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Integratron · Post by **Integratron** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:42 pm

Man - where have I been? - Has anyone tried the Redtron SE mellowtron emulator?... positively the bomb! This is going to be a good day!

Make sure to give it a spin... I'm quite certain that you'll like it.

Thanks Artifake! Your Redtron SE is amazing!

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

Ingonator · Post by **Ingonator** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:50 pm

I am using Redtron for a while now. Seems to be the best free Tron emulation so far. Just awesome.

The sound of the Mellotron was there for ages now and it seems to be timeless.

Ingo

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:30 pm

Tapeotronic is also worth checking:

Integratron · Post by **Integratron** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:32 pm

Ingonator wrote:I am using Redtron for a while now. Seems to be the best free Tron emulation so far. Just awesome.

The sound of the Mellotron was there for ages now and it seems to be timeless.

Ingo

Right - I have Sampletron from IKMM that I love but Redtron is every bit as good sound-wise. Perhaps the UI is not as slick but as long as it works. It was a bit finicky in Magix MM but that DAW is a tad shaky to begin with!

Mac of BIOnighT · Post by **Mac of BIOnighT** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:50 pm

All Artifake mellotron emulations are well worth keeping, no excessive cleaning or anything like that, they all sound like something straight out of a Tangerine Dream album.

Integratron · Post by **Integratron** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:08 pm

Brilliant!

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Fri Nov 30, 2012 6:17 pm

Mac of BIOnighT wrote:All Artifake mellotron emulations are well worth keeping, no excessive cleaning or anything like that, they all sound like something straight out of a Tangerine Dream album.

+1

I've used it on numerous tracks. It definitely works well on TD-style tracks, but I've managed to squeeze it onto an ambient/techno/pop piece. The presets are great and there is lots of tinkering that can be done.

Carlo Celuque · Post by **Carlo Celuque** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:57 pm

Hi, I have just downloaded the 1.5 v. Redtron vsti but it is not running in my Cakewalk Sonar X3! I have copied the .dll file into my main Vst folder and even after a succeded vst scan it doesn`t show up on the vsti plugins list!

Any help?

I could not find the company`s email or any FAQs!

Thank you

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:07 pm

Can it be a problem that RedTron is 32 bit?

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:27 pm

Numanoid wrote:Tapeotronic is also worth checking:

I was very dissapointed with Tapeotronic. It suffers from poor sound quality (sounds like aliasing?). Redtron is much better ...

scook · Post by **scook** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:57 pm

Numanoid wrote:Can it be a problem that RedTron is 32 bit?

Redtron works fine in 32 or 64bit SONAR X3. The default settings for the vst scanner picks up an unusual name for the plug-in.

realmarco · Post by **realmarco** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:29 am

all mellowtron plugin should sound the same

mellowtron was basically just a sampler but instead of having rom it used analog tape

you sample each key and then assign it to midi note

Playback should all be the same...that is if they sampled the expansion

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:32 pm

Our Mellotron M400 never sounded the same for two consecutive days

I think different models also had slightly different charateristics which affected the sonics.

Wow/flutter would also have an effect on the sounds generated.

The various VSTi 'trons appear to be sampled from different sources.

I would hope that they have individualities and quirks.

BlackWinny · Post by **BlackWinny** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 2:44 pm

seismic1 wrote:Our Mellotron M400 never sounded the same for two consecutive days

I think different models also had slightly different charateristics which affected the sonics.

Wow/flutter would also have an effect on the sounds generated.

The various VSTi 'trons appear to be sampled from different sources.

I would hope that they have individualities and quirks.

Totally agree. Everyone should read what wrote Mike Dickson about his Mellotron MK400 in 2008, he is very explicit about the big differences in the behavior of each tape from one take to another, even in the same song. It can be a flaw... but it can be also a real enjoyment: the pleasure to have under the fingers not an object... but something really ALIVE!

http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/mellotronworks/

And you can download freely his two albums totally made with his Mellotrons, the first in 2008 with a Mellotron M400, and the second in 2012 with a Mellotron MKV. Both absolutely amazing!

Beware: it's classical music. Myself I love classical music, but it is sure that it will not fit for some others here at KVR...

The first CD can be listened in MP3 song by song and is downloadable (as a full ISO image or song by song) with my first link above.

And the second CD is here:
http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/mellotronworks%20II/

Two hours of immense pleasure!

Nick Robinson · Post by **Nick Robinson** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:39 am

I'm using the redtron 400 rather than the SE, because I don't like the "cut off note" feature. However, I can't work out how to change patches using a midi controller. I can add the slider using the "configure" option, but it doesn't respond to midi. Artifake seem to have no contact details.

Any help appreciated