The Streetly SFX Console

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 MKII SFX MELLOTRON®
When the first MKI Mellotrons arrived late in 1963 they
were revolutionary, expensive and British… but more to
the point, astounding. The Mellotron and its ingenious
keyboard mechanism allowed the player to articulate
tape recordings of real musical instruments into fresh
compositions. No oscillators were involved, nor anything
plucked or hammered, instead magnetised oxide over
playback heads was the order of the day.
Lateral thinking and a light bulb moment came about in
1965. Instead of musical notes, why not record sound
effects that could be immediately retrieved using exactly
the same principle? This would allow live dubbing of birds
tweeting and car doors slamming straight from tape via
the mellotron keyboard. And so the first SFX Mellotron
was created, born out of a converted MKII containing
1260 individual recordings that covered the most popular
spectrum of essential sounds for TV and film.
Through clever grouping of the these recordings, you
could go from key to key and generate a whole sequence.
For instance, footsteps approaching, a car door opening,
the engine starting and then driving off. Of course chaos
was the other possibility with a pony and trap being driven
by a herd of geese while tiger moths circled overhead.
The MKII SFX was also a milestone as it used transistor
amplification for a much quieter audio path. The speed
control system was improved to utilise a DC motor
control which also reduced hum. Despite all these sonic
improvements, the source recordings largely came from
scratchy shellac discs with all the imperfections now clearly
reproduced by the improved technology! Nevertheless,
these ancient SFX are an important time-capsule and
certain recordings are guaranteed to strangely familiar.
Particularly to UK males of a certain age who grew up on
a diet of Gerry Anderson
GForce Software, in collaboration with Streetly
Electronics, are happy to bring you the original MKII SFX
Mellotron library in all it’s glory. Hang on, is that an owl I
hear hooting being attacked by a Thames’ barge during a
game of cricket?

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A photo of an original SFX chart

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1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Turbo Prop Engine Piston Saloon Car Sports Car
Key range 1-10 11-18 19-29 30-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Footsteps Doors Rowing Guns Metal Crashes Misc.

Key range 1-8 9-10 11-12 13-18 19-27 28-35

4
 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Large Jet Helicopter Land Rover 4-Stroke Motorcyle

Key range 1-10 11-18 19-29 30-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Footsteps Door Creak Water Splashes Shots and Crashes Sea Hooters Splashes Launch Sail Ship
Key range 1-8 9-10 11-13 14-18 19-22 23-27 28-29 30-33 34-35

5
 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Small Jet Single Engine Piston Lorry 2-Stroke Vespa
Key range 1-10 11-19 19-29 30-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Footsteps Cupboard Drawer Water Glass and Explosion Chopping Wood Etc. Misc. Train Crash
Key range 1-8 9-10 11-13 14-18 19-30 31-34 35

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1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Electronics Electric Train Tractor Applause and Chat

Key range 1-9 10-19 19-24 25-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Footsteps Footsteps Crowds Crowds Football Boxing Swords Ice and Greyhound Bowling Bells Ambulance
Key range 1-5 6-7 8-10 11-16 17-20 21-22 23-26 27 28-34 35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Radiophonics Steam Train Industrial Effects

Key range 1-9 10-18 19-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Footsteps Fight Cricket Car Racing Le Mans TT Racing Backfire TT Racing Bells and Hooters Cuckoo Clock
Key range 1-4 5-10 11-16 17-21 22 23-26 27-34 35

8
 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Musical Effects Diesel Train Industrial Effects

Key range 1-9 10-18 19-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Footsteps Baby Comical Feet Tennis Table Tennis Various Sports Glass Crashes Various Sports Glass Crashes
Key range 1-4 5-6 7-11 12-16 17-18 19-25 26 27 28-35

9
 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Airfield Viscount Comet Tiger Moth

Key range 1-4 5-15 16-28 29-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Tiger Moth Helicopter Sycamore Aircraft Various Hovercraft

Key range 1-4 5-22 23-34 35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Animals

Key range 1-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Animals

Key range 1-35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Church Bells Bells Misc. Birds

Key range 1-16 17-27 28-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Birds

Key range 1-35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Clocks Crashes and Bangs

Key range 1-21 22-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Crashes Bangs Stones Doors Lifts

Key range 1-13 14-31 32-35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Crowds (Typewriter) Crowds Crowds (Till) Crowds Quiet Atmosphere Laughter and Applause Chatter
Key range 1 2-10 11 12-18 19-24 25-30 31-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Small Crowds Small Crowds (Coffee) Small Crowds Angry Excited Crowds Foreign Crowds Children and Babies Betting Shop
Key range 1-3 4 5-6 7-18 19-25 26-32 33-35

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1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects London Atmos Footsteps Hard Surface Footsteps Various Footsteps
Key range 1-3 4-20 21-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Footsteps Various Marching Fire

Key range 1-18 19-28 29-35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Horses

Key range 1-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Horses and Carts Ships Sirens

Key range 1-23 24-35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Household

Key range 1-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Industrial Prison Frogs and Toads

Key range 1-22 23-28 29-35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Insects Ships Boats Barge etc.

Key range 1-18 19-22 23-31 32-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Diving Swim Sea Docks Telephones

Key range 1-15 16-18 19-35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Telephones Motor Vehicles

Key range 1-18 19-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Motor Vehicles Int Horns

Key range 1-28 29-35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Trains Steam Ext Trains Diesel Int. Trains Underground Int. Trains Suburban Electric
Key range 1-18 19-27 28-30 31-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Goon Comic Noises Laugh and Applause US

Key range 1-18 19-35

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 2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Gunfire War Battle Fireworks

Key range 1-18 19-29 30-35

2 4 7 9 12 14 16 19 21 24 26 28 31 33

1 3 5 6 8 10 11 13 15 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 29 30 32 34 35

Sound effects Fireworks Air Raid Wind Rain

Key range 1-8 9-18 19-28 29-35

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to identify the products of those manufacturers whose tones and sounds were studied and or recorded
during development of this product.

This manual is copyright GForce Software Ltd 2015©. All rights reserved.
No part may be reproduced without permission. All trademarks are acknowledged.