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The Mellotron

The Mellotron is a tape-based keyboard built in England during the 1960s. It was, along with its predecessor (the Chamberlin) the first sampled-playback instrument.

YouTube Video: Mellotron demo

Links:
The Mellotron entry in the Wiki.
The Mellowman, a custom mutation of the keyboard built by genius Mike Walters, the crazy owner of Mystery Circuits.

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