KVR Audio

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:37 pm

OK, after hearing lots of peeps rave about this, i thought i'd give it a go, but after searching the site, i cant find a link for the demo...is there one?

Funkybot · Post by **Funkybot** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:51 pm

Don't believe there is Krim. It's kind of big, then it would turn into, "well what to include in the demo?"

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:53 pm

Funkybot wrote:Don't believe there is Krim. It's kind of big, then it would turn into, "well what to include in the demo?"

Yeah, i can see that, but the website leads to a demo download page...with no link

Oh well, i have another listen to the soundfonts i grabbed a few years back....

Micha · Post by **Micha** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:53 pm

Sounds exactly like the Original !!

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:55 pm

Micha wrote:Sounds exactly like the Original !!

Which i've never heard!!

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 4:58 pm

theres no useable demo,but im sure i remember some tracks using entirely mtron.get in touch with dave he may be able to help?

other than that krim all i can say is its a lot sweeter than soundfonts

right down to the coffee stain it just feels right using it.we had an original at school(until someone burnt it down

) and altho i have no kb chops whatsover i used to love playing with the soundtapes

stretchin n fuckin em up mainly

Funkybot · Post by **Funkybot** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:04 pm

Think the "Strawberry Fields" flute intro, the outro choir on Radiohead's "Exit Music For a Film", the string sounds on the Zombies Odessey & Oracle as heard all over "Brief Candles" and "Changes." Sparklehorse's "Gold Day" has some great mellotron flute usage, and Elliott Smith's song "Twilight" has a nice melotron string solo, etc.

If you check out even half of that stuff you'll have more than a good idea of what a Melotron (thus M-Tron) sounds like.

Even if you don't have this stuff you could always try iTunes or something similar to download the songs and check out the sounds.

meeks · Post by **meeks** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:05 pm

Had some mp3's at the site at one point thaty were pretty allright. Look for those, but they should have a demo with 2-3 sounds.

Funkybot · Post by **Funkybot** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:05 pm

Oh and I remember Dave from Sonic Reality did some really good Mellotron only demos for the Tron Collection Vol. 1 they did a while back. If you search for the thread the link to the songs may still be active.

Stupid American Pig · Post by **Stupid American Pig** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:20 pm

and dont foget the eels usage of the mellotron rhythms in Mr. E's Beautiful Blues. Ol Mark Oliver Everett puts the mellotron to good use.

The beatles songs "flying" (the instrumental on MMT) uses mellotron choir and string sounds, and bungalow bill from white album uses the "mandolin" patch to great effect.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:54 pm

vurt wrote:we had an original at school(until someone burnt it down :(

Aieee! :-O Let me guess -- someone left a lit cigarette on top of the real thing, hoping to make it look like M-Tron, right? *grrrr*

Here's a list of 'Tron songs from the M-Tron page on GMedia's site:

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever (Flutes)
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven (Flutes)
The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (Violins)
Genesis - Dance on a Volcano (Choirs) & Watcher Of the Skies (Brass&Bass Accordion Mix)
Yes - Heart of the Sunrise & And You And I (Strings)
Radiohead - Exit Music (Choirs)
Putte - Jubel Buben (Flutes, Harp Glissandos & Cello)
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King & Starless (Three Violins)

M-Tron...No Demo?????