Instrument Type: Mellotron

RedTron_SE is a Special Edition of the RedTron_400. This VST plug-in uses the Taijiguy’s Mellotron samples (taken from a 1973 Mellotron M400S – Serial #500). The samples have been cleaned (not too much) by removing an annoying 60Hz hum and some unwanted “clicks” and “pops” here and there.

Features :

• Nine sound types: MKII Flute, MKII 3 Violins, M400 Cello, MKII Brass, M400 Combined Choir, M400 String Section, M400 Woodwinds, M300A Violins, M300B Violin.
• No loops: as the original Mellotron, each sound is eight seconds long with, in many cases, “the bad endings”.
• Exclusive “Mellotronic Click Switch” (MCS). On real Mellotrons, “Click” can be heard at the beginning of a note, when the tape comes in contact with the replay head. On REDTRON_SE, these “clicks ” are randomly generated when you hit a key : you don’t hear twice the same and they can appear on any note. A rotary knob allows you to control the effect intensity (of course, you can also completely disable it ). Note : this function is inactive when the attack parameter is set to any value different from zero.
• Layer (two sounds A & B) and split possibilities (octave shift).
• Independent parameters for sound A & B:
  • Volume, Tone, Pan, Tune, Reverb, Delay, Attack & Release, Octave & Note parameters.
  • Delay effect (Amount, Time, Feedback & Pan parameters).
  • Reverb effect (Mix, Width, Size & Damp parameters).
• Global Volume control.
• Global Tone control.
• Global Pitch control.

https://sites.google.com/site/artifakelabs/

RedTron_MKV emulates the “Mellotron MKV” (essentially a double M400), one of the rarest Mellotrons ever made.

Features:

• Six sound types: 3 Violins, 8-Voice Choir, Flute, Brass, String Section, Cello.
• “Loop” and “Non-Loop” modes: as the original “Mellotron”, each sound is eight seconds long but you can switch to “Loop Mode” and allows the samples to loop continuously.
• Layer possibilities & independent parameters for layer A & B:
  • Volume, Tone, Reverb, Delay, Pan, Octave, Note & Attack parameters.
  • Delay effect (Amount, Time, Feedback & Pan parameters).
  • Reverb effect (Mix, Width, Size & Damp parameters).
• Pitch control.
• Can be used as Soundfont Player to mix any.sf2 file with “Tron sounds” or to extend the sound palette.

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RedTron_400 emulates the “Mellotron M400”.

Features:

• Realistic user interface.
• Six sound types: MKII 3 Violins, MKII Flute, M400 8-Voice Choir, MKII Brass, M400 Cello, M400 String Section.
• “Loop” and “Non-Loop” modes: as the original “Mellotron”, each sound is eight seconds long but you can switch to “Loop Mode” and allows the samples to loop continuously.
• Layer possibilities & independent parameters for layer A & B:
  • Volume, Tune, Reverb, Delay, Pan, Octave, Note, Cutoff, Resonance, Attack & Release parameters.
  • Delay effect (Amount, Time, Feedback & Pan parameters).
  • Reverb effect (Mix, Width, Size & Damp parameters).
• Global Volume control.
• Global Tone control.
• Global Pitch control.
• Can be used as SoundFont Player.

https://sites.google.com/site/artifakelabs/

Nanotron is a recreation of a Novatron/Mellotron. The voices were recorded using a Studer A80 in 1979, the Ampex 406 tape developed oxide failure in 1990 and was transferred to DAT, the DAT was lost and later found in 2002.

The three voice tracks are Male/Female Choir, String Orchestra, and Flute.

http://www.dream.vortex.btinternet.co.uk/