How are melodic sounds produced on a Mellotron keyboard instrument?

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The Mellotron uses the same concept as a sampler, but generates its sound using analogue recordings on audio tape. When a key is pressed, a tape connected to it is pushed against a playback head, as in a tape deck. While the key remains depressed, the tape is drawn over the head, and a sound is playe...
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The Mellotron uses the same concept as a sampler, but generates its sound using analogue recordings on audio tape. When a key is pressed, a tape connected to it is pushed against a playback head, as in a tape deck. While the key remains depressed, the tape is drawn over the head, and a sound is playe...
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playing back pre-recorded sounds from magnetic tape strips, one for each key: When a key is pressed, the tape connected to it is pushed against a playback head.As long as the key is depressed, the tape is drawn over the head, playing the sound.   
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