Owning one is my deepest dream but these piece of history are rare, expensive and, most of all, highly unreliable!! Rick Wakeman himself even set his two Mellotron on fire in a middle of field after struggling for hours with tuning problems!
This is why I decided to build my own, but instead of having the samples stored on tapes, the samples are now stored on a SD card. The filter and amplification circuit is on the other hand fully analog to keep the sound warm and authentic!
Specs:
- MIDI connection
- Up to 20 sound banks
- Half Speed Mode
(Feature used on the Streetly Electronics M4000)
- Split Mode to play with 2 separate banks
(like the Mellotron MkII)
- Analog Filter
- A LCD screen
Photos:
Midi Interface + Arduino
Analog Filter
Front Panel
Program Test
Keyboard
Woodcase
Piece of Legend
Video:
The PSYLOTRON
First Test
Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother (Psylotron Mini Jam)
Rick Wakeman - Jane Seymour "Yessongs" (Psylotron Mini Jam)
Pink Floyd - A Great Gig in the Sky
(Richard Wright Tribute)
Used on:
Soul Machine - Mellochrome
Phanerosphene EP I&II (Almost all tracks)