Mellotron Demo

[diskochimp]

"Two fingers, & nothing up my sleeve..."

[cloudninemedialtd]

I think this guy secretly hates his son-in-law

[LedZeppQueenBeatles]

so its a synthesizer with tapes

[maztercheese18]

i have a app for this

[michealv12]

Hot Chaos (song title Dracul "Live" {start at 5 min 4 sec} to here my old Tron)

I Love that Beast! There's nothing like it! Thank you Mellotron Creators...

[sirmoog]

What piece of music is the guy playing at the end? Can anyone name it?

[tolerpro]

@sirmoog It's 'El Cumbanchero'.

[terrypussypower]

Jesus Christ, David Nixon ! He's the last person I would have expected to have had a hand in the Mellotron 's development. I used to love him when I was a kid. Right enough he was a magician, and the Mellotron is a magical instrument,so maybe not so strange after all ! Aye, the Interweb's a wonderful thing !

[CalisCool]

it's the ultimate sampler..........now im interested

[unclefeezus]

At 2:14 he recoils at the sound of the french accordion.

[ServiceInstaller]

3:36 - british showgirl riding a cock. Best part of this video.

[MatsEP]

@ServiceInstaller And honestly, that must've been the biggest cock I've ever seen

[unclefeezus]

@MatsEP Wow, that's an interesting comment to read out of context on a video about a mellotron.

[Stiny114]

Uhh, i still dont get it...

[0000song0000]

this looks/sounds so surreal, will have to add it to favorites XD

[JanackPwnz]

c and 4 and 1 and 8

[28mayhem]

DDoS'd by C418.

[JoXDDFive]

your been!... c4..18'ed?.....

[NickWaterfall]

C418. No more words needed.

[KristoFilms]

thumbs if c418 sent you

[JustThatRandomTroll]

C418

[mclmatty]

C418 sent me!

[Tailsmilespower]

Minecraft fans coming through!

[RedBigButton]

@Tailsmilespower Hm? What did I miss?

[TheRussianPigeon]

C418 :D

[Thakrulll]

C418 =D

[Montytilly]

It's 22nd September 2011

[vapourmile]

Excellent video! Could somebody tell me what the date is plz?

[TheToddy30]

@vapourmile Its the 22nd of September 2011

[pbalwaysinformed]

I want one.

[CBreur]

Little did they know... (on topic)

[rollipolioli]

lmao theyre so proper!!!

[MadMellotron]

that pianist looks a bit like mr. bean.

[MatsEP]

2:31 I have a professional penis here

[ecqkch]

OMG THE REAL 60s ADVERTISING !!!

[Yoshi5020]

THERE ARE PHYSICAL TAPES THAT PLAY ON THE INSIDE???? *o*

[Wolfington]

Top-hatted cock woman looks a bit like a trouty Leslie Ash (I know it isn't)

[TheWizardofGore]

Dude playing has two different color eyes

[HalSamuel]

Fuck off Jeff Unwin! David was doing just fine.

[Sodhats]

MEAAAHHHH I'm a frustrated musician, Eric.

[monkeys350]

The rhythm section is actually better than the ones on some of the keyboards coming out now!

[CHLillini]

Look for lots of contributions from the Mellotron when Opeth's new album is released (supposedly in September?) It's a diverse instrument that can add a lot of atmosphere to a song when it's in capable hands.

[rockstar199ification]

DRUM N BASS MASSIVE LOL

[MrGeorgios2020]

What a horrible sounding and cheesy instrument! Thank God they have disappeared!

[synth3333]

@MrGeorgios2020 i love it!! i like the cheesy sound

[Pumpkineer]

@MrGeorgios2020 It didn't, actually. Many rock bands still use it, tho in a more sophisticated way. For example, check out "Spaceboy" by The Smashing Pumpkins. The strings in the background are actually a mellotron.

[MrGeorgios2020]

@Pumpkineer I checked out Spaceboy. It is actually very cool. I love the Mellorton now. Thank you!!!

[BuyBenco]

@MrGeorgios2020 GOD DAMMIT.

[NotATube]

@MrGeorgios2020; Sure, this demo is very cheesy, though you have to put it int he context of a pre-digital, pre-sequencer era, when the presets would have been more clever.

However, it absolutely *doesn't* show the side of the Mellotron was so popular with Jean-Michel Jarre, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, etc. *years* after it was technologically obsolete.

It's strange that a machine based around imperfect loops of analogue magnetic tape can often sound more atmospheric than the "real" thing.

[Who2Are1You]

@MrGeorgios2020 Led Zeppelin - Rain Song.

The mellotron is so subtle and amazing. I'm getting one for our band.

[MrGeorgios2020]

@Who2Are1You I think I will get one too. Jean Michel Jarre uses one on most of his albums. It has a very mysterious sound. I used to think it sounded thin and cheesy, but now I love it. What sort of music do you play?

[admiraltywireless]

Brilliant find - love it

[Dendiol]

The son in law is older than the dad

[pinksynth]

Dude's got a professional penis.

[Merchantmond]

Hilarious... I can see why Tony Banks, Rick Wakeman fell for it...

[PSRChr1]

Gasp! That image at the end: It's on the KixPix studio CD; it is one of the 'wierd' videos you can watch on the 'Wacky TV' feature. Take a look for yourself at 0:34 of the youtube video "KID PIX WEIRD VIDEO CLIPS"

[albertusj]

One of those things that work really well, yet it's AMAZING that it even works in the first place.

[MrMoogman]

indeed Tony Banks used frequently in earlier Genesis tracks but also don't forget Mr Wakeman has had this in his collection during his time as a session artist before he joined the Strawbs or Yes.......most famous use of the machine outside of Strawberry Fields was on David Bowie "Life on Mars".......played by the now famous Rick Wakeman. As it goes the mellotron features on hundreds of pieces from the late 60's and 70's.

[Xanaseb]

no one really used it for the rythym or for playing as a stand alone piece. No, its best use came in the hands of Mr. Tony Banks in Watcher of the Skies.

[Xanaseb]

which year was this?

[whatabeautifulscene]

1:19. I really like the chords used here.

[Jonathasmetal]

3:35 :D

[corpsemunger]

It's awful - haha

[gjc82071]

I have several top quality/expensive Korg, Roland, Yamaha keyboard workstations, samplers, etc. Some of the instrument presets are titled "Tron" something or other. I never knew they were in reference to a Mellotron. When I found out what it meant & read about it, I thought it only did string/flute loops (flute loops, hehehe, funny (Fruit/Flute). I didn't know it did organs, rhythm, etc. So with that in mind, I wonder how many/what films used a Mellotron for the film score?

[JDALIVETUBE]

@gjc82071 pretty much anything in the 70s and thousands of rock and pop classics use the mellotron

[micheljch]

@gjc82071 it's all over the place; trust me. The word 'ubiquitous' comes to mind . . .

[gjc82071]

@micheljch I don't distrust you, I just wish I knew of @ least 1 single example, like from a movie. Then I could be like "Ahhhhh......Ok. THIS (specific) soundtrack is using a mellotron". Not to sound sarcastic, but if it's so 'ubiquitous', do you know of any examples where it's used in a specific movie or album? Thanks! :-)

[jgk381]

@gjc82071 The Beatles "Strawberry Fields Forever"

[thegodlessatheist]

3:11  Highway star?

[youenjoy00myself]

the original sampler

[claremarie91]

I absolutely love this!

[fozaldo]

dah dah dah dut d dut d dut

[gasplut]

this low-tech invention was just sooooo great... much better than todays boring synth- sampels.

ANALOG RULES : )

[Cheat1995]

@gasplut I think today you can buy very realistic Sample-Based VSTI-Synths.

[KUROGUY]

@gasplut lol...You haven't heard Refx's Nexus. It comes with some of the most realistic sounding instruemtns you can get in a virtual synthesizer today.

[kakureru]

there's a chick riding a cock at the end

[ukijhu97]

@kakureru damn u clever thing you :)

[albertusj]

@kakureru LOL

[xyling]

@kakureru lol, It's subliminal. That's the most they could show back then.

[checko5555]

@kakureru omg loooool. i did not expect that xD

[yobhsiFehT]

@kakureru

lol Not the sort of comment I would typically "Like," but now that I've seen it, it's too funny not to!

Well played, sir;):D

[ianh97]

@kakureru Got my hopes up and everythin.... :(

[shmusiccleaner]

A rather vulgar production drawing a sample from this video:

soundcloud(dot)com/artamusicia­n/gravy-pants-mixdown-master

[FourStringHal]

I just remixed this ahaha

soundcloud(dot)com/hal-degroat­/nothing-up-my-sleeve

[eluap]

...and finally, ladies and gentlemen, we end our video presentation with a middle-aged woman tipping her hat whilst sitting upon a golden cock. 3:36

[Prologue2113]

@eluap rofl wut

[nerdcorrupt]

oh how the witty banter bores me

[satualm]

1st "Charmaine" - 2nd "Bye Bye Blues" - 3rd "Sous le Ciel de Paris" - 4th "El Cumbanchero"

[micheljch]

@satualm It does sound like the middle of the 3rd part of the melody to Charmaine but he's fudged up the chords a bit; I couldn't recognize it at first, but it's certainly fitting given the intended audience at the time.

[satualm]

LOL ! Son-in-law older than him !

[mikew4001]

Great film and sexy groovy music

[procrustesuk]

Gosh for a moment there I thought I was listening to a long playing record.

[bgaman15]

Vintage Infomercials FTW!

[Karlfalcon]

THIS

IS

AWESOME

[feline1973]

the music played on this demo is WRONG, ethically, morally and spiritually, and should be prevented from ever happening again.

[deadhardy]

@feline1973

?

[595o]

@feline1973 Heh, what?

[WasabeWan]

JOHN LITHGOW SIGHTING AT 2:08!

3:34=MY FAVORITE ACTRESS, BUTRESS STEELE... LOL.....

[WasabeWan]

JOHN LITHGOW SIGHTING AT 2:08!

[thegenius204]

Whats the name of the piece at 2:18?

[masterdeath01]

@thegenius204 Sous Le Ciel De Paris, by Edith Piaf. :) such a lovely song...

[thegenius204]

@masterdeath01 Thank you soooooo much! You just made my day.

[DAYD111]

Introduced by George Harrison.

[simontist]

Whenever they show all the tapes behind the scenes, I think it's about to break down any minute...

[SuperSonicAnime19]

3 letters one song OMD Maid of Orleans

[themanmaschine]

I'm fascinated with the technical aspect of this instrument, it looks flaky in a 1960's sort of way!

[UltimateVenom]

does anyone know a good software synth mellotron for download?

[theotherandyg]

@UltimateVenom the ik multimedia sampletron or something like that is a very decent emulation :)

[UltimateVenom]

@theotherandyg thank you :)

[Lumenbrother]

@UltimateVenom ..G-force M-tron. it is most excellent

[UltimateVenom]

@Lumenbrother

ta mate.

[piafounet]

some sounds are good, others...

[quaxk]

rotfl, 24hoursthegirl comment crack me up :)

[BlackTomorrow4242]

Wow. I knew the Mellotron acted much like an early ROMpler, but I had no idea it was capable of that much.

[lucadepu]

my nuts

[nosmotronic]

Rock!

[Raunchola]

yeah! first analogue-sampling keyboard ;)

Love this thing!!

[MrFibertiger]

humbs up if you think that was an unfair diss at 2:28

[MaxAck]

@MrFibertiger

LOL! And if you pause the video at about 2:36 Eric Robinson does a woodchuck impersonation... Cor', I love the way he says "pianist" ROTFL!

[MaxAck]

@MaxAck ... Was anyone else waiting for The Moody Blues to crash this little soirée. "Eric, try one of these canapé shrooms while we search for the lost chord ..." ;-)

[tinke79vittu]

this video always sets me in such a good mood ;)

[chrisofnottingham]

The professional keyboard player mainly uses organ sounds - the whole point was to sound like something else! Who would have thought this would lead to Watcher of the skies.

BTW, I think that is David Nixon the magician. How unlikely is that.

[worldwildwest]

So Ancient even a Caveman Can Buggy !!

[swcom]

Awesome!

[tronlady1]

22 dislikes WHAAAAAT! How can ANYONE dislike this they clearly have nooooo soul whatsoever

[tronlady1]

Oh lord stuff like this just makes me glad to be alive!

[paulj0557]

For all of those who think tape gets old, well yes, but right now ( before I turned the volume down to watch this amazing little video) I'm listening to a brand new old stock reel to reel tape of Brazil 66's greatest hits- it's over 40 years old if a day. I'm playing it on a 1959 Voice of Music HiFi reel to reel that I found in the trash, it looked brand new 5 years ago when I found it. Undoubtedly original tubes. I am using the line out. The sound is extremely pure, not hissy- just a Mellotron!

[decrrr]

Hahaa, that's great.

[mouse264]

Wow! What era's this? I suck at eras.

But anyways, lovely intrument. The inside kind of scares me though.

[michellezachary8]

60's the beatles got one of the first one's in 1966.

[Kurzula5150]

Nice find. The Mellotron is the Joe 90 of electronic music.

[audiojustice]

Correction, it was 2:28, and Jeff Unwin is a legend. Ha!

[audiojustice]

This video was quite a find... the demonstration of the Mellotron at 2:25 is incredible... I've only ever experienced it sound on prog rock records! That pianist is like the Jean Michel Jarre of Hackney.

I've just featured this video on my blog 'Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence' (link via the URL on my channel). My use of Mellotron may have to be completely re-evaulated after seeing this demonstration hahaha!

[owgigi]

All of British Pathe's videos are on their website. Literally thousands and thousands!

[Anglagard1]

I just wonder what these guys thought when they first heard In The Court of the Crimson King.

[MsDiesIrae9]

So when do these two old limey fags make out?

[novatron4sale]

" Hello I want to sell my Novatron T550, it's a transportable Mellotron in perfect condition "

! ! ! Take a look at my channel ! ! !

[mixmasterlandberg]

Why the F is that woman sitting on a golden rooster for? 3:35

[Cambazzakaicandodat]

awesome!Sampling History.

[ybot1983]

medieval fairlight 

[Kingsler34]

i think this is the most fantastical video i have ever seen. get ready to have your face melt straight off!@#

[freddricc]

lol

[TheTokenBrit1986]

Paul McCartney demonstrated the Mellotron's capabilities to great effect in his 'Chaos & Creation at Abbey Road' TV Special in 2005. The Beatles used to the flute sound on it on the beginning of 'Strawberry Fields Forever'

[rubber4soul]

what the 1st song david played?

[The2010SnowDay]

@rubber4soul Bye Bye Blues.

[rubber4soul]

@The2010SnowDay thanks ^^

[jckchrstphr]

George Harrison used the sounds @2:00 in for his Beatles era solo record "Electric Sound".

[jckchrstphr]

@jckchrstphr Oops. I meant "Wonderwall Music". There's a song about 11 minutes in. I think it's called "Drilling a Home". I can't find it on YouTube.

[micheljch]

@jckchrstphr Yep - fascinating to hear it all in a different context. I always used to think that most of the non-indian sections of that LP were recorded in some crappy studio in Bombay or ?, hence all the background noise. I'm starting to wonder how much more of that LP is pure Mellotron sounds . . .

[Rightclick88]

i sooo need one of those, lol

[ciolamorta]

I would like to be at a '60's party with this guy playing that mellotron. But he has to smile like he did here at the end. Ah man.

[24hoursthegirl]

A French accordion with a Viennese waltz? Don't they know that's how WWI started?

[supernole100]

@24hoursthegirl Touche! Hhahahahaha

[TheZuchinniman]

@24hoursthegirl I second the "Touche!" comment. But, seriously, wasn't WWI set off when somebody dissed the rock band Franz Ferdinand?

[MylesDiverge]

@24hoursthegirl

That was probably the funniest comment I've ever read on youtube.

[Ali3nat0r]

I'd so put a copy of the Amen break on one of those keys

[Thereminized]

Analog electronics rule!!!

[San5a]

what program is that? i've got a video of the dedicated men that perform in this program. kind of amusing :)

[unamacarana]

Amazing!

[klawd]

love it ...looks like a deleted scene from austin powers at the end.

[isapare]

I must admit this is pretty impressive. Sonivox do a cool VSTi version of this

[acooperw]

the smile at the end is priceless

[rettaman]

@acooperw - I will say that the smile at the end is priceless too! That really caught my attention.

[uziman2]

i believe some of the old movies OST originated form this old school machine.

so cool that i even recognized some of the beats.

[DX7Alex]

What's the song the professional pianist plays?

[ovenbeat]

@DX7Alex

 it's a song called "Carioca'

[DX7Alex]

@ovenbeat Thank you!

[F0nkyNinja]

"I've never been able to play the piano."

My ass!

[FilmicMusic]

Cool!

[zanfozanfani]

thats incredible. the grandfather of sampler! someone know how much it cost?