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Mellotron

Mellotron M4000D Micro

Current
Released 2017

The cheapest keyboard Mellotron, with the same 100-sound core library on two octaves of semi-weighted keys. It is built on a different, SD-based engine, so it cannot take the expansion cards, but it has a low-speed switch that drops the virtual tape by one or two octaves to make up for the short keyboard.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Mellotron
Status
Current
Released
2017

Instrument

Type
Digital tape replay
Sound engine
SD-card-based playback engine with 100 Mellotron and Chamberlin sounds (Sound Card 01 library); not expandable with extra sound cards
Polyphony
10 notes
Features
100 Mellotron and Chamberlin sounds from first-generation master tapes, 24-bit uncompressed playback, Half- and quarter-speed switch, A/B sound mix, Two colour displays, External power supply

Keyboard

Keys
25
Key action
Semi-weighted
Aftertouch
Channel (mono)
Keybed
Fatar semi-weighted, two octaves, velocity-sensitive

Connections

Outputs
1/4-inch unbalanced, Headphones
MIDI ports
DIN in, DIN out, DIN thru
Pedal inputs
Sustain

Size & weight

Colours
White
Dimensions (W × D × H)
488 × 184 × 58 mm
Weight
2.5 kg

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