6. MELLOTRON V CONTROL PANEL
The Mellotron V instrument default window mimics the aspect of the original M400.
Therefore, we only have a creamy-white instrument body with a small keyboard, a tape
track selector and three knobs.
Besides this deceptively simple main panel, we have a much more feature-rich advanced
panel, with special windows for instrument control, sample editing and management,
effects, etc.
We will look deeper into these when we reach the
entry.
6.1. Main Control Panel
The Mellotron V main control panel has just a few controls. Just like the original keyboard, it
features the On/Off button, the Tape Track selector button, and the Volume, Tone and Pitch
knobs.
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: The original M400 allowed the user to select one Tape Track among the three available, or a
mix between two adjacent tracks. The Mellotron V allows to mix (variable mix) between two adjacent
Tape Tracks (A/B or B/C) as well as play "All" three tape tracks simultaneously. Track mixing can be
automated through MIDI.
We can play a mix of two adjacent tracks, with variable mixing volumes between 1% / 99%
and 99% / 1%. Mixing is possible solely between two adjacent tape tracks (A/B and B/C),
like it happened in the original. Besides these possibilities, Mellotron V also allows to play all
three Tape Tracks at once, all at full volume (no variable mixing).
Mixing can be automated through MIDI, which greatly contributes to the expressiveness of
the instrument.
6.1.1. On/Off Button
In the original, this button would turn the instrument On or Off. In Mellotron V the button is
just a cosmetic detail. It doesn't perform any function.
Mellotron V Main Control Panel
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