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For me, having had an M400 for 25 years, Markus' machine is the dream machine. I don't WANT to put up with tape hassles, adjustments, demagging, the size & weight...I LOVE THE SOUNDS. I am 58 years old and have no roadies. Moving an instrument like this has an obvious advantage.I have more than supported trons (and Chamberlins) over the decades. If you prefer a tape machine, fine...have fun. Love it.Some folks prefer horse & buggy over pickup trucks. To have access to the entire Mellotron/Chamberlin library with the flick of a switch without load in times, in a keyboard that looks and feels like it's ancestor without the bulk is a visionn come true for me.As I said...it's a DIGITAL Mellotron, not a Mellotron. There will come a day perhaps when the tapes & technology to support the old machines may evaporate.The M4000D (and Memotron) at least will preserve the SOUNDS into the future.
Believe me, Frank, I know where you're coming from....and I respect your opinion as well. Cheers!