NAMM 2010: New Mellotron plus modular madness in pictures
The new digital Mellotron on top of an analogue Mellotron Mk VI, exhibited at the Big City Music stand at NAMM 2010
New Mellotron
The Mellotron Mk VI is fully analogue and is, of course, powered by...
Analogue Mellotron
...tape loops! How cool does that look?!
Under the hood
This one's new for the NAMM show
New digital Mellotron
The keys are finished just like those of a piano, with wood grain visible on the black notes
Digital Mellotron keyboard
Using the mix control to blend sounds
Live tweaking
Connectivity ahoy!
The back panel
Elsewhere on the Big CIty Music stand, we find this modular monstrosity
Analogue Systems 8500
An unbelievably cool-looking massive knob
Frequency Shifter
Hang on a second, 'Analogue' Systems... is that a MIDI unit?!
Polyphonic generator unit
Pretty much the only Ondes Martenot-a-like CV controller on the market
French Connection
The Ondes Martenot is famous for its sliding ring controller, which (on the French Connection) outputs a CV
Sliding Ring
The French Connection costs around £1000, although a cut-down unit called the Demon will set you back £550
Control Panel
Not only is it cool but it slips right inside a laptop bag too...
More modular madness
Started in the '70s, Cwejman is still going strong
Cwejam units
Borg Filter? We hope Wiard aren't suggesting that modular synthesists are mostly nerdy-looking Star Trek geeks... ahem.
Wiard units
Available in yellow, apparently
Metasonix units
Big City has some nice boutique-y modules on show, too