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The female voice on M-Tron has very similar characteristics, I think M-tron was sampled off a Mark II but was originally a chamberlin sound, the upper and lower notes do sound weird, so I wonder if they have been tuned.

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt" <tomdcour@...> wrote:
>
> Ack! I meant 35 notes.....maybe Markus added a few tuned up and down to
> the female Voice set but i don't think so.
> 
> > My Female Voices have 25 notes...but the highest half octve or so doesn't
> > quite sound natural and the lowest notes sound like they have to shave
> > daily. The middle ground is beautiful though-just like the "Ambrosia
> > Singers"! The Male Voices on my original set were also 25 notes.
> >
> >
> >> I don't have access to my Chamberlins right now to check, but I know
> >> that
> >> the male voice does not go all the way up the keyboard and the female
> >> voice
> >> does not go all the way down.
> >>
> >> They mix in the middle though which is quite nice.
> >>
> >> Someone else with Male Voice on switch "A" and Female Voice on switch
> >> "B"
> >> would be able to help.
> >>
> >> Tom are you there?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 6:11 AM, tron400 <tron400@...> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> A question about the Solo Female Voice: is it really 17 notes or 25
> >>> notes
> >>> as on the Pinder CD? Maybe the highest 8 notes have been tuned up for
> >>> the
> >>> CD?
> >>>
> >>> Bernie
> >>>
> >>> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >     It is also interesting that the last two Chamberlin M1's on
> >>> eBay
> >>> had sequential serial numbers (86103 and 86104).
> >>> > Â
> >>> > Â  -Bruce D.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > --- On Tue, 5/24/11, Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > From: Chris Dale <unobtainiumkeys@>
> >>>
> >>> > Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Chamberlin sounds
> >>> > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> >>> > Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 1:08 AM
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > Â
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > I did studio work for Sylvia Massy (the owner of this Chamberlin)
> >>> many
> >>> years ago.
> >>> >
> >>> > I guess with most of them being located in the greater Los Angeles
> >>> area,
> >>> she didn't feel the need to keep it if she could rent one from
> >>> somebody.
> >>> >
> >>> > I don't think the Rhythmate will sell for anywhere near the $4500
> >>> listing
> >>> price. There just isn't the demand for them like there is for M1
> >>> models.
> >>> >
> >>> > I doubt this was the last M1 made (the pilot light is a much older
> >>> style
> >>> and the switches are not chrome) but should that actually be the case
> >>> it's
> >>> build year would be early 1981, and there might be some alternate or
> >>> unreleased sounds in it.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 10:30 AM, markpringnz <markpringnz@>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > Â
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > I see it went for $9000, buy now price.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Charles" <charel196@>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> > >
> >>> > > another one on Ebay
> >>> > >
> >>> > >
> >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Vintage-Chamberlin-M1-M-1-Optigan-Mellotron-/330567982620?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item4cf7631e1c
> >>> > >
> >>> > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt"
> >>> <tomdcour@> wrote:
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > Mark, I can post note to note samples I made from the same
> >>> amplifier
> >>> and
> >>> > > > recording sytems if you like.. It might be better if I actually
> >>> played the
> >>> > > > same musical passages on the two instuments but I am away from
> >>> them
> >>> for
> >>> > > > the next week
> >>> > > >
> >>> > > > > Any chance of posting a recording?
> >>> > > > >
> >>> > > > > Mark
> >>> > > > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Thomas C. Doncourt"
> >>> > > > > <tomdcour@> wrote:
> >>> > > > >>
> >>> > > > >> I can compare form an M1 and an M400 on the cello and 3
> >>> violins. I
> >>> can't
> >>> > > > >> say which I like better though... the M1 is brighter in both
> >>> cases
> >>> but
> >>> > > > >> the
> >>> > > > >> M400 seems fuller. Two slightly different sounding instruments
> >>> but
> >>> each
> >>> > > > >> with its purpose. The M1 sounds better to me with the tone
> >>> control
> >>> > > > >> nearly
> >>> > > > >> all the way up - the M400 I have the tone at less than half.
> >>> > > > >>
> >>> > > > >> > I would be interested to hear I direct comparison of the 3
> >>> violins
> >>> > > > >> played
> >>> > > > >> > on an M400 and a Chamberlin, has anybody on the list got a
> >>> working
> >>> > > > >> > Chamberlin, did Mattias sort his out?
> >>> > > > >> >
> >>> > > > >> > Mark
> >>> > > > >> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros
> >>> <tronbros@>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> > > > >> >>
> >>> > > > >> >> Maybe different but not better. The M400 is capable of hifi
> >>> quality
> >>> > > > >> if
> >>> > > > >> >> given good source material. It is not the muffled lofi
> >>> beast
> >>> > > > >> everyone
> >>> > > > >> >> assumes. We have put excellent commercial recordings
> >>> through
> >>> them
> >>> > > > >> and
> >>> > > > >> >> they handle up to 16k, clear and precisely. Never
> >>> underestimate
> >>> the
> >>> > > > >> >> potential of a mellotron.
> >>> > > > >> >>
> >>> > > > >> >> Best,
> >>> > > > >> >>
> >>> > > > >> >> M
> >>> > > > >> >>
> >>> > > > >> >> mellotronics.co.uk
> >>> > > > >> >>
> >>> > > > >> >>
> >>> > > > >> >>
> >>> > > > >> >> On 22 May 2011, at 00:32, "markpringnz" <markpringnz@>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> > > > >> >>
> >>> > > > >> >> > Would these sound a lot different played through a
> >>> chamberlin? I
> >>> > > > >> would
> >>> > > > >> >> guess that they would.
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