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Re: right up Philip's alley - the new EHX Mel9

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:05 pm
by Doc Holliday
^ :badteeth: :hihi:

Re: right up Philip's alley - the new EHX Mel9

Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:52 pm
by jerms
i'm sure if you ever played a real mellotron this thing would seriously pale in comparison!

Re: right up Philip's alley - the new EHX Mel9

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:23 am
by chankgeez

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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 1:34 am
by daCod
Philip wrote:Not up my alley at all, it sounds awful. Make your guitar sound like a cheap casio keyboard? No thanks!

Sorry mang! Thought you'd get a kick out of it. Neat for what it is. Casiotron in a box I guess.

Satisfaction gives daCod no satisfaction btw.

Re: the new EHX Mel9

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 2:09 am
by sciencefriction
I'm glad you guys posted, I've never been remotely near a mellatron so I don't know any better. Lol. Guess we're left waiting for the Strymon version. :hihi:

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 5:58 pm
by Philip
Mellotron sounds are 35 notes/unique recordings per sound, yah just can't get that with something like this. Of course, none of this is to say that it can't be made to sound good or work in a musical setting. :)

If yer a guitarist that can't play keys and isn't worried about too much authenticity, good times.

It'd be funny to hear a mellotron played through it. :smashed: :oldlol:

Re: the new EHX Mel9

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 6:19 pm
by sciencefriction
I can monkey my way way around keys, but I'm not a player really. If I can ever get a nice Vox Continental I'd give serious time to the instrument (would be my 4th time haha). That said, I'm not interested in something that doesn't sound authentic. I'm guessing you can get better results with a patch on a digital keyboard? I always get super excited about anything I can do with a guitar that I normally can't, and then logic sets in later.

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 6:22 pm
by Philip
You can get much more authentic sounds via actual samples. Loads of them on the go for free. :)

Re: the new EHX Mel9

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 6:48 pm
by sciencefriction
That sounds a lot better than spending $220 haha.

Re: the new EHX Mel9

Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:51 pm
by jtn191
I love the mellotron sound but not that. It needs a tone control and Instant Lofi-like pitch bending.