Chamberlin

Explore Chamberlin vintage synthesizer equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Drum Machines

• Model 200 (1951) — A rare keyboard instrument using 1/4 inch tape to play pre-recorded sounds, designed for home organists. Find full specifications and production years here.

Synthesizers

• 400 — Chamberlin 400 (1960) — the world's first sample-based keyboard, using 3/8″ triple-track tape. Mechanically fragile, sonically groundbreaking.
• 500 — Chamberlin 500 (1961) — a keyless analog drum sampler using 3/8″ triple track tape, with only 2–3 units made. The rare precursor to the Mellotron.