Same for me, no complaints. I had that "WTF" feeling when I played a chord the first time, the attack and the feel of tape movement. I think the action influences the performance. A "lighting" fast M400 in the 70's probably would have changed how the instrument was used.
I have no complaints with my mellotron action, it’s distinct to itself and makes me feel very aware of the tapes underneath it. I hate playing mellotron samples on a cheap plastic remote keyboard.It seems considerate to me to use a similar action to the original on a dedicated digital mellotron, I would want this thing to be as close to the original instrument as possible in every way (except the weight and bulk).
The Nord wave also promised the entire Mellotron and Chamberlin library but has never actually come through on this to my knowledge.
There are many issues involved in getting the keyboard right. I can assure you that there is no "spongy" feel to my M4000 keyboard, nor could that term be used to describe the feel of the keyboards of the machines coming out of my shop.
In a message dated 1/15/2010 3:46:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, markpringnz@ yahoo.com writes:
I can't remember who said it but playing a mellotron and certainly the M4000 I played can only be described as playing a sponge.