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Re: Mellotron

Post by lasermonkey » Sun Sep 16, 2012 8:12 am

I have the GForce M-Tron Pro which I would use on everything if I thought I could get away with it!
I have only seen a real Mellotron used live once, which was at the Big Star Third concert at the Barbican, London, earlier this year.

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Re: Mellotron

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Re: Mellotron

Post by electric12 » Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:23 am

I love M-Tron Pro, and I really do try to use it on everything I record, lol.
I think it's main shortcoming is in that it doesn't allow that spitting that you get on the real thing when you press a key hard.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by Gene Hunt » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:38 am

I have it sampled, and in a mix it sounds rely convincing.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by stig » Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:07 pm

I didn't read every page, so forgive me if this is a repeat. But Artifake Labs Redtron is free and really pretty good.

https://sites.google.com/site/artifakelabs/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Mellotron

Post by DWBH » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:32 pm

stig wrote:I didn't read every page, so forgive me if this is a repeat. But Artifake Labs Redtron is free and really pretty good.

https://sites.google.com/site/artifakelabs/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I totally agree - I've been using the M400 model and it sounds superb!

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Re: Mellotron

Post by NickDagger » Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:57 pm

stig wrote:I didn't read every page, so forgive me if this is a repeat. But Artifake Labs Redtron is free and really pretty good.

https://sites.google.com/site/artifakelabs/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Stig, thanks for that link, haven't downloaded it yet but it appears to be excellent.

Did find a free VST Mellotron some time back which I've used but its very limited in what it does. However the Redtron
looks really comprehensive. Thanks.

Way back in the late 60's I was fortunate enough to be able to play a couple of Mellotrons, one had two keyboards side by side so you could play a backing band thing on one and a top line on the other. It was totally bonkers. Used to get so irritated when the tapes ran out.....and all that clunking and wurring. But back then it was an amazing piece of technology. How things have changed.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by NickDagger » Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:26 am

All downloaded and very impressed.

Also had the Piano_N while I was at it. Brilliant

Great find Stig and again my thanks :)

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Re: Mellotron

Post by stig » Wed Jan 16, 2013 3:32 pm

NickDagger wrote:All downloaded and very impressed.

Also had the Piano_N while I was at it. Brilliant

Great find Stig and again my thanks
You're welcome! I'm a big fan of the free Mellotron emulators out there. In fact, just used a couple of them extensively on a cover of The Monkees' The Porpoise Song.

https://soundcloud.com/aspirinhammer/porpoise-songv2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Mellotron

Post by 0xeneye » Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:51 pm

Try Electro Harmonix peals and a guitar : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJsZMMaPNuY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: Mellotron

Post by Manmower » Mon Nov 14, 2016 6:55 am

I just bought a 1973 Mellotron M400 for $1200. Finally!

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Re: Mellotron

Post by Telliot » Mon Nov 14, 2016 8:18 am

0xeneye wrote:Try Electro Harmonix peals and a guitar : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJsZMMaPNuY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Fucking great! What did you use for the piano and drums?
The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.

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Re: Mellotron

Post by Zork » Mon Nov 14, 2016 3:46 pm

Manmower wrote:1973 Mellotron M400 for $1200.
that's unreal!!! :wtf:

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Re: Mellotron

Post by Manmower » Tue Nov 15, 2016 8:01 am

Yeah, I thought I'd never get the chance, but after 10 years of looking I found an old beast that needed a little TLC. Waiting for new tapes and some spares so I can give it a little overhaul. Hope its worth the while.

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