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A true Mellotron emulation
I tested this software on two Windows XP machines running a minimum of 256 MB RAM and it worked like a dream on both. <
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>Hands down, this is the best available emulation of the Mellotron - a vintage keyboard best known for its string, choir, and flute sounds. If you've heard 'Strawberry Fields' or 'Nights in White Satin' you've heard these sounds. GForce's M-Tron goes far beyond these stock Mellotron sounds, including some sound effects, church organs, cellos, accordians, saxophones and the like. The Mellotron was originally conceived as a home keyboard, so there are also some chordal rhythms for various cha-cha and waltz dance styles. Yes, there are other software packages that have samples of the better-known Mellotron tapes but none of them can boast the variety included in the M-tron. The M-Tron provides many, many variations on the traditional Mellotron sounds that many prog rock fans have known and love. You don't have to be a prog fan to want to have these sounds, however, as most of them could be used in any variety of musical contexts. I can easily imagine someone using many of these sounds to mimic 1930s film scores, for example. <
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>As the various Mellotron sounds come from tape-recordings from the middle 20th Century, they possess a charming, grainy analog quality perfect for anyone who would like to add an organic touch to their computer recordings. Digital perfectionists will recoil in horror from this device. Furthermore, despite the many sounds available here, the M-tron isn't a ROMpler. It honors the original Mellotron's 2 1/2 octave keyboard limit as well as the 8-second maximum note length. The M-tron isn't a mutli-GB orchestral simulation and never claimed it would be - it's a Mellotron in software format. <
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>There are no onboard effects, and the Mellotron samples are all in mono. This suits me fine. I would rather use my own delay, reverb, and chorus plugins than have to deal with bundled effects. Mono sounds are also easier to place in a stereo mix than true stereo samples are, and if you really want to create the illusion that your M-Tron strings are in stereo, just run them through a quality stereo chorus plugin. Besides, I imagine many of the M-Tron's users are tech-savvy keyboardists in retro-themed rock bands, and they will likely run their laptop's output directly into a PA so stereo isn't really necessary. <
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>As far as I can tell, this is a complete collection of all surviving Mellotron tapes. I would have liked it better if it included the Spanish flamenco-style tapes the Beatles used on the White Album, and some of the jazz combo sounds that are highlighted on a Mellotron demo floating around YouTube. But Gforce can only use what's available to them, so why complain? You already know if you want this software or not, and the price is a real bargain. Go for it! <
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Tales of topographical oceans...nights in white satin...more
The Mellotron was by far one of the most innovative instruments of the 20th century. Early adopters included the Moody Blues, Genesis, Yes and Elton John. The ability to play full fidelity (at that time) sounds of orchestras, instruments, choirs and more at the pitch requested became an artists dream. <
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>The M-Tron is just as innovative. Using the current VSTi instrument wave (from Steinberg) standard, you can play the same sounds used by the Beatles, Moody Blues, Genesis, Yes (tales of topographical oceans anyone?) and more. The first set comes with 27 or so sound banks, the additiional banks (Vol 1-3) have sounds that were never available publicly (Frank Zappa and Moody Blues amongst them). <
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>By far, the M-Tron is a great addition to anyone's DAW.