when there were 
>reasonably reliable polyphonic  synthesizers available. The current resurgence 
>in use is mainly due to the complete lack of anything new in popular music so 
>that producers are looking for some 70's vintage sound to bring some sort of 
>nostalgic feel to their music.
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>But anything that keeps Streetly going has to be good!
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From: Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@gmail.com>
>To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Sun, November 7, 2010 5:46:47 AM
>Subject: [newmellotrongroup] New Sounds In General
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>In what may be a futile attempt, I will attempt to introduce some     discussion 
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>Do you think there is any merit in recording and selling new       sounds for 
>the Mellotron?
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>	* Pro this, I'd say that it expands the palette of sounds         available for 
>the instrument, keeps it 'alive' and generates         revenue for those who 
>want to sell it as a product.
>	* Contra this, you could argue that it transforms the Mellotron         into 
>just another sampler and that there are probably         better digital products 
>out there for the job, plus the fact         that usually the Mellotron is sold 
>to sound like a Melotron and         not like just any other instrument.
>Discuss?
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>  Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
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