Mellotronists

From: <kenmerb@...>
> I forget exactly where I heard about this initially, but it was being
> considered at some point.  I think the idea was for a "new" M400 with this
> cycling ability built in, but I like the idea of a retrofit kit for
existing
> M400s (or maybe do both).  I guess it would consist of a set of tape drums
> and a small motor.  You could even make one without a motor to keep it
> simple.  Some kind of hand crank - low tech system which would let you
> cycle manually between stations and "lock down" when you got to the
> next station.  This would get around the MKII reliability problems.  Or,
it
> could be done with an electric motor.
>
> I'm no engineer, and I'm sure that you could come up with about a million
> reasons for not doing something like this (technical, financial,
> feasibility issues), but from the Mellotron player's perspective,  this
would
> be great and would provide access to many new sounds for your
> Mellotron.  Even if it's not practical, I like the idea.
>
> Ken M.

I bet that it can be done reliably in such a way that an M400 owner could
have access to a wide variety of sounds.  I'm sure the Streetly folks will
say something in due course on the issue...

...9 sounds?  12 sounds?  18 sounds?  Oh my oh my! <spazz attack coming
 on>
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