The Mellotron Group

...sorry, I'm at work and cannot access the youtube vid, in case that song is the example you are using.

Dan

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "'tronster" <dan_miso@...> wrote:
>
> 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.
> > >>>> > >
> > >>>> > > 
> > >>>> > >
> > >>> >
> > >> 
> > >>  
> > >>  
> > >>    
> > >> 
> > >>>>
> >
>