The Mellotron | A Keyboard with the Power of an Orchestra (1965)

British T.V. personalities, Eric Robinson and David Nixon, introduce us to an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard otherwise known as the 'Mellotron.'

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iSYufRDJ3WY samplers-emu-emax-ii-1989 Samplers | EMU Emax II (1989) The Emax I was replaced in 1989 by the Emax II and Emax II Turbo. Although the Emax II was a true 16-bit sampler with more polyphony, it also used digital filters and components, which sounded noticeably different from the original's analogue filter chips

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Samplers | EMU Emax II (1989)

E-mu Systems 35 years ago

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Samplers | EMU Emax II (1989)

E-mu Systems 35 years ago

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Samplers | Akai S900 (1986)

Akai 38 years ago

v4mzwrmViKo e-mu-systems-emulator-ii-ferris-buellers-synthesizer-1984 E-mu Systems Emulator II | Ferris Bueller's Synthesizer (1984) A look at the E-mu Systems Emulator II from 1984, famously used by a certain Mr Bueller.

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E-mu Systems Emulator II | Ferris Bueller's Synthesizer (1984)

E-mu Systems 40 years ago

jkiYy0i8FtA synths-fairlight-cmi-1979 Synths | Fairlight CMI (1979) The 'Mother' of all samplers. The technology that today is used world wide to compose sampled sounds started with the The Fairlight CMI. Featured on the program 'This Week' from ABC-TV Australia (1980) and is demonstrated by one of the designers Pete Vo

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Synths | Fairlight CMI (1979)

Fairlight 45 years ago

N07-YAKtRAw samplers-the-mellotron-famous-songs-1963 Samplers | The Mellotron | Famous Songs (1963) The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England, in 1963. It evolved from a similar instrument, the Chamberlin, but could be mass-produced more effectively.

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Samplers | The Mellotron | Famous Songs (1963)

Doctor Mix 61 years ago