The Mellotron Group

Hello all.

Just migrated from the old to the new.  As a Virtual Tronnist, I am hoping that this same 
peer pressure will eventually lead me to selling the kids and purchasing an unwieldy box 
of nightmarish electro-mechanical wizardry (remember folks, all I know how to do is load 
instruments into Kontakt) with two keyboards (because I'm greedy like that).

In the meantime, the delightful, heavily EQ-ed tones of M-Tron and the Pinder Sample CD 
will continue to be found in my five minute compositions (complete with bad vocals, 
cheesy lyrics, and lack of any sort of production values) for all and sundry to ridicule.  Prog 
it ain't.

In my defence, I suppose I can say that I haven't looped any of the samples.  And wouldn't 
dream of doing!

Sigh.

One of these days (he said again, wistfully) ...

Owen

http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk

> http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk

Illusions of grandeur indeed.  Your material is so nicely arranged and 
recorded Owen.  I can imagine the time and effort involved.  The 1st 
track that I played was "Peresphone".  Once I got passed the Justin 
Hayward style vocal I found a very nice song with a great arrangement.
You may want to get a Mellotron some day soon, but you seem to be 
making some great music with what you have now.

Keep up the fine work Owen.

Moody Blues freaks in the group... Check out the songs on Owen's web 
site.  http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk

Clay

Agreed!
 
You've got some very interesting material on there and tastefull Mellotron
playing!
 
Cheers,H
 
 
 

  _____  

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ceccles_ca
Sent: maandag 26 november 2007 3:20
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Peer pressure succeeds again...




> http://www.thinking <http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk> -aloud.co.uk

Illusions of grandeur indeed. Your material is so nicely arranged and 
recorded Owen. I can imagine the time and effort involved. The 1st 
track that I played was "Peresphone". Once I got passed the Justin 
Hayward style vocal I found a very nice song with a great arrangement.
You may want to get a Mellotron some day soon, but you seem to be 
making some great music with what you have now.

Keep up the fine work Owen.

Moody Blues freaks in the group... Check out the songs on Owen's web 
site. http://www.thinking <http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk> -aloud.co.uk

Clay

I'll 3rd that-keep up the great work Owen!
Pete

Hessel Herder wrote:

> Agreed!
>  
> You've got some very interesting material on there and tastefull 
> Mellotron playing!
>  
> Cheers,H
>  
>  
>  
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *ceccles_ca
> *Sent:* maandag 26 november 2007 3:20
> *To:* newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
> *Subject:* [newmellotrongroup] Re: Peer pressure succeeds again...
>
>
> > http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk <http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk>
>
> Illusions of grandeur indeed. Your material is so nicely arranged and
> recorded Owen. I can imagine the time and effort involved. The 1st
> track that I played was "Peresphone". Once I got passed the Justin
> Hayward style vocal I found a very nice song with a great arrangement.
> You may want to get a Mellotron some day soon, but you seem to be
> making some great music with what you have now.
>
> Keep up the fine work Owen.
>
> Moody Blues freaks in the group... Check out the songs on Owen's web
> site. http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk <http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk>
>
> Clay
>
>

hey! interesting to find you here. my brother (a guitarist and 
virtual tronnist) turned me on to your website just a few months ago. 
i like your tunes.

Steve

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "thinkingalouduk" 
<owen@...> wrote:
>
> Hello all.
> 
> Just migrated from the old to the new.  As a Virtual Tronnist, I am 
hoping that this same 
> peer pressure will eventually lead me to selling the kids and 
purchasing an unwieldy box 
> of nightmarish electro-mechanical wizardry (remember folks, all I 
know how to do is load 
> instruments into Kontakt) with two keyboards (because I'm greedy 
like that).
> 
> In the meantime, the delightful, heavily EQ-ed tones of M-Tron and 
the Pinder Sample CD 
> will continue to be found in my five minute compositions (complete 
with bad vocals, 
> cheesy lyrics, and lack of any sort of production values) for all 
and sundry to ridicule.  Prog 
> it ain't.
> 
> In my defence, I suppose I can say that I haven't looped any of the 
samples.  And wouldn't 

> dream of doing!
> 
> Sigh.
> 
> One of these days (he said again, wistfully) ...
> 
> Owen
> 
> http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk
>

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <calyx12001@...> 
wrote:
>
> hey! interesting to find you here. my brother (a guitarist and 
> virtual tronnist) turned me on to your website just a few months ago. 
> i like your tunes.
> 
> Steve

http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk/

Nice flute work on "So Remote".  Is that you Owen?  It looks like you 
are also the tape operator, recording engineer, editing, mixing and 
mastering engineer, Logistics Manager and studio maintenance man.  Nice 
work everybody.

You should get together with Ryan Guidry (Deadwood Forest).  Where does 
he live?  http://www.garageband.com/artist/ryanguidry

Clay

Er ... um.

Well, thanks everyone for all the kind words.  I'm a bit speechless actually.  Maybe if I put 
M-TRON in capitals...

Well...  er.   

Yeah, so when are the first M5000s going to be ready?

Owen



--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "ceccles_ca" <ecclesreinson@...> wrote:

>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <calyx12001@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > hey! interesting to find you here. my brother (a guitarist and 
> > virtual tronnist) turned me on to your website just a few months ago. 
> > i like your tunes.
> > 
> > Steve
> 
> http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk/
> 
> Nice flute work on "So Remote".  Is that you Owen?  It looks like you 
> are also the tape operator, recording engineer, editing, mixing and 
> mastering engineer, Logistics Manager and studio maintenance man.  Nice 
> work everybody.
> 
> You should get together with Ryan Guidry (Deadwood Forest).  Where does 
> he live?  http://www.garageband.com/artist/ryanguidry
> 
> Clay
>

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "thinkingalouduk" <owen@...>
wrote:
>
> Er ... um.
> 
> Well, thanks everyone for all the kind words.  I'm a bit speechless
actually.  Maybe if I put 
> M-TRON in capitals...

My 2 cents -
There are good digital samples of fine Pianos.  Pianos will not become
obsolete.  There are good digital samples of Mellotron voices. 
Mellotrons will not become obsolete.

Hopefully, we are not a bunch of 'Tron-snobs.  You make good use of
the tools available to you Owen.  Thanks.

Clay

Good question about the M5000: have any been sold?



T. Maher

Canton, MI

Not a Tron owner, yet a TronSnob

-----Original Message-----
From: thinkingalouduk <owen@thinking-aloud.co.uk>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:06 am
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Peer pressure succeeds again...







Er ... um.

Well, thanks everyone for all the kind words. I'm a bit speechless actually. Maybe if I put 
M-TRON in capitals...

Well... er. 

Yeah, so when are the first M5000s going to be ready?

Owen

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "ceccles_ca" <ecclesreinson@...> wrote:
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <calyx12001@> 
> wrote:
> >
> > hey! interesting to find you here. my brother (a guitarist and 
> > virtual tronnist) turned me on to your website just a few months ago. 
> > i like your tunes.
> > 
> > Steve
> 
> http://www.thinking-aloud.co.uk/
> 
> Nice flute work on "So Remote". Is that you Owen? It looks like you 
> are also the tape operator, recording engineer, editing, mixing and 
> mastering engineer, Logistics Manager and studio maintenance man. Nice 
> work everybody.
> 
> You should get together with Ryan Guidry (Deadwood Forest). Where does 
> he live? http://www.garageband.com/artist/ryanguidry
> 
> Clay
>



 

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In a message dated 26/11/2007 19:36:54 GMT Standard Time,  trolldelux@aol.com 
writes:

Good question about the M5000: have any been sold?
 



We have firm orders and several enquiries.  Still trying to  get M4000s out 
at anything like a reasonable rate!
 
Knackered but loving it,
 
Martin
 
Streetly Electronics - All Things Mellotronic

_www.mellotronics.com_ (http://www.mellotronics.com/) 
US Sales  East: Jimmy Moore_  JMoore6397@aol.com_ 
(http://JMoore6397@aol.com/) 
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In a message dated 11/26/2007 2:36:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
trolldelux@aol.com writes:

Good question about the M5000: have any been sold?
 
T. Maher
Canton, MI
Not a Tron owner, yet a TronSnob


 
In a posting on the old list, if I remember correctly, the first 5 are 
already accounted for.  Don't know if any of them have actually taken delivery yet.
 
Frank Samagaio
San Diego CA
owner, Mellotron MkII #134 (Pindertron) / M400 #908
author, The Mellotron Book



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Hi Frank, I thought that was in reference to the M4000, not the M5000.
jb


--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, MAinPsych@... wrote:
 
> In a posting on the old list, if I remember correctly, the first 5 are 
> already accounted for.  Don't know if any of them have actually
taken delivery yet.
>  
> Frank Samagaio