Mellotron

[daryl]

Anyone knows where to find one here?

 

[sgtpepper]

any keyboard sampler CD will have one.

 

[bongman]

oh? you can try the Roland SRX-07 or SRJV80-08 card
but you must have a Roland module with the above
expansion slot.

http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=458

http://www.planet-groove.com/roland/sr-jv80-08.html

Roland modules with SRJV / SRX expansion slots:

 

[jamesbond007]

isn't it the instrument used in Strawberry Fields Forever ?

 

[digihub00]

The mellotron is the world's first sample-playback keyboard !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron
"The Mellotron supervenes the Chamberlin, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard. The heart of the instrument is a bank of magnetic audio tapes (which are parallel linear, not looped as has sometimes been reported or presumed). Each tape has approximately eight seconds of playing time. Playback heads (underneath each key) enable the playing of pre-recorded sounds."

 

[sgtpepper]

isn't it the instrument used in Strawberry Fields Forever ?

Yes!

The Mellotron in popular music

British multi-instrumentalist Graham Bond may have been the first "rock" musician to record with a Mellotron, beginning in 1965. A year later, The Beatles used it prominently on their groundbreaking single "Strawberry Fields Forever" (recorded November-December 1966). However, it was Mike Pinder of the Moody Blues who brought the Mellotron to the forefront of popular music with the 1967 album Days of Future Passed in songs including "Nights in White Satin" and "Tuesday Afternoon". Pinder, who worked for Mellotron for 18 months before joining The Moody Blues, actually suggested to The Beatles that they use a Mellotron. Pinder made regular use of the instrument on The Moody Blues' studio albums from 1967 through 1971. Their 1972 album Seventh Sojourn employed the Mellotron's predecessor, the Chamberlin.?

 

[daryl]

It would be cool if I could lay my hands on the real deal.. it costs a bomb

 

[jamesbond007]

bomb the bass

 

[Cheez]

You can make your own!

http://blip.tv/file/399988/

 

[luke-chen]

German synth maker Manikin Electronic recently released this sleek 21st century tribute. Where the choir boys hiding??

http://www.manikin-electronic.com/products/memotron/memo_description_e.html

 

[cuteboy101]

wah? so cute ah ? :mrgreen: