First Audio Styles in 1965?

Sounds pretty good.
What do you think?
Eric

52 years ago

1. FOUR , ONE-TOUCH SETTINGS ? = YES
2. MULTIPLE SAMPLED REAL SOUNDS? = YES
3. SPLIT KEYBOARD ? = YES
4. MULTIPLE STYLES ? = YES
5. MULTIPLE RHYTHMS ? = YES
6. ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENT ACCOMPANIMENT{Trombone] ? = YES

Pretty amazing ...

The first melotron...

Later versions became quite popular, altough i dont think those had the rythm part, just the sound part...Melotron strings are still sampled in many many of todays keyboards..

https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron

This is the Melotron MK II, despite the number II i think its still the first Melotron sold..

[url=http://www.mellotron.com][/url]

I have played a Melletron. They require a particular style of playing because when you sustain the part like for strings, the piece of tape comes to an end. It doesn't loop so you have to release the key again so the spring auto rewinds the tape to the start again.

IIRC, I think The Beatles used one on the Sgt. Pepper album.

Moody Blues made good use of the Mellotron.

God Bless,
Don

Rick Wakeman from Yes knew how to use it too.