Mellotron M4000
DiscontinuedReleased 2007
Streetly Electronics' new tape Mellotron, built by the Bradley family firm that made the originals. It looks like an M400, but inside it has Mk II-style cycling tapes: eight stations of three sounds, so 24 sounds without swapping frames. It also has a lighter Mk II-style action, adjustable head azimuth and a filtered, pressurised cabinet to keep stage smoke off the tapes.
Replaces M400
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- Mellotron
- Status
- Discontinued
- Released
- 2007
Instrument
- Type
- Tape replay
- Sound engine
- Tape replay with cycling mechanism: 3/8-inch three-track tapes, 8 stations x 3 sounds (24 sounds), microcontroller-driven station selection
- Polyphony
- Full polyphony (35 notes)
- Features
- Tape replay, Pitch control, 24 sounds on board, Programmable tape start positions (inching), Optical failsafe during cycling, Azimuth-adjustable heads, Filtron filtered-air cabinet
Keyboard
- Keys
- 35
- Aftertouch
- None
- Keybed
- 35-note manual with Mk II-style action and playing height
Size & weight
- Colours
- White
- Dimensions (W × D × H)
- 855 × 670 × 935 mm
- Weight
- 74 kg
