The Mellotron Group

I don't usually visit here on the weekend, but this weekend sure seems to have been busy!

The newer sounds I've had in #500 have been Russian Choir, Ian McDonald Flute, Gothic and Les Bradley Orchestra and they've all sounded as good and authentically Mellotronic as the old sounds. After all, the Mellotron colors any sound that passes through it with its own distinctive color. When my new Tron eventually arrives, it will have these and several more new sounds including Ftitz's, Rick's and Mike's, so there is definitely at least a tiny market for the new ones.

Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Mike Dickson <mike.dickson@...> wrote:
>
> In what may be a futile attempt, I will attempt to introduce some 
> discussion into this group.
> 
> /Do you think there is any merit in recording and selling new sounds for 
> the Mellotron?/
> 
>     * Pro this, I'd say that it expands the palette of sounds available
>       for the instrument, keeps it 'alive' and generates revenue for
>       those who want to sell it as a product.
>     * Contra this, you could argue that it transforms the Mellotron into
>       *just another sampler* and that there are probably better digital
>       products out there for the job, plus the fact that usually the
>       Mellotron is sold to sound like a Melotron and not like just any
>       other instrument.
> 
> 
> Discuss?
> 
> -- 
> Mike Dickson, Edinburgh
>