The Mellotron Group

I've got plenty of sampling equipment and hope to get it all out of my life soon.
On Jan 3, 2011, at 2:40 PM, Tony wrote:

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> No offense gang, but if the M5000 is going to look like a Mark II, I don't want it.
> And mine's been ordered for a very long time.
> Tony
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> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 2:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: just throwing this out there too
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> Well, Mark I and II Mellotrons were that way, and it would be a lot simpler to duplicate that layout in a real 2 manual Mellotron than to build them over-under. Plus, in the M5000 if Streetly get around to duplicating that big fat-ass bench then we'll really be in business. Looks like a Mark II for that retro feeling. Plays as well or better than a Mark II. Has 10 times the reliability of a Mark II. What's not to like... as long as you have the bucks to afford one. Anyone can get a sampler... anyone. Not everyone can have an M4000 or M5000.
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> I can configure the samples in my Triton ProX to duplicate a Mark II. Haven't yet, but I intend to right after I finish doing everything else on earth I can think of... (and no, I am not intending to expand stuff I can/need/want to do to outer space). I wish I could have a M5000, but I feel fortunate to have the 4000. In this economy, I don't think I could take delivery on one if I had to do so today.
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> In a message dated 1/3/2011 1:18:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gabru@comsec.net writes:
> Obviously the original ~had~ to be built that way (mechanical logistics) but why you would want to connect 2 manuals
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> side by side in ~modern~ times is beyond me…..
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