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Re:The Mellotron, an electronic keyboard of recorded samples... by zaplin on Friday June 23, 2023 @04:02AM (#36444092)
Interestingly, in a recent interview Damon Albarn, the guy behing Gorillaz revealed that the song Clint Eastwood is a Mellotron preset. You can check the interview, featuring the sample here > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDX6l9_58RA

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[edit] uugghh, I messed up. I had in mind the omnichord. Damon Albarn used the omnichord, not the mellotron.

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Re:The Mellotron, an electronic keyboard of recorded samples... by mft_ on Friday June 23, 2023 @05:50AM (#36444737)
> I had in mind the omnichord.

...as also used by Bowie in a lovely cover of America, once upon a time.

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-bowie-simon-and-garfunkel...

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