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Mellotron

Post by dantheman521 » Mon Mar 08, 2010 1:46 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQqyLtwbZ94" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

such a beautiful instrument

anyone have one?

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Re: Mellotron

Post by northern_dirt » Mon Mar 08, 2010 5:25 pm

dantheman521 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQqyLtwbZ94

such a beautiful instrument

anyone have one?

$10K..

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Re: Mellotron

Post by dantheman521 » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:38 pm

i know ,there alot
but someone must be lucky enough to own one

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Re: Mellotron

Post by glimmertwin » Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:59 pm

I'm in the camp who doesn't see the value in a primitive playback sample engine at that price...but I do love the mellotron samples in my Nord keyboard.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by fibreman » Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:12 am

glimmertwin wrote:I'm in the camp who doesn't see the value in a primitive playback sample engine at that price...but I do love the mellotron samples in my Nord keyboard.
Likewise... love the Mk1 and Mk2 samples, so wibbly and lovely - the later mellotron samples just lack a little depth for me. Have youu tried any of the the Chamberlin samples yet?

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Re: Mellotron

Post by glimmertwin » Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:21 pm

fibreman wrote: Likewise... love the Mk1 and Mk2 samples, so wibbly and lovely - the later mellotron samples just lack a little depth for me. Have youu tried any of the the Chamberlin samples yet?

Holy smokes - I didn't know they had released that! I will be trying that out shortly...

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Re: Mellotron

Post by slownightsolong » Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:13 pm

A friend of mine has a mellotronish thing in his house. I dont know too much about them so I cant really give to many details on it though Im pretty sure it has just been passed down through his family and now resides in his bedroom. Its very old and great to mess about on from time to time. Id love for him to move it into a studio or something though I get the vibe that its treated more like a piece of furniture than an instrument. Regardless its very cool.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by NBarnes21 » Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:52 am

The studio my band did their first album in had one, it's so cool. Once I heard it I immediately realized how many times I'd heard it before. Zeppelin's The Rain Song, RHCP's Breaking The Girl, some Smashing Pumpkins stuff, lots and lots of recordings. It has that amazing lo-fi sound for strings, voices, and flute sound. Really high maintenance and really expensive though apparently.
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Re: Mellotron

Post by Grandbag » Fri Apr 23, 2010 10:08 pm

I work at a University Music School and around the middle of last year I found one tucked away in a corner between a Steinway and a pianoforte needing fairly serious repairs. Unfortunately they will neither sell it to me or find money (and someone in Australia) to repair it.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by SignoftheDragon » Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:09 pm

I dig it, but not enough to invest in one.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by MiCula » Tue May 11, 2010 8:42 pm

Yes indeed, the latest Nord samples are a cost effective substitute for a pricey mellotron. Like any other killer vintage gear, there was a time when a 'tron could be purchased for dirt cheap.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by prospect » Tue May 11, 2010 8:58 pm

I have the plug-in.
It sounds just like it.
Look up GForce M-Tron

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Re: Mellotron

Post by cseb » Sat May 22, 2010 5:40 pm

I'll second that. The G-Force Mtron, and now the Mtron Pro, sound great. I love the strings!

I'm big on real instruments over samples most of the time, and I've played a real Mellotron, but I have to say that the G-Force version is very satisfying, and pretty reasonably prices, too. Actually, I've found some use for their Virtual String Machine, too.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by electric12 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:43 am

cseb wrote:I'll second that. The G-Force Mtron, and now the Mtron Pro, sound great. I love the strings!

I'm big on real instruments over samples most of the time, and I've played a real Mellotron, but I have to say that the G-Force version is very satisfying, and pretty reasonably prices, too. Actually, I've found some use for their Virtual String Machine, too.
I'd love a real Mellotron- the new M400 looks great.
Unfortunately my 'studio' is on the second floor in the attic of our house, so I would be very reluctant to get that up the stairs, even if it would fit! Also, I can't afford one.
The M-Tron is very good (and the Pro version is brilliant value for money) and there are very few pieces of music that I have recorded that don't feature a 'Mellotron' somewhere in the mix.
Just for anyone who wants to get an idea of the sound without laying out any lolly, there are a few freebies out there. A couple of good ones:
Redtron 400 is worth looking at. There is a download at the bottom of the article.
Meltron MkX is similar.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by adamrobertt » Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:57 pm

I've always loved the Mellotron, but there's no way that I'll ever be able to own one. The girl in that first video you posted is really cute/sexy btw.

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