Re: [Linuxsampler-devel] Taijiguy GigaTron: Mellotron samples for LinuxSampler

[Ebrahim M. <eb...@ma...>]

On Feb 14, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Q wrote:

> Hello everyone
>
> It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of the Taijiguy
> GigaTron, a Mellotron sample set in Giga format.
>
> The set is very kindly being hosted by the Linuxsampler team and can  
> be
> found here:
>
> http://www.linuxsampler.org/instruments.html
>
> The samples were made by Bernie Kornowicz (aka taijiguy on the KVR  
> Audio
> forums). The samples were recorded over a number of years and are  
> freely
> available from taijiguy's site[1].
>
> Some of these samples were packaged in SFZ format with his  
> permission a
> couple of years ago[2]. Other KVR members have packaged the samples in
> Kontakt and other formats[3].
>
> With Bernie's kind permission, I packaged the samples into Giga format
> using Linuxsampler's Gigedit. As the samples are his copyright and I
> have merely packaged them, the Giga file cannot be released under any
> sort of free licence, but is (and must remain) free of charge.
>
> Each note of each sound is individually sampled, with no looping, in
> order to preserve the essence of the Tron. A low-pass filter is mapped
> to the modwheel to emulate the Mellotron's tone control. The Giga file
> is keyswitched to allow fast selection of the different sounds:
>
> "M400 Violins" -- EQ'd Mk II Violins
> "M400 Violins Yes EQ" -- EQ'd Mk II Violins
> "M400 Violins Smooth Ryder EQ" -- EQ'd Mk II Violins
> Cello
> String Section
> Mk II Violins
> M300A (violins)
> M300B (solo violin)
> Mk II Brass
> GC3 Brass
> Mk II Flute
> Woodwind2
> Combined Choir
>
> My thanks go to taijiguy for his wonderful samples, for sharing them  
> and
> for his kind permission to package them; to the Linuxsampler team for
> the wonderful software, for fixing a libgig bug that was hindering
> me, not to mention also for generously hosting the Giga file; to Ryder
> Duncan for his perseverance in trying to replicate the fantastic sound
> of the M400 Three Violins[4]; to the developers and maintainers of a
> number of Linux audio apps which I've made use of in the production of
> this sample set.
>
> Finally, for assistance with road testing, thanks go to my tame  
> keyboard
> player, Julien. There's technical demo of the sounds is on the LS
> website, but Julien has done a very nice, musical demo using many (but
> not all) of the sounds, which can be found here:
> http://juliencoder.de/nama/dream_of_the_old_land.ogg
> http://juliencoder.de/nama/dream_of_the_old_land.mp3
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Q
>
> [1] www.leisureland.us/audio/MellotronSamples/MellotronSamples.htm
> [2] http://realmusicmedia.net/Mellotron.html
> [3] www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=304393
> [4] http://ryderduncan.com/themusicalbox/?p=33

Dear Q

Please convey my deep gratitude for this wonderful gift to Bernie  
Kornowicz. My thanks go to you also for making available this large  
set of samples. The attached readme document was also very helpful for  
its guide to optimize the use of these samples.  My words are few but  
my thanks are immense.

Thanks also to the linuxsampler-devs for hosting this sample set.
Ebrahim