I don't know, maybe it's just that I'm more of a pragmatist than a purist,
but I find this to be a long-overdue item, and I only wish that one or both
of our Mellotron heritage and development groups had created it instead of a
third party. Long-time members of the group may recall a long post I wrote
some time ago in which I described a fantasy machine very much like what
these folks have produced. I know a lot of you actually do it, but I dread
the thought of taking my irreplaceable treasure on stages in the crappy
venues that most working bands play, yet still wish I could have a closer
reproduction of "that sound" than my own creations as well as a more
authentic physical environment and this is a great effort towards that. I
think it will ultimately only help the sales of real Mellotrons and will be
yet another part of this great lineage. I wish them the best, and hope to
acquire one myself. After, of course, my Mark II, or Mark IIx, or Riviera,
or whatever other monster tape-replay device I manage to ensnare first...
> just seen this horror ..
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> http://www.manikin-electronic.com/en/start_left.html