The Mellotron Group group photo

Yahoo Groups archive

The Mellotron Group

Index last updated: 2026-04-03 22:19 UTC

Message

Re: Camel: Air Born

2010-01-10 by Tron400

I sold off my Poly Evolver Keyboard. It sounded great, but the encoders and that tiny LCD were annoying. I like being able to look at a knob and knowing what the setting is without having to flip through menus. I heard the new ones come with real potentiometers.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "tony1" <atm655@...> wrote:
>
> Freeman reminds me of Gleeman pentatonic.
> I have one if anyone wants it, (Gleeman).
> Contact me off list atm655@... 
> Also have a mint Dave Smith poly evolver for sale too.
> Tony1
> Tampa
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Tron400 
>   To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 9:40 AM
>   Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Camel: Air Born
> 
> 
>     
>   Camel used a Freeman Symphonizer, but I don't know if that's the only string synth they used.
> 
>   Bernie
> 
>   --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, kinchmusic@ wrote:
>   >
>   > 
>   > 
>   > Just played it again, and, actually the bend on the inro is very tronnish, but then morphs into synth type string wash. Anyone know what he was using for this?
>   > So, could be either I guess.
>   > Lets call it a draw. 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: markpringnz <markpringnz@>
>   > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>   > Sent: Sun, Jan 10, 2010 9:44 am
>   > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Camel: Air Born
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > Just read the review, choir chords at the end, so I reckon you are right, still nice sounding strings.
>   > 
>   > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "markpringnz" <markpringnz@> wrote:
>   > >
>   > > It's down as tron on Planet Mellotron, not that it would mean you were necessarily wrong, if it is an ARP or Solina which is it? cos I want one!
>   > > 
>   > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, kinchmusic@ wrote:
>   > > >
>   > > > 
>   > > > Sorry Mark, I though you had your posts crossed. 
>   > > > I thought you were refering to ITWOP having the best tron enty ever, and I would agree with you.
>   > > > However, Air Born? It's a great song IMO, but if you listen very carefully, I don't think that's tron! I reckon that's a string machine, ARP or Solina methinks. Unless there's a canny blend going on in there, the rest of the track is certainly s/m.
>   > > > Imagine how good it could have been!
>   > > > Andy K
>   > > > 
>   > > > 
>   > > > 
>   > > > 
>   > > > 
>   > > > 
>   > > > -----Original Message-----
>   > > > From: markpringnz <markpringnz@>
>   > > > To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
>   > > > Sent: Sun, Jan 10, 2010 7:30 am
>   > > > Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Camel: Air Born
>   > > > 
>   > > > 
>   > > > 
>   > > > 
>   > > > The track is pleasant if a bit generic but it must have one of the best tron entries I have ever heard. Makes my hair stand on end.
>   > > >
>   > >
>   >
>

Attachments

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.