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Unstable pitch is disgusting sorry

Hi, can I down load the Super Manetron App for Strawberry Fields as I’m going to play it in my Beatles band. I love your music score, how can I get it please. Thanks John

Coś wspaniałego! Wreszcie zobaczyłam, jak działa mellotron 😀

Nice cover. Maintenance parts are readily available. It is not being a hater to want to see such a special instrument maintained and sounding its best. They are all at this point museum pieces, and should be kept up all the parts and new tapes are available from Canada and The UK This admonishing advice brought to you by… The National Mellotronic Trust and Hammond Oil Purity Board Rhodes Tine Authority, And Organic Clav Hammer Tips LLC

What setting do you have on the mellotron for this?

I love these things. Not for persons who suffer from perfect pitch.

Fantastic video.

I sped it up to 1,25X...sounds more familiar to my ears.

а есть у вас ноты?

When King Crimson sent one of their Mellotrons to Streetly Electronics in the mid '70's for refurbishment they took a 1/4 inch tape recording of each note before they did the work to show the improvement in it's sound after the work was finished. I got hold of a copy of this tape many years ago, and I am now using it to record my triple concept album in my home studio. It's going to be on Bandcamp once I have finished the first side, and then I will add tracks as I finish them. It will be under the name 'The Moss Collector'. I have the 35 notes for the string sound - I think that it may be the 16 violins, but I'm not sure, and the mixed brass. The notes fluctuate quite a bit in pitch, which sounds amazing on chords, but there are one of two where they become so far out that it becomes a bit too much for unison lines with other instruments. It's certainly a LOT more characterful than any of the other simulations which I have heard.

nice

Такими были первые сэмплеры. Звучали натурально.

When I bought Mellotron s/n 279 in 1979 I certainly went about giving it the much-needed TLC. Also, I had Sound Sales upgrade its electronics. No Prog-rock Tron player *wanted* his instrument sounding like this recording if they could help it.

You are the best melotronist, bravo!

This is simply the equivalent of lip sync.... only on keyboard. This guy gets mad when I call him out.

don’t repair the mellotron. it sounds awesome and everyone complaining about it is being a hater ♡

Ahh the sound of my childhood. A wonderful surprise, thank you.

That classic King Crimson sound 👑

What's the all settings?

Muy bueno!

I still have the Manetron app on an old Apple Ipad. Nice to see the real thing. Are those return springs something you could get at a hardware store, or are they a special type of spring?

We recently added a 4000D to our studio. Nice seeing the real thing at work ❤

I have to say that despite its use of taped 'samples', the Mellotron as an instrument is pretty hopeless at sounding like woodwind, strings or voices. It is, however, excellent at sounding like a Mellotron. Yay!!!

The Mellotron's flawed imperfections make it beautifully unique----and perfect. Thanks for the video.

bravoooooo

A bad old case

Thanks for this video! I love King Crimson💜, this mellotron looks soo good

Great sound with that unstable mellotron but I think tron must to be repaired

I always wanted one in the 70's but couldn't afford one. Great sound

Thanks for the fascinating demonstration and playing one of our favorite Mellotron songs! As longtime lovers of the sound of the Mellotron (Craig's 1st musical instrument was his M400, serial no. 489, acquired in 1976) our philosophy is... "There is no such thing as too much Mellotron". We have the M400 (W/4 tape frames) an M4000D (the big one), and two Mellotron Micro's. We have also used several Mellotron Apps, including your amazing Manetron App on our albums. Long live the Mellotron!

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No, unstable pitch is not appealing. It’s painful to listen to. Nothing wrong with your playing, but please get this machine to the tron hospital asap.

OMG! This is fantastic!!! Love MT. Please make more. What # is your M400?

Please don't keep it in that shape. 😢

Hi! Is it possible to be played by a keyboard controller?

The pinnacle of technology in 1968 !!!! Thanks for showing off the inner workings. 35 notes via 35 individual quarter-inch tape players! Oh, as for the "Unstable Pitch" being "Appealing" - it actually makes my brain hurt - but only a little bit... : )

Really good...! Lovely cover...

Nice job!

Wonderful but terrifying but wonderful.

This is SO cool! The Mellotron is amazing.

The Mellotron, such an awesome piece of mechanical tech. Very nice backing track. Well done!

a little bit of tape delay and spring reverb would work miracles

wrong notes.

Did you make the Mellotron out of pitch on purpose?

Well done❤

That keyboard is way out of whack. The tape that doesn't return isn't because of the spring being weak. Just look at the pinch roller adjustment screw for that note. It's cranked almost all the way down, grinding the tape into the capstan. The rest of them are also cranked too far down. No wonder there's so much pitch instability. The pinch rollers are dragging the capstan speed down. I'll bet the keys are hard to press down. A properly adjusted keyboard should feel light and fast. With an M400, you should be able to play as fast as you can on a Hammond. Plus, if those are the original pinch rollers, they really need to be replaced. They are probably all dried out and making poor contact with the tape.

Bravo! A Mellotron classic!

Brilliant! One of my favourite Genesis songs! Thanks for giving us a very portable mellotron!

Brother!!, Could you do the cover of Out of time by the weeknd! Please 🙏