Subj : Tommy Roe
To   : BRETT MCCOY
From : MIKE ROSS
Date : Mon Oct 16 2000 03:56 pm

"BRETT MCCOY" wrote to "STEVE KAPLAN" (16 Oct 00  05:11:30)
 --- on the topic of "Tommy Roe"

 > :)  Seems to me that the analogue mellotron is
 BM> as close as one can
 > replicate..is it not ??

 BM> Mellotrons differ from a digital sample because
 BM> they use tape loops, which sound warmer in
 BM> general, but are prone to wear and tear and are
 BM> much more expensive.  You are also stuck with only
 BM> using the mellotron sound on a mellotron, and you
 BM> can't edit the sample, mix with other samples on a
 BM> digital mixer, and so on, unless you record the
 BM> mellotron sound onto another medium.

 BM> Now how about a digital sample of a mellotron...

The mellotron was the original sampler, except I think the tape played
backwards and very fast. Just what was recorded on the tapes is what I
always wanted to know. I still remember seeing the nylon tape guide
channels hanging in neat vertical columns in the back. String
synthesizers quickly replaced the mellotron but it has an unmistakable
sound. Moody Blues (Days of Future Past), Rolling Stones (2000 Light
Years From Home), Gentle Giant, etc. etc... Real cool tone!

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