In Reply to: Where to rent Mellotron? posted by Frost on May 9, 2001 at 22:55:39:
I know that was the request, but I have not seen a mellotron since the early 70's. The problems with them are the tape loop that runs in them. The tape had a sample (analog recording) of strings, or brass. The sound was made by turning the sound on and off with a keyboard. Take heart, a modern digital keyboard is much the same thing, except the sound is recorded on a microchip, and is looped in the same way, only smoother. The mellotron sound can be recreated on such a keyboard.
Good luck in locating one,
--db
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- Re: Where to rent Mellotron? - db 00:09:59 05/10/01 (1)
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