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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Pics now up

2012-05-11 by Andy Kinch

Thanks Bruce. Legacy is a good word to use here. With so few machines built in the first place, and now even fewer surviving, big respect for those among us

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Chamberlin Rhythmate question.

2012-05-10 by Dieter

Hello everybody. I ve got a question. I ve got a Chamberlin Rhythmate but no-one seems to be sure which model this is. I opened it up and I can say that

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: memotron

2012-05-08 by Mike Kechagias

thanks paul most helpfulllllll cheers Michael kechagias ... thanks paul most helpfulllllll cheers Michael kechagias On 8 Μαϊ 2012, at 11:19 μ.μ., Paul

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: memotron

2012-05-08 by Paul Marshall

I use a Memotron. They are expensive but very good and very practical. The CD library which ships with the Memotron (Vintage) is indeed FAR superior to the

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: memotron

2012-05-08 by tronbros

The iPad sounds do not have a real mellotron interface and due to limited memory availbale, the sounds are 22 and not 44.1. Best, M mellotronics.co.uk ... The

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-08 by Chris Dale

That was pretty funny Mike!! Orchestrons are good in their own way, just not comparable at all to a Mellotron. The sound is different, as is the feel of

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: memotron

2012-05-08 by Bill Rudloff

So this begs the question (if asked already long ago, I apologize): Are the iPad app sounds very similar audibly to the MTron Pro Streetly Tapes? Bill Rudloff

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: memotron

2012-05-08 by Bill Rudloff

To my understanding, yes. They both were recorded using the same source material, but they are not the same recordings. But the Streetly chaps oversaw both

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: memotron

2012-05-08 by tronbros

The GForce/Streetly tapes are the closest to a real mellotron out of all the digital stuff available. They are recorded through a mellotron using EMI tape and

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: memotron

2012-05-08 by Mike Kechagias

so mainly because i own the streety ipad app is it really close??? Michael kechagias ... so mainly because i own the streety ipad app is it really close???

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: memotron

2012-05-08 by Bill Rudloff

If it s the sounds (of God) you want, then upgrade to the Streetly sounds for MTron Pro. If you ve hear the iPhone/iPad app previews, it s the same quality

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Re: memotron

2012-05-08 by mkmellotron

thanks for you quick response... i watched The kills on letterman. it..was great although sound on sound on their reveiw say that their library is far superior

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] memotron

2012-05-08 by Bill Rudloff

I don t have one, but I do have the M-Tron sounds it can use. If you want to see one in action up close and personal, look on YouTube for The Kills on David

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memotron

2012-05-08 by mkmellotron

any memotron users here??would be really helful a good review from an owner... thanks in advance

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-08 by Tom Doncourt

Well it s a moot point for me- the one I was looking at got pulled off of ebay for some mysterious reason. Kind of a relief actually. On May 8, 2012, at 3:41

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-08 by Fritz Doddy

I always try to create electronic honey badgers . Sorry for the brevity as I am replying from a remote region of iPhonekstan. fritzdoddy

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Re: Orchestron

2012-05-08 by Dieter

Hello everybody. I ve got a Mellotron, Orchestron and Optigan. I don t see the Orchestron as a replacement for a Mellotron. It is a total different experience

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-08 by Chris Dale

The Orchestron does have a much lower fidelity than the tape instruments: Mellotron, Chamberlin, Birotron, but some of the sounds have an interesting

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-07 by lsf5275@aol.com

I agree. In a message dated 5/7/2012 11:58:14 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes: Looks like a piece of shit Sorry for the brevity as I am

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-07 by Tom Doncourt

I like what I ve heard Mattias do with the orchestron. I ve been looking for a leslie myself- haven t found one I want yet.... On May 7, 2012, at 2:45 PM,

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-07 by fdoddy@aol.com

I like the sound actually. I have the sample set from Pea Hix, which is just fine for me. My wife won t let me put any more keys in my studio. Off topic:

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-07 by Kinchmusic

In my experience, The orchestron was sonically totally without character. I was hoping that it would indeed be a superior, yet portable version of the

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-07 by Tom Doncourt

so, in other words-they are perfect when you want that piece of shit sound. certainly not toreplace or be be compared to a mellotron. On May 7, 2012, at 12:15

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-07 by Tom Doncourt

I never thought so...but a different flavor of strange atmospheric noise. At this point talking about fidelity goes out the window. On May 7, 2012, at 10:53

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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Orchestron

2012-05-07 by Tom Doncourt

On May 6, 2012, at 1:51 PM, Hank & Michelle wrote: Yes, we had to. This has gone so way off of mellotrons. Let me get it back on track.... I m sure my dog was

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Re: The Musical Box

2012-05-06 by Hank & Michelle

Yes, we had to. This has gone so way off of mellotrons. Let me get it back on track.... I m sure my dog was hearing mellotron choirs as he passed!

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