[linux-audio-user] Re: Mellotron sounds

[John Check]

On Thursday 30 June 2005 06:33 am, Neil Durant wrote:
> James Stone wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:24:57 +0100, Neil Durant wrote:
> > > Brett McCoy wrote:
> > >> A little while back there was a thread about building Mellotron sound
> > >> fonts, but all the links posted in that thread are dead (searched via
> > >> Google).  Does anyone know where these might be found?  I've got this
> > >> great Mellotron VST plugin but it flat out refuses to work under any
> > >> of the Linux VST compatibility libraries (and the standalone version
> > >> loads under Wine, but it requires ASIO to produce any sound), so am
> > >> looking for something that will work under Linux.
> > >
> > > Let me know if I can be of assistance, if you need raw Mellotron
> > > sounds. I own a Mellotron M400, with new remasters of the following
> > > tapes:
> > >
> > >   8-choir
> > >   M300 strings
> > >   Cello
> > >   Mk-II strings
> > >   Russian Choir
> > >   Church Organ
> >
> > If you are willing to provide full length samples of these, I would love
> > to put a soundfont together. I think there is some difference in sound
> > depending on pressure as well? Perhaps a layered font would be a good
> > idea.
>
> There is some difference in sound depending on pressure, but I'm not sure
> it's a desirable difference.  Generally speaking, if you play the note
> properly, it sounds good, if you play it harder there's no noticable
> difference, and if you play it softer the sound starts to fade out and
> break up, as the head gets further from the tape.

It'd be desirable in as far as training someone to be a mellotron virtuoso.
As you infer, there's probably not a lot of call for that at present.

>
> I'd be happy to sample the full lengths of all 35 notes for all six sounds,
> storing them as wavs.  I don't have a lot of spare time these days, so I'll
> let someone else have the pleasure of cropping/editing!


I'd be willing do it. I did the one called "mellotronia" that was floating 
around.  I never quite finished it, but the source had limited potential

>
> I wonder what the legal situation is regarding making soundfonts of these
> recorded sounds...anyone know?
>
>

Someone mentioned copyright but the chances of getting sued are pretty slim. 
It's not like we'd be eating Chamberlins lunch

> Neil