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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mellotron/Clavia samples

2007-12-11 by Mike Dickson

Saying that it doesn't have the feel of a Mellotron is a bit of a weird 
criticism. Most peopl;e have no idea what a Melloton feels like as they 
neither have one nor have ever had access to one. Those who have are 
likely in the majority when they say that they find the feel of it 
*unusual*.

Mike

lsf5275@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 12/10/2007 7:39:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> mellotronist@cox.net writes:
>
>     "Feels kind of cheesy" is an awfully subjective comment.
>
>  
> Exactly. Tom Brislin likened the keyboard feel to that of my 20 year 
> old Yamaha PS 6100 (extremely cheesy). Since he has played both, I 
> accept that opinion. And you're right, it is all subjective. Still, I 
> would not spend $3000 for a Memotron and I seriously doubt that very 
> many other people will either.
>  
> It doesn't feel like a Mellotron, although it kinda copies the look of 
> one. So what. Why not get the Nord, get all the Mellotron samples, be 
> able to load and play other samples and also have the advantage of its 
> tremendous flexibility?
>  
> White spray paint is cheap.
>  
> Frank
>
>
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