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Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:30 am
by jimborchardt18
Hey guys,
I don't know if youve heard of augustus pablo but he rips the melodica. Im trying to get a melodica sound in Ableton live. Can anyone send me in the right direction with this?
This is a cover of augustus pablo. Help would be appreciated thanks guys

Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:28 am
by legend4ry
If you use Ableton, Boomstix made a multisample

http://freewaterandammo.blogspot.com/20 ... ument.html

Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:34 am
by jimborchardt18
legend4ry wrote:If you use Ableton, Boomstix made a multisample

http://freewaterandammo.blogspot.com/20 ... ument.html
thanks man, exactly what im looking for

Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:00 am
by legend4ry
Ive been wanting to try it out myself but alas, I don't have or use live :(.

Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:08 am
by DZA
legend4ry wrote:If you use Ableton, Boomstix made a multisample

http://freewaterandammo.blogspot.com/20 ... ument.html
Nice one :D

Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:40 am
by Assassin
You could just buy a melodica. They're only about £20.

Plus the expression it's possible to get means it would be hard to replicate.

Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:14 am
by tavravlavish
I would offer to break out mine and jam on it for you but it looks like youve got it taken care of

Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:33 am
by green plan
Definitely buy one, such fun little instruments. So cheap too.

Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:35 am
by symmetricalsounds
although you do run into other issues when buying one i.e being able to record it well, but they are cheap so worth getting one.

Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:15 am
by studio dread
If you do decide you want the real thing, the 70s pablo model is a Hohner piano 26 (the grey one)

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Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:37 am
by Y_H
I'd say buy one!
really fun for jamming on :)

Re: Creating a Melodica sound

Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:17 pm
by Sharmaji
^ definitely. also a melodica's sound is so inherently bandpassed, it's not like you absolutely need a $4,000 mic to capture it well.