Fingerlab has released Mellowsound for MacOS, an emulation of the Mellotron tape playback keyboard.
Mellowsound was previously released for iOS as a free download.
With Mellowsound for MacOS, you can play Mellotron in your favorite DAW as an Audio Unit or as a standalone virtual instrument.
Features:
- 18 instruments (including Sad Strings, Electric guitar, Vibraphone and many more…)
- Classical Mellotron settings: Volume, Tone & Pitch
- 3 FX: Tremolo, Delay & Reverb
- Mixer (instrument & Metronome, Volume & Pan)
- Live Recording & Metronome
- Midi support
- Audio Unit support
Pricing and Availability
Mellowsound is available now for MacOS for US $7.99. It’s also available for iOS.
If you just need a small dab of Mellotron, this could be plenty, but consider the Mellotron that comes with Logic now and much moreso, G-Media M-Tron Pro. Even the base set is hefty and very ear-opening beyond what most people think of as the usual territory. If you really need a ‘tron, go for the biggie. I’m three years in and still finding fun uses for it.
The biggie? Isn’t it impossibly big, heavy and delicate?
Hah! So’s the president. Its a Big Mac world. No, I meant M-Tron Pro. I’ve played a real Mellotron and its a bit mystical for sure, but one snarled tape in the rack and POOF! This is a case where the plug-ins outweigh the real deal for anything but a purist studio situation. A real Markus Resch Mellotron runs $6800 dollars & up and plays a max of three sounds. An M4000D mini is about $2000. M-Tron Pro is $149, plus host computer. If your wife comes home and learns that you dropped $6800 on a ‘tron, judges dismiss the case if she harpoons you for it.