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Mellotron

American  
[mel-uh-tron] / ˈmɛl əˌtrɒn /
Trademark.
  1. a brand of synthesizer that simulates the sound of other instruments by using tapes of recorded sounds.


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Khosla often has it performed on solo piano or string quartet, or — like in the main titles — sung by an artificial choir created by a Mellotron.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023

“Collage,” from her album “Black Acid Soul,” rides an acoustic bass vamp and modal jazz harmonies, enfolded in wind chimes and Mellotron “string” chords.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021

Well, that's actually played on a Mellotron which, for those who don't know, was the original sampler.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2018

“Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” were John and Paul’s odes to Liverpudlian childhood: one an acerbic song of estrangement with a flute-like Mellotron, the other a collage of suburbia set to French horns.

From Economist • Jun. 1, 2017

The Mellotron gives everything a gravitas it wouldn’t otherwise have.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2016

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