On Tue, 4 Dec 2007, john barrick wrote:
when it's inconvenient to use the real thing, it's the next
best thing. no need to apologize for looking for an alternative.
note that the CDROM is n akai format.
[not just the sounds, but the disc format itself.]
i don't know if the software you plan on using supports that
format or not - it's up to you to figure that out, though
there are a few translation apps around, notably cdxtract:
http://www.cdxtract.com/cdxtract.php
i have another CD of mellotron sounds and it's A W F U L !
i think it's called "the legendary m400" or something like
that. someone gave it to me. it's not even worth the space
it takes up.
best,
jeff
> Though I have no personal experience with them (I've heard a couple ofi second that recommendation, as i'm sure many others will.
> the voices and they sounded pretty good), the general consensus of the
> list is that the best commercially available samples of the mellotron
> are contained on the Mike Pinder Presents CD. The CD contains full
> length note for note Samples of a wide variety of Mellotron and
> Chamberlin tapesets and is available from Mellotron Archives - I think
> it runs something like $200.
> Best,
> john barrick
> 1407
when it's inconvenient to use the real thing, it's the next
best thing. no need to apologize for looking for an alternative.
note that the CDROM is n akai format.
[not just the sounds, but the disc format itself.]
i don't know if the software you plan on using supports that
format or not - it's up to you to figure that out, though
there are a few translation apps around, notably cdxtract:
http://www.cdxtract.com/cdxtract.php
i have another CD of mellotron sounds and it's A W F U L !
i think it's called "the legendary m400" or something like
that. someone gave it to me. it's not even worth the space
it takes up.
best,
jeff