Since the tapes contained original recordings of acoustic instruments, the whole thing sounded remarkably realistic for the time. For each key, a tape was embedded with the recording of the corresponding note, which was then played back at the touch of a key. The Mellotron is more or less the predecessor to the modern Sampler.

And it can do more than just „retro“! With the right effects processing, you can coax the finest sounds out of this plug-in for Ambient, Chillout, Downtempo & the like. M-Tron Select brings the distinctive vintage sound of the „tape sampler“ to your DAW. The Mellotron has enriched countless hits with its sound, from The Beatles, David Bowie and Genesis to Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Trentemøller, AIR, Nils Frahm, Lana Del Rey and Weezer. Alternatively a yearly subscribers at Plugins-Samples gives you access to 100+ back issues of BEAT Magazine, including all the software highlights plus access to previous free plugins. Beat Magazine and are offering a FREE copy of GForce M-Tron Select & Orchestral Percussion By IK Multimedia with the latest issue of Beat Magazine, available for €4.99.

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