Mellotron
E435479
The Mellotron is an early electro-mechanical keyboard instrument that plays back pre-recorded tape loops of real instruments, famously used in 1960s psychedelic and progressive rock music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mellotron canonical | 2 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electro-mechanical keyboard instrument
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electronic musical instrument ⓘ tape replay keyboard ⓘ |
| basedOn | Chamberlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eraOfPeakPopularity |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| genreUsedIn |
art rock
ⓘ
film music ⓘ pop rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
distinctive tape wow and flutter
ⓘ
limited note sustain to tape length ⓘ manual tape rewind after key release ⓘ mechanically complex ⓘ prone to mechanical instability ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
capstan
ⓘ
keyboard ⓘ motor ⓘ pressure pad ⓘ tape head ⓘ tape strip ⓘ |
| hasManufacturer |
Bradmatic Ltd
NERFINISHED
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Streetly Electronics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
digital Mellotron
NERFINISHED
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software Mellotron emulation ⓘ |
| inception | early 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced |
digital rompler keyboard
ⓘ
sampler ⓘ |
| marketedAs | orchestral substitute ⓘ |
| notableModel |
Mellotron M300
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mellotron M400 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mellotron M4000 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mellotron Mk I NERFINISHED ⓘ Mellotron Mk II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
"Nights in White Satin"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"Strawberry Fields Forever" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Court of the Crimson King" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUser |
Genesis (band)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Crimson NERFINISHED ⓘ Led Zeppelin NERFINISHED ⓘ Moody Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ Yes (band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playbackType | monophonic per key ⓘ |
| soundSource | pre-recorded tape recordings of real instruments ⓘ |
| typicalSound |
brass
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choir ⓘ flute ⓘ organ ⓘ piano ⓘ string ensemble ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| typicalTapeLength | approximately 8 seconds ⓘ |
| usedFor |
choir emulation
ⓘ
cinematic textures ⓘ string section emulation ⓘ |
| usesMedium | magnetic tape ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.