Mellotron effects pedal with vintage keyboard sounds
With the Electro Harmonix Mel9, you can bring the characteristic sound of vintage Mellotron keyboards to your pedalboard. This effects pedal recreates recorded instrument voices and offers nine sounds: Orchestra, Cello, Strings, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone, Brass, Low Choir and High Choir.
The Mel9 uses polyphonic tracking, so it can follow multiple notes at once. That makes it useful not only for single-note lines, but also for chords and fuller arrangements where that recognisable Mellotron atmosphere stands out immediately.
Suitable for guitar, bass and keyboard
The Electro Harmonix Mel9 works with guitar without modifications, special pickups or MIDI. The pedal also tracks bends, slides and even whammy dive bombs, making it practical for players who want to use these sounds straight from their existing setup.
The Mel9 also works with bass guitar down to the open A string. On keyboards, it operates within its 5-note polyphony and A1 to A5 range, so you know exactly where this Mellotron effects pedal performs best.
Controls and connections of the Electro Harmonix Mel9
To shape your mix, the Mel9 has independent Effect and Dry volume controls, letting you fine-tune the balance between processed and unprocessed signal at the Effects output. The Dry Output sends your input signal at unity gain, so the level stays unchanged.
Attack sets how quickly the sound swells in, while Sustain adjusts the release time after a note stops. The pedal also has an on/off switch, a bypass switch and includes a power adapter. At a store like Magna Music, you can also get advice from musicians who use this type of pedal in real situations.
