GForce M-Tron VST Mellotron Plug-In (Macintosh and Windows)

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GForce M-Tron VST Mellotron Plug-In (Macintosh and Windows), Main
GForce M-Tron VST Mellotron Plug-In (Macintosh and Windows), Main
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Realistic Mellotron Emulation. Cross-platform, both Mac and PC.

GForce M-Tron VST Mellotron Plugin (Macintosh and Windows)
The M-Tron (tm) is a software simulation of the classic tape playing instrument the Mellotron (tm). The M-Tron is available for both Mac and PC platforms and contains over 100 classic Tape Banks including Strings, Choirs, Flutes and Brass along with some of the most amazing rhythms you'll ever hear.

When pressed, each key on the original instrument moved a tape head onto a piece of tape to play the note or sound. In order that we replicate the original instrument's tone as closely as possible each individual tape has been sampled and coded into the M-Tron. Each key on the M-Tron plays an individual recording of these tapes. Once the eight seconds of tape has been played it is simply re-wound. As with the original there are no loop points giving the instrument a unique playing characteristic.

Specifications

iLok compatible

M-Tron's minimum system requirements:

Apple Mac

PowerMac 604e 200MHz
At least 128Mb of RAM
256K Second Level Cache
MacOS 8.5 or later
A VST 2.0 compatible host application
that supports VST instruments
or
an OS X application that supports AudioUnits.

Microsoft Windows

Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
At least 96Mb of RAM
All current Windows versions
A VST 2.0 compatible host application
that supports VST instruments.

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 626-633-9050
Owner's Manual
Quick Start Guide

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (16 ratings)
Submitted December 11, 2004 by a customer from hotmail.com

"This is a great sounding plugin. The samples are from real Mellotrons, not virtual recreations. You cannot go wrong with this"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This review has been selected by our experts as particularly helpful.
Overall this is an excellent plugin! I cannot understand the other review as he posted his concern on November 2004 yet he is running Windows 98 SE? No wonder he is having problems. I am running this on OS X 10.3.5 and have used it in Logic, Live, and Digitla Performer with no problems. I also have all the sound banks. This plugin is beyond awesome!
Sound
Sounds are from a real Mellotron, not virtually recreated.
Features
You won't find tons of features, but this is an exact replica of the real Mellotron. Anything more would be overkill. It does what is expected and that's all I want.
Quality
The sounds are genuine. You can buy expansion packs for cheap from G-Media resellers. They actually hunted down custom Mellotrons from around the world to make the additional banks.
Value
This plugin is so cheap I can hardly believe it. Yet it is stable, sounds great, and is everything I could ask for.
Manufacturer Support
I emailed them once and they replied back in 24 hours.
The Wow Factor
If you want the sounds of the Mellotron, this is the plugin to get! Forget samples CDs in other formats. They don't compare.

Musical Background:

Project Studio

Musical Style:

New Age, Ambient, Down Tempo
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