2012-02-20 by Andy Kinch
Sorry, the word looping is wrong, What I heard on the Memotron was evidence of speeded up samples. For example, we all know what the top D of a Mellotron
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2012-02-20 by Andy Kinch
On the desert island, there would inevitably be a compromise on something! With the Nord, instant selection of all the principle classic sounds plus the
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2012-02-20 by Mike Kechagias
i own a nord 3 and i admit that is a great tool,but the small sample ram and the absence of layerind and blending two sounds together makes it incomplete... so
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2012-02-20 by Sean
My fiance noticed, but I didn t watch the grammys. grammies. grand-mums. Something like that... -Sean
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2012-02-20 by Gary Brumm
Interesting choice of rounds...do you have a Swiss army knife to go with that Swiss army rifle? :) I m with you Gino...I can t do golf either! Here it s .309,
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2012-02-20 by lsf5275@aol.com
Yes, and fortunately we have Fritz to provided them with all the Bass they can eat. In a message dated 2/19/2012 7:33:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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2012-02-20 by gino wong
That s funny. Almost blanks, 7.5x55 and 8x56R are my current obsesssions I am sucker for a Schmidt Rubin Gary. I just can t do golf. gw :-) ... -- All music
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2012-02-20 by Gary Brumm
Liberal Gun Club What is that exactly Gino? Do you shoot blanks? :) ....now be nice...I , just messin with ya...... g From:
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2012-02-20 by Andy Kinch
I consider myself lucky enough to have either owned, or to be currently owning some of the main contenders up for debate. (Excluding Streetly s M4000(sadly)
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2012-02-20 by Gary Brumm
You’d be surprised once it’s in the mix and effects were added….maybe you could barely discern something listening to the raw output…but as chaos
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2012-02-20 by Gary Brumm
...I heard it was a double blind group of over 30 menstruating women with a discernible limp and a taste for fish......just a rumor?? From:
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2012-02-20 by Gary Brumm
So I see you are a short keyboard kinda guy eh?? ☺ I didn’t realize you were a bass player Fritz….what kind of bass do you play? Gary From:
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2012-02-20 by lsf5275@aol.com
Precisely! In a message dated 2/19/2012 6:25:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tronbros@aol.com writes: Our ears! And we know what is what cos it s what we do.
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2012-02-19 by Mike Kechagias
thats more like it!!! Michael kechagias ... thats more like it!!! Michael kechagias On 20 Φεβ 2012, at 1:44 π.μ., tronbros wrote:
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2012-02-19 by tronbros
They would suit a digital keyboard but the price will decide the winner longterm and it may well be a blood bath. M mellotronics.co.uk ... They would suit a
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2012-02-19 by Mike Kechagias
http://www.normleete.co.uk/?page_id=125 Michael kechagias ... http://www.normleete.co.uk/?page_id=125 Michael kechagias On 20 Φεβ 2012, at 1:18 π.μ., gino
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2012-02-19 by Mike Kechagias
its strage that the streetly tapes stand for a software but not good enough for a digital keyboard though Michael kechagias ... its strage that the streetly
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2012-02-19 by tronbros
Our ears! And we know what is what cos it s what we do. If we can t judge, who can? Best, M mellotronics.co.uk
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2012-02-19 by gino wong
What is ridiculous about a fellow offering practical advice. Saying that a ROMpler is what it is and can t more than what it can do It is limited by licences
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2012-02-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
True, but you can precision grind the edges. In a message dated 2/19/2012 4:55:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, tronbros@aol.com writes: We will not, however,
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2012-02-19 by fdoddy@aol.com
hahaha! fritz ... From: lsf5275 To: newmellotrongroup Sent: Sun, Feb 19, 2012 6:07 pm Subject: Re:
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2012-02-19 by fdoddy@aol.com
EXACTLY!! What they don t offer is the interaction, fritz ... From: tronbros To: newmellotrongroup Sent:
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2012-02-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
Gino, I m coming by to take you for a ride in my new Fennari. In a message dated 2/19/2012 1:37:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, wonggster@gmail.com writes:
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2012-02-19 by fdoddy@aol.com
It s all about the chaos of the real thing for me. You CANNOT get that in a soft instrument. That is where the art lives. fritz ... From: Gary Brumm
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2012-02-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
Not that I m doubting you Martin, knowing your sincerity and objectivity, but can I see the statistical analysis and report on that? How many subjects were
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2012-02-19 by fdoddy@aol.com
Here is where I disagree, Mark. I LOVE the look of..well..good looking instruments. My M400 is beautiful in it s very utilitarian, spartan sort of way. I
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2012-02-19 by lsf5275@aol.com
I don t know, I always watch the Grammys with the sound turned down. In a message dated 2/19/2012 10:57:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, andy.thompson@virgin.net
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2012-02-19 by fdoddy@aol.com
werd. I cannot understand why anyone would fork out $2000 for something which just looks a bit like a mellotron and isn t. fritz ... From: mellotronmadness
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2012-02-19 by Mike Kechagias
so nobody got a memotron??interesting!! Michael kechagias ... so nobody got a memotron??interesting!! Michael kechagias On 20 Φεβ 2012, at 12:40 π.μ.,
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2012-02-19 by tron400
I think the Streetly guys understand that keeping the samples in a proprietary format will lessen the chances of software piracy. Bernie
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2012-02-19 by tron400
That s very true. I m a player and to me, that s the only point of view that counts. I agree with Mike that it s virtually impossible to distinguish good
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2012-02-19 by tronbros
The M4000 has proven to take a lot longer to build than originally envisaged. It should at least GBP1500 dearer! M mellotronics.co.uk
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2012-02-19 by Mike Kechagias
you dont need great numbers because its one of the machines is costing a small fortune.. but great work i really admire it Michael kechagias ... you dont need
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2012-02-19 by Gary Brumm
I wish you the best for generations to come! Lean and mean is the only way for anyone to stay in business anymore! ☺ Gary From:
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2012-02-19 by tronbros
Interesting! Our take is that mellotrons will always be wanted but not in great numbers. We don t need great numbers to survive and are a lean enough
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2012-02-19 by Gary Brumm
Very true Mike, I do look forward to getting the Streetly samples because I am sure they will be painstaking tin their reproduction. I do wish they would make
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2012-02-19 by Mike Dickson
There is a big difference between low quality samples and low grade samples. I know it has been said before, but most samples are bloody awful because of
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2012-02-19 by Gary Brumm
From your point as a player, perhaps, but after processing (which most Mellotron laden music has in it) the end result (sound) of the song is the same. You are
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2012-02-19 by tron400
Before I reacquired #500, I went for 25 years without a Mellotron. Then I bought a keyboard that had Mellotron samples and I was in heaven. Over the years, I
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2012-02-19 by Gary Brumm
It s a phrase referring to locking the breach open before loading the ammunition as in the old M1 rifle. I simply meant it as a joke that I was I was
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2012-02-19 by mellotronmadness
I ve never understood the expression lock and load , I don t know much about guns either, but wouldn t you have to load first? Yours pedantically Mark PS much
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2012-02-19 by Gary Brumm
That s ridiculous Gino ....most every M4000D review has been staggering in its praise. I will most likely make the Streetly samples my next Mellotron type
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2012-02-19 by Mike Kechagias
i really dont want to have a laptop on stage and always prefered hardware over software,dont get me wrong but anyone with hardware digital equipment please
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2012-02-19 by Jim Blair
Before my review, I d like to say that I m no stranger to tape keyboards. I ve owned a bunch of M400 s, a 400SM, a Mk V, a 4-Track, and a Chamberlin. I ve also
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2012-02-19 by gino wong
Don t get me started on a 4000D. I know people who are full time working musicians who s records we have all bought and it is regarded as adirty oppurtunistic
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2012-02-19 by mellotronmadness
I believe you, Martin. Although my samples of #1565 sound incredibly like #1565. I don t understand why anybody cares what an instrument looks like, the sound
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2012-02-19 by tronbros
The Mtron sounds more like a tron than any other device, program or objet d art with the new Streetly Tapes, other than a real M400 so there! M
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2012-02-19 by mellotronmadness
Not that I know anything, but why not use the mellotron sample disc a midi keyboard and a laptop, you probably have the laptop and keyboard already. That will
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2012-02-19 by Murray Anderson
Hi everyone ... I hope that mentioning this is not against list policy: my collection of vintage synths, including Mellotron M-400S, ARP 2600, Roland VP-330
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2012-02-19 by mkmellotron
greatings from Greece i am considering buying a digital mellotron,(i would prefer the analogue M4000 by streetly but it is way too expensive...) So please
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