Re: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by Gerri Biton
you all seem to know alot about mellotrons....but do any of you know anything about my father bill fransen? I am just trying to get some personal questions
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Re: What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by ClayE
over 100 of the tape based units in a year - I assume you mean MK-VI s - They sold them over a ten or 11 year period, not one year. Clay
RE: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by Gary Brumm
I don t understand...if he owns or licensed the Trademark then he has the right to use it any way he wants. If he wants to give his Digital keyboard the
Re: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by john barrick
No, It was legal, though it wasn t Marcus that acquired it. As you know, Gary, legal and right or proper, can often be two entirely different things. With
RE: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by Gary Brumm
Maybe I am missing something....did Marcus not acquire the Mellotron trademark legally? From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Re: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by gino wong
I said it before and I ll say it again. Whoever owns the Mellotron trademark knows how it got where it got and how painful it has been to the people who
Re: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by tronbros
The truth is that Markus has protected a name that he cannot protect. A colossal waste of time. M mellotronics.co.uk
Re: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by Andy kinch
So are you saying Markus is violating the original patents by using Mellotron on the new instrument? AK ... From: Chris Dale To:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by Chris Dale
That s kind of it in a nutshell, though it s not the first time a Mellotron company built a digital product. The Studio Symphony XT-2000 of 1985 was the
Re: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by lsf5275@aol.com
My way of looking at is simple. If it has a keyboard and plays back prerecorded tape, it may not be a mellotron. If it does not play back prerecorded tape it
Re: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by Mattias Olsson (Roth Händle studios)
Good one, Martin ! ... From: tronbros To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 10:38 AM Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] What s
Re: [newmellotrongroup] What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by tronbros
Hi Andy, The word mellotron in lowercase is a noun in the Oxford English and other tomes and is a generic term. It can be used within a sentence and we
What's in a name?
2011-09-04 by Andy kinch
I may have been asleep earlier in proceedings when this topic was raised. So forgive me asking, but what constitute the name Mellotron ? Is it a brand name or
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic - Irene Good Night already [3 Attachments]
2011-09-04 by lsf5275@aol.com
Wow! In a message dated 9/3/2011 11:34:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jandjstrz@verizon.net writes: [_Attachment(s)_ (mip://0982a260/default.html#TopText)
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic - Irene Good Night already [3 Attachments]
2011-09-04 by Ms. Janet Strauss
I ve probably got close to a hundred shots now..but I ll spare you all the tedium. This is a good one I took Friday. In my mother s neighborhood in
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic - Irene Good Night already
2011-09-04 by Ms. Janet Strauss
Sounds Good.I ll plan on it. (nope.the F150 was on the other end of my neighborhood..) I did loose my Toyota Camry in Gaston .coming back from taking my mother
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic - Irene Good Night already [5 Attachments]
2011-09-04 by lsf5275@aol.com
Jim, Was that your F-150? I hope not. We got about nothing here. CASA open next weekend. Why don t you drive up on Saturday and hang out with me. It s being
The unexpected
2011-09-04 by Sean
Sitting in a taqueria in Sanger having lunch. They were playing one of our local Mexican pop stations. I guess it was retro day or something, all the tunes
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic - Irene Good Night already
2011-09-04 by Ms. Janet Strauss
Well.the last three days I ve been back and forth between the carnage and Richmond and the disaster Williamsburg Virginia.. We had a few sticks in the yard. A
midi converter on an acoustic guitar
2011-09-03 by ClayE
I borrowed the Shadow SH-075 guitar pickup / midi converter to check it out. Here s a short one track recording of the guitar triggering trumpet samples.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-03 by Nic Lewis
Bruce (et al), I m glad I didn t imagine it back then when I have to admit some days were blurry for the obvious reasons! It seems that the technology is still
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
2011-09-03 by fdoddy@aol.com
I missed the sampling rate on first read. 22.05 Fs is unacceptable. I d rather sample at a lower bit rate than sacrifice sampling frequency. Remember the
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
2011-09-03 by fdoddy@aol.com
He would have to resample each note to gain the benefit of true 24bit rez. Otherwise, it s just a dither down to 16bit. If the entire system is at 24bit, any
Re: M4000 D
2011-09-03 by feline1973
I believe that when they did they original sampling, they did a little investigating and came to the conclusion that the bandwidth of the original tape
Re: M4000 D
2011-09-03 by feline1973
There d be no point batch-converting existing 16 bit samples to 24 bit, you wouldn t be adding anything other than an extra string of zeros to the end.
Re: Bill Fransen
2011-09-03 by Gerri
... would you please contact me...gerribiton@yahoo.com. bill franen was my father and would like anyone that knew him to please contact me
Re: Bill Fransen
2011-09-03 by Gerri
... could you please respnd to me...gerribiton@yahoo.com. bill fransen was my father and i would like to connect with anyone that knew him
Re: M4000 D
2011-09-03 by tron400
Most commercial sample sets are 44 K. Bernie
Tron power supply rebuild
2011-09-03 by Bruce Daily
Hi all- I am contemplating a rebuild on my M400 s power supply. My earlier refurbishing was just for the immediate problems(fuse relocated in relation
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
2011-09-03 by john barrick
It s surprising that it s that low - I worked in television for about 20 years and we were doing most of our audio at 44 K. ... john barrick *Leo got it right
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-03 by Gary Brumm
Bruce, One of my best friends here in town is David Navone. He is a Physicist by education but he and another guy, Richard Clark from the east coast have a
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-03 by Bruce Daily
Nic- I remember something about it, but don t remember the manufacturer. Did BIC have something to do with it? The unit could aim the beams at unused
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-03 by Bruce Daily
Hi Gary- Yeah, I get a kick out of the skin effect argument, too. I guess the point I am making is that the cheap cables are no better than the
Re: M4000 D
2011-09-02 by tron400
But does batch-converting 16 bit to 24 bit improve the sound? I would think that resampling would be necessary. Also the Pinder samples were sampled at 22,050
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-02 by Gary Brumm
Nic, That sounds interesting. I don t remember hearing about that. I wonder how well it tracked the groove using 80 s technology? That s about $1500 US
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-02 by Nic Lewis
Talking of odd designs (wooden arms, B&O lateral tracking) does anyone recall a TT that used a pin point laser device to scan the track and the reflected light
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
2011-09-02 by Andy kinch
Gary, I haven t worked that one out yet! The instructions dont give any info on the cartridge slot on the back. I know there are plans for Markus to provide
RE: [newmellotrongroup] $19,950 record player
2011-09-02 by Gary Brumm
Ah yes, The Absolute Sound Magazine ....The Encyclopedia of Misinformation ....I keep a few old copies around for laughs. :) g From:
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
2011-09-02 by Fritz Doddy
No need to convert one note at a time unless you re trying to avoid interacting with your spouse. Tons of good quality batch converters out there. Sorry for
Re: M4000 D
2011-09-02 by ClayE
The fact that they are 24 bit samples probably explains the delay in getting the full 100 voices. My guess is that he didn t have all of the tape library
$19,950 record player
2011-09-02 by ClayE
Nice to know that they still make the Oracle. Expensive yes, but it does come with SME V tonearm and Benz moving-coil cartridge! This Absolute Sound GEEK
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
2011-09-02 by Gary Brumm
How difficult is it to add new voices? From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy kinch Sent: Friday,
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-02 by Gary Brumm
The Studio Monitor model had both the active and passive woofers facing front. I have about 5 or 6 Phase Linear (AKA Flame Linear) amps in storage. They are
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: M4000 D
2011-09-02 by Andy kinch
I signed up early on with a serial number of 43. I know he has had production issues, particularly as the voice count was about six when I first contacted him.
Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-02 by tron400
Gary, One of my bands used the AMT1 s for the highs; 2 on each side with no crossover, powered by Phase Linear amps. They went up to 22,000 Hz. Were your Heils
Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-02 by ClayE
Ribbon Maggies are nice. They still make them. Not an electrostatic like Quad or Martin Logan. The MMG maggies are spectacular with a subwoofer and lots of
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-02 by Gary Brumm
Hi Bruce, We did extensive testing of various cables for a Magazine and you’re really better off with a good old Beldon cable. We did everything from
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-02 by djacques@csulb.edu
Loved those magnaplanars. Still have my Nakamichi cassette deck. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile ... From: Gary Brumm Sender:
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-02 by Gary Brumm
Hi Bernie, I had a Nakamichi 550 cassette deck that wad an excellent portable deck for recording live. It was the very first thing I bought on credit when I
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
2011-09-02 by Tony
Sure Bernie, I am, as well as the Ohm speakers. First heard Larry Fast’s “Synergy” on a friend’s system, Crown amps and Ohms speakers, sounded great. I