The Mellotron Group

Hi Sean,
I think it is very difficult to get the types of sounds you 
want with M-Tron, I  like M-Tron it didn't cost much and I can gets 
sounds from it which have pleased me, it is a lot less hassle than my 
M400 but the difference in sound between the two is huge.

I think
 the KC sound is easier to approximate than the Moodies sound,  but I 
can't get close to Woolly's string sound with M-Tron or my M400 come to 
that and I have given up trying. I suspect a lot comes down to the 
hardware used.

I now wonder if trying to emulate other peoples 
sounds is really that satisfying, might be better to come up with 
something nobody has heard before, when my tron is back in action I'm 
planning to feed the output through my microkorg or monotron for what I 
hope will be some interesting sounds.

Good luck

Mark

PS This is going to appear twice isn't it?

--- On Sat, 7/8/10, Sean <fourtytwominds@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Sean <fourtytwominds@yahoo.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: New Digital Mellotron
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Received: Saturday, 7 August, 2010, 2:46 PM







 



  


    
      
      
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--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros <tronbros@...> wrote:

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> Because he didn't like the MKII preamplifier - it's aggressive - but KC loved it!

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> mellotronics.co.uk



Any specifics? Does the stock preamp have a telltale response curve? Pinder's a different? Or does it introduce a measure of compression, or distortion?



I'm trying to tease out what info I can to make the most of the M-Tron samples I've got. I'd like to nail both the Crimson sound and the Moodies sound, and switch between the two as I want.

 

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> On 25 Jul 2010, at 17:11, djacques@... wrote:

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> > True. But were they "satisfied" with what was provided with the production tapes? If so, why so much processing, double tracking, and reverb? Why did Pinder change to a solid state preamp to get a mellower sound (the Moody sound)?

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Curious. I've been having problems getting some truly fat MkII brass. I can get it with a big bottom, but it's a mud monster no matter what I've tried EQ wise so far. I can get it clear, but anorexically thin. Again, M-Tron samples, and they'll have to make do.



Also, anyone attempt to make a software edit for the VST version of the original M-Tron? I'm looking for a half-speed switch. Should be an easy matter of a functional button that halves the replay sample rate. I've just no programming skills.



Much thanks.

Sean