![]() ![]() You play them like a keyboard, and they can fill the role of symphonic instruments while still screaming "I'm a keyboard!" It's taken me a while to really latch onto that (of all things, it was a guitarist buddy who really sold me on the idea), but I've really come around. I use G-Force Mellotrons whenever I can get away with it. Classic prog used all these wonderfully unrealistic symphonic sounds, and they feel comfortable because they don't feel like they're trying to copy anyone else. Don't get me wrong, I use EWQL and many Kontakt "realistic" instruments, but they come at a cost, you cease to be a keyboard player, and more a producer, a behind the scenes arranger. I love big symphonic stuff, but often times the best is with instruments that provide the same epic flavor, but while being decidedly keyboard. In some ways, more realistic isn't the best approach. ![]() I'm a prog guy, and that's often the thing I reach for first. If you're doing classic prog, your first stop, really, should be a mellotron or string machine. ![]()
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