How A Mellotron Works
The Mellotron is a unique keyboard, in which every key controls the playback of an individual strip of audio tape, with a recorded sample of that note.
In the video, Stout offers a look inside a Mellotron M400 that she restored and discusses some of the technical details of the instrument’s mechanics and electronics.
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2017/11/27/how-a-mellotron-works/
