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ledbowman
08/31/20 7:55:35 AM
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FrankJaegr
08/31/20 8:02:17 AM
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Super cool, nowadays you can get more or less the same sound from a 100 plug-in.. still wanna own one someday lol
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Wii_Shaker
08/31/20 8:03:53 AM
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Musical equipment nerds are a special type of niche.

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FrankJaegr
08/31/20 8:50:10 AM
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Wii_Shaker posted...
Musical equipment nerds are a special type of niche.

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that feeling when you buy new equipment though... commonly known as G.A.S (gear acquisition syndrome)
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ledbowman
08/31/20 10:06:31 AM
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FrankJaegr posted...
Super cool, nowadays you can get more or less the same sound from a 100 plug-in.. still wanna own one someday lol
but will it have the distinctive imperfect quality she mentions

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ledbowman
08/31/20 10:13:33 AM
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how dose magnetic tape work

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FrankJaegr
08/31/20 10:20:28 AM
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ledbowman posted...
but will it have the distinctive imperfect quality she mentions

true that, they try and simulate it but mm.. I mean in terms of amplifiers it either works on transistor tubes or a digital recreation of amp impulses.. theyve come an extremely long way but you dont get this.. woof or warmness.. I can totally tell too, its like the difference between putting on a record and hearing the sizzle from cracks and pops bs a pristine digital disc with every bit of clarity

in the case of the mellotron, yeah - its those discrepancies that almost make the instrument sound out of tune due to the limitations of the technology.. its truly a wonderful thing to hear in a song like Strawberry Fields or In The Court of the Crimson King.. I havent heard a plug-in replicate it to that extent that can replace a mellotron, you can sort of get that phasey, tape loop sound though..

weve come a loooong way lol
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