redbeansandrice
Shirley Scott – One For Me
jetzt also auch endlich…
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ich bin bei den Fake-Strings im letzten Track fast vom Stuhl gefallen … zum Gllück nur dort – aber thelonica mag das Ding ja, wie es scheint … ich glaub mich fasziniert es vom technischen Aspekt her deutlich mehr als vom Hören:
The Mellotron uses the same concept as a sampler, but generates its sound using analogue samples recorded on audio tape rather than digital samples. When a key is pressed, a tape connected to it is pushed against a playback head, as in a tape deck. While the key remains depressed, the tape is drawn over the head, and a sound is played. When the key is released, a spring pulls the tape back to its original position. A variety of sounds are available on the instrument. On earlier models, the instrument is split into „lead“ and „rhythm“ sections. There is a choice of six „stations“ of rhythm sounds, each containing three rhythm tracks and three fill tracks. The fill tracks can also be mixed together.[2]:17–18 Similarly, there is a choice of six lead stations, each containing three lead instruments which can be mixed. In the centre of the Mellotron, there is a tuning button that allows a variation in both pitch and tempo. Later models do not have the concept of stations and have a single knob to select a sound, along with the tuning control. However, the frame containing the tapes is designed to be removed, and replaced with one with different sounds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron
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