Tape-Based
Orchestra Keyboard
Flutes, strings, brass, organs, choirs — if you wanted these sounds in the 1960s, the Mellotron was the only solution short of hiring section players.
Its unheard-of realism was infused with the quirks of each key playing a moving analog tape, creating a sound that went down in history with The Beatles, The Moody Blues, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, and countless others. Mellotron V brings that history, with every beautiful sonic imperfection, to your musical future.
More Than Sound
Mellotron samples have been readily available for decades, but Mellotron V provides the full, immersive experience of playing the genuine article.
Original Samples
Mellotron V’s collection of 65 original tape banks is utterly authentic, recorded directly from the actual tapes.
Inspiration Machine
Realistic and otherworldly at the same time, Mellotron V’s tones will lead to riffs and musical ideas that the best hi-fi orchestral samples won’t.
Roll Your Own
Load external samples and stamp the Mellotron’s vintage signature on any sound you like.
Strawberry Fields,
Everything Is Real
In the 1960s, sampling wasn’t yet even a fantasy. But what if you could cross a tape player with a musical instrument? That’s the Mellotron, and it literally rewrote the rules for what keyboards could do.
The idea was genius: a bank of tapes, one for each note, in a cabinet with a keyboard on it. Pressing a key pushes a play head onto the tape, triggering the recorded sound. Finicky? Very. Expensive? Half the price of a starter home in the UK in the ’60s. Perfect sound? Not even. But it captured musicians’ imaginations at the exact time rock music was going high-concept and welcoming artistic influences.
Discover the history of Mellotron
Nights in
White Plywood
Purists will love Mellotron V’s authentic, uncluttered interface.
Unlike the synths and samplers that would come later, the Mellotron didn’t resemble the helm of a spaceship. We kept that look, but with deep FX power just a click away.
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01. Roll Tape
Mellotron V’s keyboard response duplicates the unique attack phase of the play head connecting with tape with utmost accuracy.
02. Good Things Come in Threes
Choose between the A, B, and C sounds on the loaded “tape” or select a blend of all three — something not possible on the hardware.
03. Tune your ’Tron
The simple Tone control applies the same EQ curve as on the original. Simulate varying the tape speed with the Pitch knob.
04. Stompbox FX
Vastly expand Mellotron V’s sonic palette with four FX slots, each of which lets you choose from 13 essential pedals.
05. Spin Doctor
We may not be the first to think of running a Mellotron through a rotary speaker or Twin Amp, but we’re definitely the first to make it this easy!
06. Inner Space
Set your Mellotron in gorgeous virtual acoustic spaces with our state-of-the-art convolution reverb — without leaving the plug-in.
The best of
Both worlds
Mellotron V goes way beyond sampling to give you the most authentic, versatile, and straight-up usable emulation ever..
Faithful modeling
Our proprietary technology reproduces the electro-acoustic behavior of the original Mellotron at component level. The reason it sounds so recognizable is because we reverse-engineered the actual tape system, right down to the transport and tape heads. That means you can even dial in the amount of tape flutter, tape saturation and mechanical noise you want, along with the beautifully crisp preamp and electronics that perfected its classic sound.
World-class sampling
No expense was spared seeking out mint Mellotrons and tapes, including the M400 production unit and all its predecessors. With the finest sampling technology, those timeless sounds have been translated and preserved digitally with Mellotron V - now they’re yours to craft your own musical music with.
And then some
Load any instrument sounds you want from the built-in library into the three tape tracks in whatever combination you want. Dial in a mix of any two adjacent tracks, or use the mod wheel to perform crossfades across all three. Effortlessly set up splits and layers complete with multiple instruments on each track. Whether in the studio or on stage, Mellotron V perfectly balances the original’s coveted character with the cutting-edge flexibility your creative flow deserves.
Mega ’Tron
In addition to FX, we added the kind of high-key control over your sound that no hardware Mellotron ever offered.
The Advanced panel lets you dial in exactly as much lo-fi tape character as you want, manage and edit samples, and more.
Shape the volume curve with a synth-like envelope, achieving crisper attacks and longer tails than the original.
Decide how much like road-worn tape Mellotron V sounds, not to mention the loudness of the Mellotron’s signature mechanical noises.
Make your tapes velocity-sensitive and bring in a bit of tape flutter using aftertouch for truly expressive playing.
Crossfade, blend, and zone Mellotron V’s three virtual tapes across the keyboard.
Edit, trim, loop, mix, and pan the samples on the virtual tapes in the integrated editor. There are even independent envelopes for each of the three tapes.
Load authentic vintage tapes onto each of the three tracks — or load your own samples for maximum creativity.
ADAM DENNIS
Recreating The Beatles' Iconic Sounds
Bryan Borcherds caught up with keyboardist Adam Dennis who had the honor of playing keyboard instruments at the live performance of the classic album at Abbey Road Studios..
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Let these demos from talented and creative souls in the Arturia community take you down to days of future passed. They’re just the beginning of where Mellotron V can go.
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Included in
V collection
Legendary Keyboards Reinvented
This instrument is also part of the V Collection -your complete dream line-up of the legendary synths, organs, pianos and more that made keyboard history. They’re modeled with the most advanced technologies for authentic realism, and enhanced with new creative options. Whether you use it as DAW plugins in the studio or standalone at gigs, V Collection puts the greatest keys of all time at your fingertips for instant inspiration.
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Las características
necesitas
Los tutoriales integrados en la app te guían en todos los aspectos del instrumento, desde parámetros individuales hasta consejos de nuestros diseñadores de sonido, para que te puedas centrar en la parte creativa. Cuesta creer que resulte tan fácil, pero así es.
Arturia Software Center te permite descargar, organizar y actualizar todo tu software de Arturia desde el mismo sitio, además de gestionar tus licencias en varios dispositivos. Así de sencillo.
Nuestros instrumentos virtuales y plugins están diseñados para integrarse fácilmente en tu estudio. Sea cual sea tu estilo, podrás explorar los sonidos y disfrutar de total compatibilidad con los principales DAW, tanto en Windows como en MacOS.
Encuentra al instante el sonido que tienes en mente gracias a la exploración inteligente y optimizada de presets. Busca con palabras clave, explora por tipo de instrumento, estilo musical, etc… Hasta puedes guardar tus presets favoritos para acceder rápidamente a ellos más adelante.
Tanto si buscas las inmersión visual completa de nuestras emulaciones de instrumentos clásicos como si prefieres ocupar el menor espacio en pantalla, las interfaces de todos tus instrumentos virtuales Arturia se pueden redimensionar a la escala que mejor te vaya.
Los instrumentos vienen preasignados de forma natural para la gama de controladores Arturia KeyLab, aunque también funcionarán estupendamente con otros controladores MIDI. Macros para alterar los sonidos al instante, integración sencilla con tu DAW y funcionamiento autónomo.
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Main Features
65 original tape racks from MKI/MKII/M300/M400 Mellotrons
User sample import: benefit from the Mellotron sound on any sample
3 tracks to select or blend samples
Modeling parameters and modulations: flutter, tape saturation, mechanics noise, noise floor, velocity on volume and aftertouch on flutter
Amplitude envelope and loop controls for each sample
Time stretching on user samples
Dedicated effects pedal board
- 4 slots with a selection of 10 different effects
- 1 amplifier simulator (Fender Twin or Leslie)
- 1 room ambiance
- LFO with 7 waveforms
- 1 Noise Generator
- 1 VCA
- 1 Mixer
- 1 external audio input and 1 external oscillator and filter modulation input
61 presets
Platform specifications
Windows
- Win 10+ (64bit)
- 4 GB RAM
- Procesador de 4 núcleos a 3,4 GHz (4,0 GHz en modo Turbo)
- 3 GB de espacio libre en disco
- Gráfica compatible con OpenGL 2.0
- No funciona con procesadores ARM en Windows
Configuración mínima
- Funciona de forma autónoma y como VST, AAX, Audio Unit y NKS (únicamente en DAW de 64-bits).
Apple
- Mac OS 11+
- 4 GB RAM
- Procesador de 4 núcleos, 3,4 GHz (4,0 GHz en modo Turbo) o procesador M1
- 3 GB de espacio libre en disco
- Gráfica compatible con OpenGL 2.0
Funciona con ASC
- Una solución elegante y sencilla para instalar, activar y actualizar tus instrumentos virtuales de Arturia.
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