The Mellotron Group

Mattias:
So the violin/cello sound on 'Boys and Girls' is Orchestron?

Dan

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, mattias <Mattias.olsson5@...> wrote:
>
> Hey kids,
> 
> As some of you might know I am a fan of the whole optical family. The
> Orchestron, the Optigan and the Chilton Talentmaker. I realize that maybe it
> isnt everybodys idea of a good time but all three instruments are great
> tools in the studio and have become a integral part of my setup....but when
> it comes to quality you are all right. In comparison to the Mellotron the
> Orchestron may not be a clear and Hi fi but on the other hand the Orchestron
> and its cousins with the added noise and crackles bring something else to a
> production. As soon as you show someone the instruments they all say ³ Its
> sounds like an old black and white movie.²  What I do is that I always
> double track it and use a fair amount of spring reverb.
> 
> Pea hicks has also added some new sounds like the tremolo electric guitar
> and marimba rolls that are really great.
> 
> Anyways.
> 
> Youve probably all seen it before...
> 
> But here is a video from my all Optigan/orchestron/mellotron band AK-momo
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccnO487xIAw
> 
> The main string sound melody is from the Orchestron.
> 
> // Mattias
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Den 2011-02-02 01.31, skrev "lsf5275@..." <lsf5275@...>:
> 
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >    
> > 
> > It looks and sounds like an amazing piece of shit, doesn't it? I can't imagine
> > Pat Moraz could have ever been remotely thrilled with it, even though he had a
> > really jazzy one. The more I see and hear them the less I want one. In fact, I
> > sooo don't want one at this point, I really want Nancy Pelosi to have one. And
> > I want it to sound just like Pea Hicks'.
> >  
> > In a message dated 2/1/2011 6:19:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > charel196@... writes:
> >>    
> >>  
> >> 
> >> In the Pea Hicks video when he's demo'ing the Orchestron, the violins disc
> >> sounds a lot like they sampled Mellotron violins too me. I thought I read
> >> long  ago that Vako used a Mellotron to make some of the discs.
> >> 
> >> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> >> <mailto:newmellotrongroup%40yahoogroups.com> ,  Chris Dale
> >> <unobtainiumkeys@> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> > Orchestrons can  made to sound really good (different than a Mellotron) by
> >>> > using what  you describe below.
> >>> > 
> >>> > Vako never had the budget for the laser  reader and it was nothing bnut
> >>> > marketing. I have stickers on my that  say it's read by lasers but it's
> >>> > nonsense.
> >>> > 
> >>> > There were  suppsedly some glass test discs made but those broke easy and
> >>> > they  stuck to the Optigan format.
> >>> > All of the discs stacked in one system  would have been a good idea too!!
> >>> > 
> >>> > 
> >>> > 
> >>> > 
> >>> >  On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Charles <charel196@> wrote:
> >>> >  
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > > After watching several Youtube videos  of Orchestron playing (like Pea
> >>>> > > Hicks' recent posting) I am  amazed no one ever seems to use a volume
> >>>> pedal
> >>>> > > on the thing and a  good long delay/reverb to get more realistic swells
> >>>> & cut
> >>>> > >  offs & smoothing over the loop glitches. I think those things might
> >>>> sound
> >>>> > > good if properly played with a pedal & run thru some  noise filtering.
> >>>> > > I wonder if Vako had had the budget to use  higher quality technology
> >>>> (like
> >>>> > > a laser for reading the discs,  better motors and audio circuitry, and
> >>>> > > thicker and more rigid  records instead of the flimsy Optigan discs)
> >>>> what the
> >>>> > > result  might have been? An Orchestron could have been built with all
> the
> >>>> > >  sound/optical records placed stacked in a seperate cabinet never
> >>>> having  to
> >>>> > > be touched and accessed remotely by a master control  keyboard.
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > > 
> >>>> > >
> >>> >
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> >>>>
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