The Mellotron Group

Rev 2s also have the same chips as the rev 1 and sound just as huge. I
love mine along with my Synergy, which I've been playing and sampling over
the last week or so. It's such a great sounding instrument  and a blast to
play. Wish I could program it: whatever happened to any of those proposed
interfaces/programmers for the Synergy 1?

  Paul T 

 M400 #1226

Prophet 5 #0896

DKS Synergy 1 #01628

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gary Brumm
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 9:11 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the Novatron

 

  

Tony,

 

The Rev.1 is the best sounding you will ever hear.  The problem was it was
very unreliable.  I had a friend from high school, Riley Smith, who worked 

at Sequential in San Jose and later went to Emu in Santa Cruz.  I was able
to get factory trained at both places.  He got me the Rev.1 and later a
Prophet 10 

direct from the factory.  The Rev. 1 had been returned to the factory due to
reliability issues and they sold it to me for $500. I also had a couple of
Rev. 3s and 

T8 but none compared to the Rev.1.  It sounded fat like a bunch of Mini
Moogs.  They switched to a more dependable  IC for their VCO, VCA, VCF, etc.
and 

redesigned the main board after the Rev. 1 after which it became very
dependable but lost some of it's "balls" in the process.  I got training at
the Emu factory 

which was in a Victorian house in Santa Cruz during the Emulator days.  It
was a fun place and they knew how to throw a party J.  A few years ago I
bought a 

couple of Emu Vintage Keys modules and noticed that my friend Riley had
written the manual.  I also worked with  Music Technology during the
development 

of the Synergy and I owned a couple of those..but that's another
story...Those were fun days.at least I think they were from what I remember.


Man, there are some good drinking stories in there somewhere J.  I may know
where a P10 is in NC but this guy almost never cuts loose of any gear.  He
just stores 

things forever.  It was likely only played a few times.  If I catch him in
the right mood (not an easy thing to do) maybe I can get him to part with
it.  As I recall there 

were only about 600 or so P10s made.  I bought a Neve console from him
several years ago and when I cracked the LARGE anvil case the leather was
like new on 

the arm rest and it looked perfect.  He had only used it for a couple of
years and then stored it.  Anyhow.didn't mean to get started in the old days
stories... :) .

 

Cheers,

 

Gary

 

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of tony1
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:18 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the Novatron

 

  

I am impressed as I was the factory service tech for Hillsborough and
Pinellas counties (Tampa/St Pete), for Sequential and most others when the
Prophet 5 and 10s came out. And I'm looking for one of either right now.

 

Tony

 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Gary Brumm <mailto:gabru@comsec.net>  

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 

Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:04 PM

Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the Novatron

 

  

My first Prophet 5 came from Eddie Jobson.  It was a Rev. 1 & Black.  

If this was the Sequential Circuits forum I bet somebody would be impressed
. or at least give a $hit J

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of gino wong
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 4:18 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Astra plays the Novatron

  

Astra was good. They were well received

Eddie Jobson's mellotron shaped keyboard stand was a piss.

On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 6:36 PM, <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:

  

Yes, but only a bit. My camera crapped out on me. I'll post it on my myspace
page and perhaps You tube as well.

In a message dated 6/23/2010 4:14:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
got_a_guitar@yahoo.com writes:

  

Astra rules! Is there any footage of them using the Novatron?

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
<mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> , lsf5275@... wrote:
>
> Flute, Strings, Choir
> 
> 
> In a message dated 6/23/2010 3:13:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> pocotron@... writes:
> 
> Nice, Frank!
> Notice how neatly the Memotron sits on top of the Novatron.
> What voices were on the frame?
>