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  • February 4, 2017 at 6:41 am #84767
    m3ch
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    Hi guys,

    Don’t know if this is possible, but I figured it can’t hurt to ask…

    I’ve almost purchased a Mel9 at least a half-dozen times, but I absolutely HATE that stupid “wubwubwubwub” fast vibrato on every sound. (yes, I realize that it’s an important element in reproducing the classic “Strawberry Fields Forever” flute sound, but there’s NO good reason to additionally apply it to all the other 8 sounds.)

    So I’m wondering if anyone has come up with a tweak or a mod to get rid of that stupid vibrato. Or, at the very least, is there a fix to slow the darn thing down to a reasonable speed so that it can actually fit into a mix without burying it in delay and reverb.

    If neither of those is possible, any news on a Mel10 that might actually fix this glitch?

    I really want the Mel9. But if I buy one like this, I’m sure that this annoying characteristic will cause me to smash it to bits with a hammer inside a week.

    TIA for any help you can give!!!! :D

    –m.

    February 4, 2017 at 5:10 pm #122560
    EHX STAFF
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    Well than you would smash a real Mellotron as well.
    That vibrato is in the real thing. That is part of the sound and what the original players recorded played.
    Have you ever played to the real thing?
    There is no modding so you best look else where.

    February 5, 2017 at 6:56 am #122571
    m3ch
    Member

    Sorry, I’m not buying that argument.

    Although I don’t have a real Mellotron at my disposal, there are quite a few demos out there of the real thing, not to mention a vast collection of 70’s albums that made heavy use of it. Also, I do own a few emulations to reference against (yes, I know it’s not the real thing, but it’s something). You don’t find that fast and pronounced vibrato on the standard string/orchestra patches or voices. As I said, it is a part of the sound that is recorded into the flute patch. But why is it applied to all the sounds, except that perhaps it was engineered as an independent element of the emulation and is set as an all-or-nothing portion of the circuit?

    And obviously, from a quick search of this and other online forums, I’m not the only person who dislikes it.

    But, prove me wrong: Post a side-by-side of a real Mellotron compared to the Mel9. I’ll be happy to listen to your reference materials and compare the two. I could be mistaken, but at the present I don’t think so.

    Otherwise, your reply above sounds like you’re just trying to gaslight me, then you’re telling me to go away.

    –m.

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