The Mellotron Group

Hello all.

Just migrated from the old to the new. As a Virtual Tronnist, I am hoping that this same
peer pressure will eventually lead me to selling the kids and purchasing an unwieldy box
of nightmarish electro-mechanical wizardry (remember folks, all I know how to do is load
instruments into Kontakt) with two keyboards (because I'm greedy like that).

In the meantime, the delightful, heavily EQ-ed tones of M-Tron and the Pinder Sample CD
will continue to be found in my five minute compositions (complete with bad vocals,
cheesy lyrics, and lack of any sort of production values) for all and sundry to ridicule. Prog
it ain't.

In my defence, I suppose I can say that I haven't looped any of the samples. And wouldn't
dream of doing!

Sigh.

One of these days (he said again, wistfully) ...

Owen

http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk

> http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk

Illusions of grandeur indeed. Your material is so nicely arranged and
recorded Owen. I can imagine the time and effort involved. The 1st
track that I played was "Peresphone". Once I got passed the Justin
Hayward style vocal I found a very nice song with a great arrangement.
You may want to get a Mellotron some day soon, but you seem to be
making some great music with what you have now.

Keep up the fine work Owen.

Moody Blues freaks in the group... Check out the songs on Owen's web
site. http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk

Clay

I'll 3rd that-keep up the great work Owen!
Pete

Hessel Herder wrote:

> Agreed!
>
> You've got some very interesting material on there and tastefull
> Mellotron playing!
>
> Cheers,H
>
>
>
>
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> *From:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *ceccles_ca
> *Sent:* maandag 26 november 2007 3:20
> *To:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [newmellotrongroup] Re: Peer pressure succeeds again...
>
>
> > http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk <http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk>
>
> Illusions of grandeur indeed. Your material is so nicely arranged and
> recorded Owen. I can imagine the time and effort involved. The 1st
> track that I played was "Peresphone". Once I got passed the Justin
> Hayward style vocal I found a very nice song with a great arrangement.
> You may want to get a Mellotron some day soon, but you seem to be
> making some great music with what you have now.
>
> Keep up the fine work Owen.
>
> Moody Blues freaks in the group... Check out the songs on Owen's web
> site. http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk <http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk>
>
> Clay
>
>

hey! interesting to find you here. my brother (a guitarist and
virtual tronnist) turned me on to your website just a few months ago.
i like your tunes.

Steve

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "thinkingalouduk"
<owen@...> wrote:

>
> Hello all.
>
> Just migrated from the old to the new. As a Virtual Tronnist, I am

hoping that this same

> peer pressure will eventually lead me to selling the kids and

purchasing an unwieldy box

> of nightmarish electro-mechanical wizardry (remember folks, all I

know how to do is load

> instruments into Kontakt) with two keyboards (because I'm greedy

like that).

>
> In the meantime, the delightful, heavily EQ-ed tones of M-Tron and

the Pinder Sample CD

> will continue to be found in my five minute compositions (complete

with bad vocals,

> cheesy lyrics, and lack of any sort of production values) for all

and sundry to ridicule. Prog

> it ain't.
>
> In my defence, I suppose I can say that I haven't looped any of the

samples. And wouldn't

> dream of doing!
>
> Sigh.
>
> One of these days (he said again, wistfully) ...
>
> Owen
>
> http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk
>

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <calyx12001@...>
wrote:

>
> hey! interesting to find you here. my brother (a guitarist and
> virtual tronnist) turned me on to your website just a few months ago.
> i like your tunes.
>
> Steve

http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk/

Nice flute work on "So Remote". Is that you Owen? It looks like you
are also the tape operator, recording engineer, editing, mixing and
mastering engineer, Logistics Manager and studio maintenance man. Nice
work everybody.

You should get together with Ryan Guidry (Deadwood Forest). Where does
he live? http://www.garageband.com/artist/ryanguidry

Clay

Er ... um.

Well, thanks everyone for all the kind words. I'm a bit speechless actually. Maybe if I put
M-TRON in capitals...

Well... er.

Yeah, so when are the first M5000s going to be ready?

Owen

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "ceccles_ca" <ecclesreinson@...> wrote:
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <calyx12001@>
> wrote:
> >
> > hey! interesting to find you here. my brother (a guitarist and
> > virtual tronnist) turned me on to your website just a few months ago.
> > i like your tunes.
> >
> > Steve
>
> http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk/
>
> Nice flute work on "So Remote". Is that you Owen? It looks like you
> are also the tape operator, recording engineer, editing, mixing and
> mastering engineer, Logistics Manager and studio maintenance man. Nice
> work everybody.
>
> You should get together with Ryan Guidry (Deadwood Forest). Where does
> he live? http://www.garageband.com/artist/ryanguidry
>
> Clay
>

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "thinkingalouduk" <owen@...>
wrote:

>
> Er ... um.
>
> Well, thanks everyone for all the kind words. I'm a bit speechless

actually. Maybe if I put

> M-TRON in capitals...

My 2 cents -
There are good digital samples of fine Pianos. Pianos will not become
obsolete. There are good digital samples of Mellotron voices.
Mellotrons will not become obsolete.

Hopefully, we are not a bunch of 'Tron-snobs. You make good use of
the tools available to you Owen. Thanks.

Clay

Hi Frank, I thought that was in reference to the M4000, not the M5000.
jb

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, MAinPsych@... wrote:

> In a posting on the old list, if I remember correctly, the first 5 are
> already accounted for. Don't know if any of them have actually
taken delivery yet.
>
> Frank Samagaio