Gijs Gieskes’ Motor Keys instrument produces some beautiful sounds. Reminiscent of the legendary Mellotron tape sampling keyboard, the project uses the popular ATMega168 chip and a modest part count. PCB image and source code is available on Gijs’ site. [via Synthtopia]
For a similar project using multiple cassette players, check out Bre and Eric’s walkman mellotron –
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