Mellotron M400
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
- I was in love with the quirky, yet hauntingly beautiful sound of the Mellotron since the first time I heard one (the obvious first encounter was the famous Flute intro in The Beatles’ Strawberry Fields).
Here‘s a little piece to welcome it to the studio after dreaming and searching for many years. It showcases the main sounds associated with that historic tape based sampling instrument: Flute, Violins and Cello.
Man, how could you not fall in Love with the Mellotron with amazing melodies such as this, a romantic and warm sound that could not be replaceable even by instruments that sound "Better". The Mellotron is by far one of the best instruments of all time.
You got one?! Yay!
Finally! 🤗
@@mariusleichtis this an original Mellotron?
@@shawnsaul7759 Yes.
@@mariusleicht Das alte von Gerd Führs bzw. Heinz Fröhling?
@@herbertschmidt1719 So ist es! Jetzt bin ich aber gespannt, woran Du das erkannt hast und welche Geschichten Du dazu auf Lager hast! 🙂
Marius this is so good. When that Taurus hits....
Ahhh, it sounds so beautiful!! I've been obsessed with this instrument for years; still have never gotten to play a real one, but I'll make it happen someday!
So lovely , the sounds i've grown up with and love - amazing voicing
Beautiful. The hands of a talented mind will always have so much to say - even with a "limited" instrument such as this. Love the mellotron, love your music!
When I hear some of the shit on the radio today and then I hear this, I think to myself. What went wrong?
Would love to hear more jams like this, really enjoy chilling out to you playing.
Very nice! You made the Mellotron really shine 🙂 Deluxe!
Glorious
Klasse! Da fühle ich mich gleich 40 Jahre jünger, zurückversetzt in beste Genesis-Zeiten! 👏👏👏
Excellent thank you! the Taurus is also absolutely wonderful
Magnificent...love the ending!
Amazing instrument and amazing performance!!
Awesome!! Sends chills up my spine!! Love the sounds!
You make some beautiful music!
Very nice. I have 2 M400's and 8 tape racks.
Great performance 👏🏻
Congrats! Hope to hear it on a new album 😜
That‘s very likely to happen. ☺️
mega Hammer!
🔥
Wow! Dein Mellotron klingt fantastisch. Die Pinch-Roller greifen sofort und die Mechanik und die Bänder scheinen in sehr gutem Zustand zu sein. Hast du das M400 überholen lassen? Danke, dass du nur analoge Instrumente gespielt hast. Nichts gegen den Yamaha DX-7, aber ich konnte mich nie so recht in ihn verlieben.
What kind of reverb do you use ?
Eventide H3000
@@mariusleichtwell done. Another amazing music !
That M400 looks to be in awfully good shape. Refurbished? The key throw looks to be deeper than a standard M400. Was the felt strip under the keyboard replaced with a chamois strip like the MkII and M4000? One key goes flat at the end of the tape. Sounds like the balance between the pinch roller and pad could use a minor adjustment. But in general, the sound is even with very little, if any, wow and flutter.
amazing how old are those tapes?
The particular tapes you are hearing here are about 50 years old. But the master tapes with the original recordings are quite a bit older. That‘s what fascinates me with the Mellotron. Somebody actually played those instruments, causing a microphone diaphragm to vibrate and induce voltage, altering the magnetic state of a tape. And even though the actual tapes in the machines are copies of that, the analog realm was never left. So, in a way it is still the energy of the person that causes the cones of my speakers and then my inner ears (not yours unfortunately, because I had to digitalize it for CZcams) to vibrate. Even if they may very likely be dead in the meantime. Someone actually called the sound of the 8choir tapes „dead people singing“. I‘ve got a tape frame with these as well and eventually I‘ll make another piece with those.
@@mariusleicht fascinating!