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| | Mellotron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Mellotron MK II The Mellotron is an electromechanical polyphonic keyboard musical instrument originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. | | | Following the impact of punk, the Mellotron tended to be viewed as a relic of a pompous era. | | | The Mellotron can be heard in the track "Breaking the Girl" in their most succcessful album to date, Blood Sugar Sex Magik. |
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| | The Mellotron (the first music sampler) - Sarah Angliss, Spacedog |
| | As the first sampler, the Mellotron aimed to mimic acoustic musical instruments. | | | The Mellotron (the first music sampler) - Sarah Angliss, Spacedog | | | Launched in 1963, the Mellotron was the first music sampler - an instrument that can capture and play back other sounds.The music press described it as a 'Rolls Royce' instrument - a Mellotron cost as much as the average grand piano. |
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http://www.spacedog.biz/mellotron.htm
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| | Mellotrons and Chamberlins |
| | The Mellotron was a precursor of the modern digital sampler. | | | Under each key was a strip of magnetic tape with a recorded sound that corresponded to the pitch of the key (The Mark II had two keyboards of 35 notes each making a total of 1260 seperate recordings). | | | The Chamberlin used exactly the same system as the Mellotron for playing back tape samples yet had a sharper more accurate sound |
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http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/mellotron
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| | The Mellotron sound was on it way to becoming a sonic archetype in our Pop music consciousness. | | | Mellotron Archives bought the Bradley Brothers master tape collection of Mellotron and Chamberlin sounds and the Mellotron Digital collection that descended from Mellotronics in London. | | | In 1977, Mellotronics was approached by Bill Eberline of Dallas Musical Instruments of Mahwah, New Jersey to act as worldwide distributors for Mellotron. |
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http://www.mellotron.com/history.htm
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| | Vintage Keyboard Sounds Gibson G101 Organ Mellotron Samples |
| | The Three Violins are originally from the Mark II Mellotron used in the original recordings by these classic bands (not the thinner M400 Strings recordings). | | | This Mellotron lived most of its life safely tucked away in the corner of a recording studio and was never on tour or abused by burned out progressive rockers. | | | This is what gives the Mellotron its distinctive sound as the separate performances mix with each other in chordal passages, and sound individual from one another when playing string motifs and arpeggios. |
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http://www.vintagekeyboardsounds.com/page_mellotron.html
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| | Mellotrons and Chamberlains |
| | The early electromechanical style of mellotron described above is now replaced by the all-electronic mellotron, where the musical instruments are digitally recorded for playback. | | | In a mellotron or chamberlain, the sound is not synthetic because it's taken from real instruments that have been recorded. | | | It may not be a coincidence that the mellotron came and went with what most fans today call the "Core Seven" albums. |
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http://www.members.tripod.com/sstWordSmith2/music/MoodyBlues/support/mellotron.htm
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| | The Beatles and the Mellotron |
| | However, the Beatles' reputation as Mellotron users relies almost solely on 'Strawberry Fields'; they only (obviously) used one on three more tracks in their oeuvre, and those are usually only referred to by aficionados. | | | There are artists who have used the Mellotron on multiple releases, often to little real effect (see: any number of second-rate central European electronic musicians), and the Beatles only ever used it on four tracks. | | | The track is one of the all-time classic singles, and the Mellotron flutes, particularly on the intro, have defined a style. |
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http://www.planetmellotron.com/beatles.htm
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| | Naturally it isn’t dynamic and a bit clumsy on the attack…but hey hey it is the Mellotron piano we are talking about here. | | | On the Nanook album we used it on a couple of songs but the most impressive thing is on the verses of the track Phonecall where the whole chord structure is played on the Mellotron piano (with a splash of Chorus). | | | The Mellotron is one of the pillars sound wise in the studio and it is used every other day. |
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http://www.roth-handle.nu/instruments/replay_mellotron400.htm
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| | Moody Blues: mellotron |
| | The Mellotron sound that is most identifiable is the strings, or 3-Violins as they are listed in the Mellotronics library. | | | The Mellotron Mark-V, made in 1975, was used by Mike Pinder on his solo debut, The Promise. | | | I still play the Mellotron, and when I do it never breaks down because I have all of the sounds stored in my digital Samplers. |
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http://experts.about.com/q/Moody-Blues-528/mellotron.htm
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| | Mellotron Vintage Synth |
| | Using Analog tape to playback recorded instruments, it can be thought of as the first mainstream sampler. | | | It's signature sound has shown up on hundreds of albums from the Beatles to Beck and has spanned decades of musical changes without ever going out of style. |
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http://www.sonicimplants.com/ProductDetail.asp?Item=MellotronVintage
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| | Kitaro House - Instruments - Mellotron |
| | Somehow the Mellotron is like a giant tape recorder, but it has its own sound, the "Mellotron sound". | | | Mellotron Manufactoring / Streetly Electronics / Dallas Music / Novatron | | | You play it with a keyboard and every key has its own tape that has to be recorded individually. |
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http://www.gigapolis.com/silkroad/kitaro/english/equipment/mellotron.htm
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| | REBIRTH OF THE COOL: Mellotron |
| | The Mellotron was never rendered obsolete by modern polysynths and samplers, and it's just a shame that it has taken so long for it to be rediscovered. | | | The instrument was supplied with a classic Mellotron tape frame comprising violins, cello and flute, and it proved to be nicely laced, with what were obviously new tapes. | | | Nevertheless, the 300s were important instruments — not because Mellotronics sold a huge number of them, but because the world was listening to them. |
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http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Aug02/articles/mellotron.asp
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| | Amazon.com: The Mellotron Book: Books: Frank Samagaio |
| | The mellotron is a keyboard instrument that used pre-recorded tapes play back the sounds of flutes, horns, strings etc. In a way, it could be called the world's first 'analog' sampler. | | | The Mellotron was a favorite instrument of such famed acts as the Beatles, the Moody Blues, Tangerine Dream and Mike Oldfield. | | | Back in production after a 20-year hiatus, the Mellotron is still one of the most sought-after pieces of vintage musical gear on the market. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1931140146?v=glance
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| | Mellotron Story / engl. |
| | The sales figures went up quickly and the "8-Choir" was next to the "Violins" the most popular M 400-sound. | | | In 1976 it seemed to be the right time for a larger, worldwide distribution of the Mellotron by the giant "Dallas Music", who against all expectations declared bankruptcy in 1977. | | | That's why it isn't surprising that you heard the Mellotron on thousands of LPs and singles after 1970. |
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| | Music thing: The Skellotron see-through Mellotron |
| | You can get an official Mellotron in plexiglass through RL music. | | | They describe it as "a bespoke commission and a true realisation of a personal vision", and it's even been featured in stupid-rich-men's bible Robb Report. | | | They are the UK dealers for the Mellotron MkVI |
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http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/05/skellotron-see-through-mellotron.html
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| | MelloKurz - Kurzweil Native Mellotron Sounds |
| | I have a song that calls for multiple Mellotron sounds (the flute of course, 3 violins, and clarinet). | | | Its awesome, surreal sound was the hallmark of the recordings of bands like Aerosmith, the Beatles, Elton John, Genesis, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, the Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, and many others. | | | There is simply no replacing the Mellotron's special sound. |
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http://www.pyramid-sound.com/shop/mellokrz.htm
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| | IEEEVM: Mellotron |
| | Before the day of electronic “samplers,” which are devices capable of capturing and storing (usually digitally, using computer memory rather than tapes) sounds, the Mellotron was really the only way that a keyboard instrument could be made to imitate a violin, or a person singing. | | | But musicians wanted different, often unique sounds recorded on the tapes, so the Mellotron’s makers began to offer the service of accepting custom sounds and preparing a custom “rack” of prerecorded tapes that could be installed inside the instrument’s cabinet. | | | Early customers included the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. |
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| | Blogcritics.org: Collecting Vintage Synthesizers |
| | If the Mellotron was the sound of progressive rock, then the Fairlight CMI was one of the key instruments of the early days of MTV, driving the music of Thomas Dolby, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, and Jan Hammer. | | | John Lennon of the Beatles was among the first musicians to acquire one of these beasts, which today is considered the first sampling instrument. | | | And of course, the Mellotron, which the entire genre of progressive rock is built on. |
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http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/11/14/033536.php
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| | Sonic Implants String Boxes: Mellotron and ARP String Ensemble CD Rom Sample Loop Library Review |
| | The Mellotron produced its sounds by playing analog tapes of each note of a recorded instrument, and the ARP Solina synthesized its string and brass sounds from sawtooth waves. | | | The Mellotron samples were recorded at a 22.05 kHz sampling rate with 16-bit resolution, which is enough to ensure faithful reproduction of the Mellotron instruments. | | | I was shocked to discover that each Mellotron sample loops back to the beginning with a noticeable audio gap between the end and the beginning of the loop. |
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| | Music-Homepage Andreas Ehrhardt |
| | Mellotron and dist. Guitar – a homage to the wonderful Mellotron, 5:53 | | | A dreamy song with Mellotron, Piano, Violin, 5:30 | | | Blues with Mellotron, dist. Guitar and some Flute, 4:29 |
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| | The variant effect on the lower end of this sound is entirely due to the 'cellist who recorded the original sound for Streetly. | | | Arguably the most famous Mellotron sound of all time - progressive rock might never have even happened without it being available (a collective guilt that the entire Bradley family must learn to live with for the rest of their lives) - its users are simply too numerous to mention. | | | The breath control, pitch, crescendo and vibrato on these recordings is exquisite and far surpass the original Mellotron flute sounds by the fabled mile. |
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http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/right.htm
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| | Planet Mellotron |
| | Full-on heavy psychedelic rock with tons of Mellotron, available here from Space Music. | | | If you knew the number of hours I've spent in record shops, on the net, rummaging through (mostly very understanding) friends' collections, listening to borrowed album after borrowed album... | | | After seeing a couple of lists of 'albums containing Mellotron', I thought I'd try to bring the idea up to date, and have a really concerted effort at listing everything. |
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http://www.planetmellotron.com
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| | STUDIO THIRTEEN Original Music Publishing Company |
| | Taurus Acoustic Cittern with Acoustic and electric guitars, mellotron, MOOG, flute, percussion. | | | This CD features all digital high-fidelity recordings of vintage Analouge Instruments including MOOG (Taurus, Minimoog, Source), MELLOTRON, Wurlitzer Electric Piano, Korg and Yamaha synthesizers, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Real Bagpipes, Recorders, Various Percussion: Rainstick, Tubano drums, tambourines, Native African bells, Wind and hand chimes, Tube chimes. | | | Also flutes, Cittern (8-course folk instrument) acoustic and electric guitars and basses, 12-string and open tuned guitars, vocal chants from Tibetan monks and other sources and EFX, Also featuring Debbie Johnson, vocal loops, Chris Blake, vocals, and Mr. |
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| | Mellotron Album Reviews |
| | The 'T' rating is meant to tell you something about the album's Mellotron content, which is why it goes from '0', not '½'. | | | As time goes on and I review more and more albums, I'm beginning to realise that I may be starting to repeat myself. | | | Highlighting in album tracklistings denotes 'contains Mellotron', leading to some tracklistings being solidly highlighted. |
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http://www.planetmellotron.com/reviews.htm
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| | New Gibraltar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock PA-PF |
| | My favourite track is their rendition of Bedrich Smetana's "Moldau" (the only instrumental on the album), where they use recorder, violin, organ and Mellotron to a beautiful and dynamic effect. | | | The use of real orchestra and choir instead of synths or Mellotron distinguish this album somewhat, but there is also one of the pioneering uses of digital vocoder on the lead vocals on "Raven". | | | But again the build-up of flute, cello, Mellotron and Fiske's subdued but resonant chords and melodies brings back the shadow of Morte Macabre's dark progressive sound. |
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| | Capturing the Keyboards |
| | One of the most exotic keyboards to record is the Mellotron, and its first cousin the Chamberlain. | | | They are not dissimilar in concept-they are both keyboard samplers that play prerecorded analog tapes. | | | As for keyboards, an electronic keyboard is a musical instrument, not just a playback machine. |
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http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_capturing_keyboards
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| | The Melloman - DIY Mellotron |
| | It was one of the first sample players, and was used by The Beatles, and countless psychedelic and prog bands. | | | On the original Mellotron, there was an 8 second limit for all the sounds. | | | My version, The Melloman, uses Walkmans and cassette tapes to play original Mellotron samples, or whatever cassette tapes you want to put in. |
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| | Techno Guide: Mellotron |
| | The Mellotron was in a certain way the first sampler, in the sense of an instrument that can play sound samples, and by the 70's a huge bank of sound tapes was abailable for the musicians -from ambient sounds to all sort of instruments-. | | | Mellotron Mark II Copyright © Intuitive Music 2003. | | | The Mellotron was the continuation of the Chamberlin, and it became one of the most popular instruments in the 70's. |
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| | GEPR List of Progressive Rock Instruments |
| | Purists will say that the sampler technology isn't really as good as the originals (rightly so), but the convienience is spectacular, and the sound quality is good within the limits of the samples. | | | the original Mellotron tapes recorded using a modern digital sampler. | | | The most (in)famous use of the ARP Solina String Ensemble is in Gary Wright's Dream Weaver album, but it has also found use by numerous more progressive bands as well in spite of the fact that it has a different sound texture than a Mellotron. |
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| | Encyclopedia of Electronic Music - reviews |
| | Rhodes is certainly what gives this track (and album as a whole, because this instrument is used on some other tracks as well) its own specific atmosphere. | | | Ok, enough of the New-Agey talk, the finale to this track is anything if pure bliss, with the Mellotron string sound giving may to dark sheets of sound we heard at the beginning. | | | Great Mellotron choir sounds add to the picture, as well as subtle synth soloing. |
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| | Obscured by Clouds - the progressive rock band from Portland, Oregon |
| | They have that progressive rock sound (they even use a mellotron, which brings back many great memories), but have added their own sound within. | | | William's voice is a strength of the band, as I indicated above; deeper than most conventional rock singers, it is pleasantly rich on the ear. | | | It is striking that all these tracks have been made so much their own by Obscured By Clouds... |
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| | Crimson's trons |
| | Starless -- a high watermark for the melodious mellotron. | | | Postscript: The mellotron has been retired from Crimson's musical arsenal. | | | Robert Fripp apparently no longer has use for the 'tron as he charts new (read digital) ground for the new millenium's King Crimson. |
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| | Hovercraft.html |
| | You'll find all kinds of information about the beast and for those craving the ultimate in realism, you'll find a wonderful sample CD with every note of a huge variety of original Mellotron sounds on it. | | | Available in Akai format (which almost any sampler can read), this is the ultimate solution for those sampler owners who can't afford a real Mellotron...but you'll find those there, too! | | | Mellotron Archive and is found here by his/their good graces. |
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| | Streetly Electronics |
| | Mellotrons are enjoying a well deserved revival and can be found on albums as diverse as King Crimson's 'THRAK', Radiohead's 'OK COMPUTER', Jean Michel Jarre's 'OXYGENE 7 - 13', Julian Cope's '20 MOTHERS' to Oasis' 'WHAT'S THE STORY' and 'STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS'. | | | Full list of available sounds can be found here. | | | The current interest in the Mellotron is more than a fashion thing, it's just that people are re-discovering the instrument's unique sound. |
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http://members.aol.com/tronpage/streetly/streetly.htm
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| | Mellotron Information |
| | For a time, Mellotron was a subsidiary Dallas Music Industries (DMI), and various products were marketed under the Mellotron brand, including tapes and other accessories. | | | An ad featuring Felix Pappalardi, bassist for Mountain and songwriter | | | A legal DMI document, dated September, 1973, that discusses concerns the America Federations of Musicians had about Mellotrons; interesting! |
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| | Mellotron and Chamberlin Models and Statistics |
| | Most of the 'classic' music that is associated with the Mellotron, such as King Crimson, Genesis, and the Beatles, was produced on the Mark II. | | | The right hand keyboard has 18 different lead instrument sounds. | | | Mellotron Mark II Mellotron Mark II This model is essentially an improved and perfected Mark I and was the first model to achieve success. |
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| | Mellotron - how it works |
| | This means that the attack of the recorded note is reproduced and contributes greatly to the character of the Mellotron's unique sound. | | | The Mellotron is a sample replay machine but as it was developed in the early 60's before the invention of solid-state memory, floppy discs or microprocessors then it used lengths of recording tape to store each 'sample'. | | | When the key is released then the spring [7] on the bottom roller assembly pulls the tape back to the original position and thus quickly 'rewinds' the tape ready for the next time the note is required. |
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| | BigCityMusic.com - Mellotron Mellotron Mk VI
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| | The Mellotron and Chamberlin sounds have been remastered from the original session tapes, giving much better sonic clarity and higher reproduction quality. | | | A specially developed tube preamp similar to the MkII gives improved sonic qualities. | | | In addition, we have produced new sounds (like Recorder and 35 note Female Voice) and have made the entire Chamberlin library available to Mellotron owners. |
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http://www.bigcitymusic.com/product.asp?pid=1000414
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| | NPR : MELLOTRON REVIVAL |
| | The Beatles, David Bowie, the Moody Blues, and lots of other musicians used this cumbersome instrument; but when synthesizers and samplers were invented the mellotron was forgotten. | | | Now, there is a revived interest in the instrument, and old mellotrons are being refurbished and sold for top dollar to young bands. | | | It was a gigantic box filled with tape recorders and tape loops that allowed the player to select just about any combination of instruments and rhythms. |
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| | Mellotron mkVI Overview |
| | The Mellotron Mk VI RL Music and Mellotron have come together to bring you a unique and truly wonderful opportunity to own a genuine 21st Century Mellotron – we present to you, the MkVI. | | | The new MkVI is manufactured in Sweden and, although faithful to the original Mellotron, employs completely modern metallurgy and manufacturing techniques to deliver a reliable and staggeringly beautiful musical instrument. | | | The MkVI has received world wide acclaim with significant sales success and RL Music has wholeheartedly engaged to offer our UK customers a unique package of support along with our normal personal attention to individual customer’s requirements. |
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| | Hollow Sun |
| | The PPG, FS1R and M01 CDs are each capable of a producing a vast palette of sounds... | | | The CP70 and Mellotron discs are arguably the flagships of the set. | | | There are plenty of inspiring synth sounds, the Mellotron sounds are as fine as you’ll hear anywhere, and the CP70 is especially outstanding. |
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| | Music thing: Man builds mellotron from 14 Walkmans |
| | It is a thing of wonder and beauty. | | | There was a follower of the Mellotron called the Birotron that used 8-track tape loops and used very small samples repeated over and over; this solved the infinite sustain issue but offered only a straight tone versus a sound that would have a distinct envelope to it. | | | Looping a sample like that would just cause a repeat at the length of the tape; a bell sample would sound like ding-ding-ding instead of the desired diiiiiiiiiiiiing. |
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http://musicthing.blogspot.com/2005/10/man-builds-mellotron-from-14-walkmans.html
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| | GForce M-Tron VST Mellotron Plug-In (Macintosh and Windows) - SameDayMusic.com |
| | The M-Tron is available for both Mac and PC platforms and contains over 100 classic Tape Banks including Strings, Choirs, Flutes and Brass along with some of the most amazing rhythms you'll ever hear. | | | As with the original there are no loop points giving the instrument a unique playing characteristic. | | | The M-Tron (tm) is a software simulation of the classic tape playing instrument the Mellotron (tm). |
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| | Mellotron |
| | And if you want a wealth of Tron info and trivia, you must viist http://www.planetmellotron.com | | | Arguably the original multi-sampler, each key on the Mellotron had recordings of real instruments on a piece of magnetic tape under each note of the 3-octave keyboard and each key had its own pinch roller and playhead. | | | Inside the Mellotron was a frame of tapes with a length of tape for each of the the 35 keys. |
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| | MAKE: Blog: The Melloman - DIY Mellotron |
| | The Melloman, uses Walkmans and cassette tapes to play original Mellotron samples, or whatever cassette tapes you want to put in. |
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http://makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/10/the_melloman_diy_mellotron.html?...
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| | Mellotron |
| | The first new production of Mellotrons in over 15 years provides the classic look and sound of the Mellotron 400 with dozens of technical improvements. | | | The source for information, new and used instruments and replacement parts for Mellotrons and Chamberlins since 1989. | | | It's very favourable and highlights the benefits of the new MkVI Mellotron over previous models. |
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| | Mellotrons, Chamberlins, and their Sounds |
| | Links to Bands that use 'Trons Both classic and contemporary | | | Also parts including tape sets, videos, T-shirts, and information are available from Mellotron Archives. | | | Also, reconditioned Mellotrons and restoration of old machines is available from |
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| | eBay View About Me for phantom309 |
| | Mellotron is a member of eBay’s VeRo program. | | | Any production, copying, distribution, or display of copyrighted materials owned by Mellotron without the express written permission of Mellotron is subject to prosecution for copyright infringement. | | | Any use of the Mellotron trademarks or service marks without the express written permission of Mellotron and David T. Kean is subject to prosecution for trademark infringement. |
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