Reading Time: 3 minutes Mellotron: a cool tape keyboard that sounds like a mini orchestra! Born from a Chamberlin, loved by rock stars, and now available as a Force-ful plugin.
![](https://i0.wp.com/samplenerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG_20230929_103651-1.jpg?fit=1051%2C1051&ssl=1)
Reading Time: 3 minutes Mellotron: a cool tape keyboard that sounds like a mini orchestra! Born from a Chamberlin, loved by rock stars, and now available as a Force-ful plugin.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Stephen Howell, after exploring his love of synthesis during his teens, worked on classic releases like the AKAI Headrush and Alesis Fusion in his early twenties due to a fortunate encounter with an AKAI executive. However, exhausted from business dealings and frequent travel, he chose to strike out independently.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Choose between a 600lb decommissioned bomb turned drinks cabinet and the first plate reverb unit, EMT140: a German-made, vintage, sonic wonder. Your call: impress guests or mesmerize audiences?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Experience a musical revolution with the de-complex sample pack, featuring 24 modal nonlinear sounds with spatial components. Available in December 2023 for only £18.99!
Reading Time: 2 minutes SampleNerd.com, dedicated to specialist articles on sounds, celebrates six months of sharing insightful content on philosophy, psychology, history, technology, and culture.
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is part two of a series on Stephen Howell, founder of Hollow Sun. A chance meeting with an AKAI executive, led to a long-term collaboration and the development of an innovative sound library!