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Saw · Post by **Saw** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:24 pm

Resamp from Logic Sampler, hmmm))
Interesting, thanks!

Calenberger · Post by **Calenberger** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:25 pm

Saw wrote: ↑Thu May 28, 2020 10:27 am M-Tron Pro crash the Logic 10.5.0 still yet...
Any good news?

The Mellotron which is included in Logic Pro works flawlessly and sounds amazing!

Saw · Post by **Saw** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:27 pm

But Gforce Mello have so many wonderful presets!)

Ishkash · Post by **Ishkash** » Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:30 pm

Saw wrote: ↑Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:27 pm But Gforce Mello have so many wonderful presets!)

Lol, yes true, however, the presets are only made by mixing said patches and adding rudimentary sound design elements that can be recreated elsewhere. In other words, the samples are the same, and the sound design elements are limited to those offered by the proprietary plugin.

I prefer to have the most raw, authentic sampled tapes. So I sampled the M-Tron, which to my ears is still the best. I sampled it to perfection, and now, A/B tests with raw M-Tron Pro patches/recreated multi-sampled Kontakt patches are truly indistinguishable. As far as the subsequent sound design...well I prefer to design my own signal chain for that.

This way I can create presets that you couldn't dream of on the original VST interface (which, as far as I can see, GForce has essentially designed as a limited 2-oscillator synth). And I'm sure I could recreate most of the presets in another sampler, if I put my mind to it...improve on them maybe!

layzer · Post by **layzer** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:44 am

the tape recorded sounds used in a mellotron are lo-fi enough that any of the many samples of it on the internet can make just about any sampler "the best" tron VST

taijiguy · Post by **taijiguy** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 10:25 am

layzer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:44 am the tape recorded sounds used in a mellotron are lo-fi enough that any of the many samples of it on the internet can make just about any sampler "the best" tron VST

There are differences in the quality of sound from one set of samples to another. Most of the available sample sets have come from machines with old, worn out tapes. Very few sets made from new tapes are available. Compare the M-Tron Streetly Tapes (sampled from brand new EMI tapes) to the stock M-Tron tapes or to most every other sample sets and you will hear quite a difference in quality.

Ishkash · Post by **Ishkash** » Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:16 pm

+1 to what taijiguy said (and thank you, sir, for your tasty samples! I enjoy them very much!)

Not all Mellie samples are created equally, though I’ll agree that the instrument is, by its very nature, forgiving when resampled. I think you could use a potato to record a Mellie and still get usable results, eh?

TR4 · Post by **TR4** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:08 pm

The preset browser list is so slow and irritating to use

Decided to convert all the presets (including the expansion tapes) into .fxp files so I could browse/tag them in Bitwig.

Attached/Uploaded it here if anyone else wants them

Update: Added The Streetly Tapes Vol.6

briefcasemanx · Post by **briefcasemanx** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:47 pm

What is the point of resampling so you don't have to use the gforce plugin? How is the plugin holding anyone back?

Hewitt Huntwork · Post by **Hewitt Huntwork** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:08 pm

briefcasemanx wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:47 pm What is the point of resampling so you don't have to use the gforce plugin? How is the plugin holding anyone back?

I can't speak for that poster, but for me... I think the GUI looks like a 90s Geocities webpage. It's not holding me back, but neither is it particularly inspiring.

I just went from Pro to Complete and the browser is pretty rudimentary. Again, it's not holding me back, but when I read the poster who talked about resampling, I was more intrigued by the possibilities than discouraged by the amount of effort that would require. My $.02.

functionform · Post by **functionform** » Thu Apr 15, 2021 5:45 pm

How long does it take to get a response from the contact page? Turns out I bought the wrong edition of the MTron and I'd like to get the "Complete" instead. I should've known it was too good to be true, but I'd like to crossgrade to the Complete if possible, but there doesn't seem to be anything like that on the site.

briefcasemanx · Post by **briefcasemanx** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:14 am

What's the historical low price of M-Tron Complete?

I think they had 50% and 60% off sales in the past but I don't know if those discounts applied to the Complete bundle.

Might buy Imposcar at 50% right now but the price for Complete feels a little steep for me still, given it's age and given that I already own Arturia mellotron.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:20 am

One Million Dollars

briefcasemanx · Post by **briefcasemanx** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:06 am

Thanks for the helpful reply.

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:33 am

Don't forget IK's SampleTron

Is GForce M-Tron Pro still the best "Tron" vst?