Chambertron
The instrument that gave rise to the Mellotron®.
Harry Chamberlin invented the tape replay keyboard in the 1950s, and every ‘tron since owes him the idea.
ChamberTron brings over 40 Chamberlin® tape banks to M-Tron Pro, faithfully preserving the original’s 35-note, eight-second limit, with hundreds of patches from Genesis, Elton John, and Frost collaborators.
Expansion Pack For M-Tron Pro
At a glance
Over 40 Tape Banks
Brass, reeds, strings, voices, keys, guitars and effects, 35 notes per bank, with hundreds of M-Tron Pro patches.
From The Chamberlin Collection
Sounds from the original Chamberlin instruments, with patches by Dean and Jarrod of I Monster, David Hentschel and Jem Godfrey.
Requires M-Tron Pro
An add on for registered M-Tron Pro users, available exclusively from this website as a direct download.
Key features
Over 40 new tape banks, 35 notes per bank, faithful to the eight-second Chamberlin limit.
Hundreds of patches, many from David Hentschel (Genesis, Elton John), Jem Godfrey (Frost) and I Monster.
Three saxes, three trombones, two trumpets, three vibes, two flutes, two violins and a full set of keys and voices.
Harp arpeggios and rolls, slur guitar, DoWah trombones and two banks of sound effects.
Chamberlin®
Harry Chamberlin built the first tape-replay keyboard in California in the 1950s, a way to put a real orchestra, choir or rhythm section under a home organist’s fingers. A pair of Chamberlin tapes made their way to Britain, and the instrument built to play them became the Mellotron®. The Chamberlin’s sound is warmer, closer, and more intimate than its famous descendant, and it has remained a secret weapon for arrangers ever since.
ChamberTron is also available with new purchases of the M-Tron Pro Complete bundle, which includes M-Tron Pro IV and all the Expansion Packs: a superb 12.5GB+ sound library with 525+ tape banks and 3700+ presets.
