Mellotron Micro Module! Is There a New Mellotron on the Way?
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Mellotron Micro Module · Source: Robert schindler
Mellotron Micro Module · Source: Robert Schindler
Mellotron M4000D Desktop? · Source: Mellotron / Matrixsynth
Save space in your studio for the Mellotron M4000D Desktop, which the company may have inadvertently leaked on Instagram. Update! It’s called the Mellotron Micro Module.
Mellotron Micro Module Leak
Update! Looks like it’s called the Mellotron Micro Module and according to musician Robert Schindler it will go into production next month and sell for $500.
There are quite a few official digital versions of the venerable Mellotron on the market, including with keys plus a rackmount version. However, there’s no desktop model. Yet! An eagle-eyed reader of Matrixsynth spotted what could be an upcoming Mellotron M4000D Desktop unit in two Instagram stories (now expired) posted from the company’s NAMM 2025 booth.
Mellotron M4000D Desktop: Similar Panel and Controls
Sitting between a Mellotron Micro and Mellotron Micro Black is a curious little tabletop box. It has the same layout as the Micro, with two color screens, four knobs and two switches. If it is indeed the same set of controls, those knobs will correspond to volume, tone, and pitch plus two for selecting sounds from the top screens.
Around back, the main difference in connectivity appears to be MIDI, which is in the TRS format.
Mellotron M4000D Desktop: Is it Real?
There is no confirmation from Mellotron about this new product despite it being posted on the official Mellotron Instagram page. It would make sense though. Mellotron hasn’t released a new product in a while (other than black versions of its keyboards) so it feels right for there to be a new instrument. Also, having one that is even more affordable than the Mini would bring the 24-bit sounds to a whole new sector of musicians.
We’ll keep you updated if we hear anything.
More Information
- Mellotron home page
- All about Mellotron
- All about synthesizers
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