Just Some Nice Chords

video upload by John L Rice

"MOTM modular, Mellotron M4000D, Yamaha FS1R, Expressive E Osmose, Strymon and Lexicon effects."

Accidental Workbench Jam With Modular Synth And Mellotron

video upload by John L Rice

"It’s easy to get distracted from immediate goals when things start sounding interesting. 😊 Little modular synth with Hexinverter/Re:Synthesis:LWSS sequencer, 2hp Tune, STG Oscillator, Moon 517S VCF, SSL Envelope/VCA all in a Synthesizers.com Box4 case and of course the Mellotron Micro. #modularsynth #mellotron #electronicmusic"

Tangerine Kraft

video upload by John L Rice

"Yet another one of my musical noodles with video clip collage, enjoy! ;-)

Modules used:
2hp: LFO, Seq, Mix, Delay, EG, Verb
Happy Nerding: HM VCO x 3, MMM VCF, ADSR, FM AID
Erica Synths: Pico Trigger, Pico Drums
4ms: Row Power 30
Division6: Multiplicity VI Midnight
WMD/SSF: ADSRVCA
Bubblesound: 141 EG/VCA/LFO
Tiptop Audio: ONE sample player
Intellijel: Springray
Circuit Abbey: Unify mixer

The keyboard is the Mellotron Micro"

Cold Hands, Cold Heart, Cold World

video upload by John L Rice

"Something for Halloween 2023, sort of?

5U Modular Synth:
Moon 569 sequencer, 554 clock divider, 505 filter
Modcan 55B quantizer, 59B delay
SSL Tube VCA, Quad LFO
STG Envelope
Corsynth VC LFO
Marienberg Sine Phase Oscillator
Noise Engineering Cursus Iteritas Magnus VCO

Additional Gear Used:
Roland A-88 keyboard controller, Integra7 synth (for piano)
Mellotron M4000D (Tangerine Dream sound effects)
Expressive-E Osmose keyboard synth
Strymon BigSky reverb, Timeline delay
Lexicon MX400
Tascam SD-20M recorder
Sony Vegas Pro 13 (for post editing)

#modularsynth #electronicmusic #halloween2023"

Moon 569 Sequence With A Side Of Mellotron Noodles

video upload by John L Rice

"Sequence setup is the Moon 569 + 569EGB + 569ES with rows 2,3,4 affecting the position of row 1.

The synth voice is a MOTM-300 VCO, MOTM-380 LFO, Moon 517 VCF, Oakley Dual VCA, and STG EG.

The Mellotron is a M4000D Rack played from a Roland A-88 keyboard.

Effects were from Strymon Timeline and BigSky pedals plus a Lexicon MX400.

#modularsynth #electronicmusic #sequencer"

Expressive-E Osmose Controlling A Mellotron M4000D Rack

video upload by John L Rice

"I set the Osmose MIDI out to "Poly Aftertouch" and it worked well with the M4000D. Next challenge is to control my big modular synth, stay tuned? ;-)

(Note: the Mellotron Rack shown in the video is just a static image for reference.)"

Battery Powered Mellotron!

video upload by John L Rice

"Quick test to see if this rechargeable 12 volt battery pack by TalentCell, model LF4100, would power my Mellotron Micro OK and it does! I haven’t tested it for how long it can power the Mellotron but I’m guessing “long enough”? 😄 This battery pack also has a 9 volt output and a 5v USB output. Once I find my 9v polarity reverse adapter cable I’ll try another more involved test. #mellotron #synthesizers #batterypowered"

Happy Valentine's Day 2023

video upload by John L Rice

"Partial cover version of Chicago's hit Colour My World using Yudin Workshop Pulsar tongue pan drums and a Mellotron Micro keyboard.

I started this last fall and never finished it. I was going to add drums, bass, maybe some sequencing/arpeggiations, and I even made a futile attempt at singing the vocals but no amount of editing could save it! 🤦‍♂️😅😊 So for Valentine's Day I decided to just put together the last third with just the tongue drums and Mellotron.

#tonguedrum #mellotron #covertunes"

Variation On "Carol Of The Bells"

video upload by John L Rice

"Happy New Year! I was just going to record myself with an iPhone playing Carol Of The Bells on just the Aluphone but one thing lead to another and I had to finally stop adding tracks and tweaking things! 😸

Acoustic Percussion Instruments Used:
Aluphone Standard (plus 2 extra notes)
Yudin Workshop Pulsar (chromatic whole-tone pair)
Zildjian Crotales and Finger Cymbal
Musser Orchestra Bells and Chimes
Sleigh Bells
LP Pin Chimes
Energy Bell

Electronic Keyboards Used:
Moog Sub Phatty (thank you Moog Music and MATRIXSYNTH!)
Mellotron Micro


Other Gear Used:
Canon C100 MkII camera
Xeen 14mm lens
Neumann KM183 microphones and KH 120 A monitors
John Hardy M-1 mic preamps
TK Audio Transceiver
Lavry Blue AD/DA converters
Magix Samplitude DAW
Coleman Audio M3PH
PMC DB1+ monitors and XB1-A sub
Aventone Mixcube monitors

Thank you for watching, rating, and commenting, it means a lot to me! 🤗"

Time Is Our Master, Be Like Water

video upload by John L Rice

"Another quick one for fun, thanks for watching! :-)

Gear used:
Martin Jan Koehler: Tidal Modulator (mutable Instruments Tides clone)
Krisp1: OCTO LFO
Moon Modular: two 526 mixers and two 517 VCFs
Yamaha: FS1R
Mellotron: M4000D Rack
Roland: Integra7 and A-88
Strymon: BigSky and Timeline
Lexicon: MX400
Allen & Heath: MixWizard 20S
Canon: C100 MkII camera and CNE 20mm lense"

Random Thoughts In Emotional Stasis

video upload by John L Rice

"It's been a while since I've done one of my quirky music videos, I hope you enjoy this quick one! 😎

Main Sequence Eurorack Modular:
Rebel Technology - CLK
Noise Engineering - Clep Diaz
Vermona - meloDICER
Endorphines - Two Of Cups

Melodies and Chords:
Roland - A88 MIDI keyboard controller
Mellotron - M4000D Rack

Drone:
JTM Synth - LD-2
Strymon - Mobius
(oscilloscope for fun)

Additional Effects:
Strymon BigSky and Timeline pedals
Lexicon - MX400"

Same Patch The Next Day

video upload by John L Rice

"Pretty much the same setup as the last video, minus the FS1R and plus some sequencer related modules. This time I sequenced the poly modular and used a second keyboard to transpose the sequence while playing the Mellotron brass from the main keyboard. I almost didn't post this and may delete it but I'll leave it up for now.

Modular Polysynth:
1 x Synth Tech MOTM-650 MIDI to CV
4 x Synth Tech MOTM-300 VCOs
4 x Happy Nerding FM AIDs
2 x Moon 517 dual VCFs
2 x Oakley/Krisp1 dual VCAs
1 x Club Of The Knobs C911P poly EG
1 x Mutable Instruments/Martin Jan Koehler Tides/Tidal Modulator

Sequencer setup:
Moon Modular 569 Quad Sequential Voltage Source
Club Of The Knobs C969 Euclidian Bi-Clock Sequencer
Moon Modular 591 Switch

Other Polysynths:
Mellotron M4000D

Effects:
Strymon Timeline Delay
Strymon BigSky Reverb
Lexicon M400 Reverb

Thanks for watching! :-)

#modularsynth #modularsynthesizer #synthesizer"

Impromptu Polysynth Chords

video upload by John L Rice

"Modular Polysynth: 1 x Synth Tech MOTM-650 MIDI to CV
4 x Synth Tech MOTM-300 VCOs
4 x Happy Nerding FM AIDs
2 x Moon 517 dual VCFs
2 x Oakley/Krisp1 dual VCAs
1 x Club Of The Knobs C911P poly EG
1 x Mutable Instruments/Martin Jan Koehler Tides/Tidal Modulator

Other Polysynths:
Mellotron M4000D
Yamaha FS1R

Effects:
Strymon Timeline Delay
Strymon BigSky Reverb
Lexicon M400 Reverb

Thanks for watching! :-)"

Early Saturday Eurorack Modular And Mellotron

video upload by John L Rice

"Mainly the modules in the lid of my eurorack modular briefcase: Vermona meloDicer sequencing a mostly Erica Synths voice (VCO, EG, VCA, and LFO) with Synth Tech VCF and then passed through a Mutable Clouds. Also Mellotron Micro through a Strymon Magneto. Recorded on and uploaded from an iPad.

Thanks for watching! 😎"

Short Flight Of Fancy

video upload by John L Rice

"Just a quick one for fun:

My briefcase eurorack modular synth is doing the sequencing. Detail on that case in this video: [posted here]

Several Mellotron M4000D tracks (Voice Hackett, Boys Choir, Flute, and Tangerine Dream sound effects)

Several Yamaha FS1R tracks (all the same heavy fuzz preset)

Thanks for watching and commenting! :-)"

Mellotron Beer Review Hop Butcher For The World

video upload by Rat’s Beer Review

This one was spotted and sent my way via John L Rice who had the following to say about it:

"It’s a video from a guy who does reviews of beer. The one he reviewed happens to be called “Mellotron” but the image art on the can seems to be a caricature of Keith Emerson’s Moog modular from the mid 70‘s?! 😄 It really cool art and I wouldn’t mind having a t-shirt or poster of that! I looked around and the beer only seems available in South Carolina?"

Sign me up for a T as well.

See the Synth Beer label below for additional posts featuring synths and beer.

Mellotron M4000D Supplement - Internal Settings And External EQ

video upload by John L Rice

"This is mainly for M4000D users. It's hastily done so keep your volume low the first time you listen because volume levels are whack in this one! 😬

INDEX:
0:00 Introduction
0:32 Accessing Config Menu
1:11 Key Settings
7:05 Audio Settings
13:18 Display Options, Remote Jack Options, Utilities Menu, User Info
13:53 Sound Settings
14:16 External Equalization
17:53 End

As always, thank you for watching, rating and commenting! 😎"

Mellotron M4000D - Card 05

video upload by John L Rice

"These are the sounds available on the Mellotron M4000D expansion card number 5, which will work in the original full sized M4000D, the Mini M4000D, and the M4000D Rack. (expansion cards are not compatible with the Mellotron Micro). I made this video so people that are interested in purchasing the card can get a general idea of what's on it.

INDEX:
0:00 Introduction
0:44 Strings
6:05 Vocals
7:25 Acoustic And Synthesized Winds
18:05 Synth Sounds
22:15 Organs
27:19 Pianos
28:27 Marimba
28:47 Mandolin
29:10 Synth Bass
29:30 Acoustic Bass
29:55 Accordions
30:27 Accompaniments
34:51 Drum Parts
36:25 More Accompaniments
46:46 End

The Mellotron company has a SoundCloud account and they have a lot of nice examples of the sounds on their available expansion cards, check it out! https://soundcloud.com/mellotronfactory

On this card there are individual sounds that can be played 'normally' (solos and chords as on a piano or organ etc) and many are looped so they will play indefinitely instead of the normal 7 to 9 second maximum limit that the original Chamberlins and Mellotrons are known for. There are also sounds that are to be played one key at a time as they are accompaniments like chords, drum parts, or an entire band."

Tongue Pans And Strings

video upload by John L Rice

"I should have spent more time on the performances and mixing but I wanted to just get an OK recording of this idea before I move on to other backlogged projects.

The violin is from a Roland Integra7, the cello and bass are from a Mellotron M4000D. (cello is an internal Chamberlin sound and the bass is a Gino Vannelli sound on expansion card 03)

If you'd like to buy a Yudin Workshop Pulsar tongue pan check out their site: https://www.yudinworkshop.com/"

Club Of The Knobs C911P poly EG

video upload by John L Rice

"This is the second test actually, the first one I posted on Instagram Reels and you can see the module in that one. I later added to that patch with a Moon 517 VCF on each voice, I added glide on the MOTM-650 MIDI-CV, and added in a little Mellotron M4000D underneath the mix a bit . . . and this is the result."

The C911P is a set of 5 envelope generators with completely independent channels. Each envelope has its own GATE-IN and ADSR-OUT and can be gated anytime. The four controls "Attack", "Decay" "Sustain" and "Release" control all 5 envelopes in common and makes it ideal for the use in polyphonic systems such as the C950 POLYCLAVIER. Each parameter can also be controlled by a voltage between 0 - 5V and makes the C911P programmable. Another nice thing is the feature that C911P's can be cascaded. Simply use a stereo 1/4 inch cable and connect the "Digital link OUT" to the "Digital link IN". This link however is NO MIDI but rather a high speed connection between multiple units. This new version has both, a positive and a negative Envelope Output which enables the simultaneous control of a low pass filter and a high pass filter. The "fire ALL' is a button for testing the unit.