From tonysounds@yahoo.com Wed Oct 05 21:37:57 2005
Subject:Re: EMU Classic Keys - not all bad...

Grey Seal had Mellotron??????? On what part?
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--- Norman Peterson
wrote:

> Grey Seal was the Elton song with Mellotron.
> Otherwise big analog synths, etc.
> Norm
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mrresp1
> To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: 10/4/2005 4:37:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [CWSG] EMU Classic Keys - not all
> bad...
>
> i had one - sold it 3 years ago. i thought it was
> kinda lacking (fakish) in
> many areas but the b3 stuff actually sounded pretty
> good. there was one
> patch that absolutely nailed the percussive
> 'green-eyed-lady' sound. some
> decent doors sounding pianos on there as well. in
> fact i think that - 'l.a.
> woman' is part of the built-in demo. somehow, i
> don't remember any
> mellotron stuff. the best way that i've found to
> duplicate a specific
> mellotron sound (that is - the sound from the
> beginning of strawberry
> fields) is to use a flute patch sample in the lower
> register - it is almost
> exact. as far as elton john mellotron stuff - i'd
> have to hear the patch
> (tape) in the song - a lot of that stuff was very
> studio processed after the
> fact (like the beatles).
>
> m
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norman Peterson"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 7:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [CWSG] EMU Classic Keys
>
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Robert Manzitti
> > >To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
> > >Sent: 10/4/2005 3:50:12 PM
> > >Subject: Re: [CWSG] EMU Classic Keys
> >
> > >Norm,
> > >First off the Classic Keys is a cheaper version
> of Vintage Keys. I have a
> Proteus 2000 that has a lot of the same acoustic and
> electric piano patches
> and >I really like the EP patches. My opinion is
> they are better than the
> most of the ones on the Yamaha Motif.
> > >These modules can be had for cheap on E-Bay.
> > >Bob
> >
> > I have one coming from Ebay! Pretty cheap! I need
> Mellotrons for this new
> band I am helping out with. www.danaosborn.com
> He has an all original
> show but we are doing an Elton John/David Bowie
> tribute. He plays keys on
> the Elton stuff so I do all the synth/mellotron/
> etc. stuff. Same with the
> Bowie. Lots of Robert Fripp Mellotron parts to
> cover. Pretty fun actually.
> 2nd rehearsal tonite. Still in Type A! as well.
> (for now)
> > Norm
> >
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