REDTRON_SE is a Special Edition of the REDTRON_400.
This VST plug-in uses the Taijiguy’s Mellotron samples (taken from a 1973 Mellotron M400S – Serial #500).
The samples have been cleaned (not too much) by removing an annoying 60Hz hum and some unwanted “clicks” and “pops” here and there.
Features :
Sonatina Flute is a set of sampled flutes. Samples were edited from the Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra sample library. You can switch between 5 groups: Flute. Flutes Staccato. Piccolo SonatinaFlute-32 ( 46.8 MB ) SonatinaFlute-64 ( 47 MB ) SonatinaFlute.component ( 50.8 MB ) SonatinaFlute.vst ( 50.8 MB ). Size 4.38 MB Flutelab is a flute rompler.
- Nine sound types : MKII Flute, MKII 3 Violins, M400 Cello, MKII Brass, M400 Combined Choir, M400 String Section, M400 Woodwinds, M300A Violins, M300B Violin.
- No loops : like the original Mellotron, each sound is eight seconds long with, in many cases, “the bad endings”.
- Exclusive “Mellotronic Click Switch” (MCS).
On real Mellotrons, “Click” can be heard at the beginning of a note, when the tape comes in contact with the replay head.
On REDTRON_SE, these “clicks ” are randomly generated when you hit a key : you don’t hear twice the same and they can appear on any note.
A rotary knob allows you to control the effect intensity (of course, you can also completely disable it ).
Note : this function is inactive when the attack parameter is set to any value different from zero.
- Layer (two sounds A & B) and split possibilities (octave shift).
- Independent parameters for sound A & B :
- Volume, Tone, Pan, Tune, Reverb, Delay, Attack & Release, Octave & Note parameters.
- Delay effect (Amount, Time, Feedback & Pan parameters).
- Reverb effect (Mix, Width, Size & Damp parameters).
- Full MIDI automation.
- Global Volume control.
- Global Tone control.
- Global Pitch control.
- Freeware.
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1. Redtron SE by Artifake_Labs
This is a Synthedit VST, so it should work in 32 bit hosts on Windows.
It’s based on these samples : http://leisureland.us/audio/MellotronSamples/MellotronSamples.htm
Don’t hesitate to browse the artifakelabs site, as you also have the Redtron 400 version and the Redton MKV for emulating the Mellotron MKV.
listen to the demo and compare:
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/strawberry-fileds-redtron.mp3
2. Nanotron by DreamVortex
Nanotron : free Mellotron VST
Download it here : http://www.dreamvortex.co.uk/instruments/
Created with Synthedit. Nice sounds, it had the choir, the strings and the flute sound.
You can mix choir / strings and strings / flute using the knobselector.
It is 32 bit for Windows.
3. Tapeotronic by ElektroStudio
You can also mix the string and choir sound or the flute and the string sound.
Windows 32 bit.
4. Tapeworm VST by Tweakbench
TapeWorm freeware Mellotron VST
Another good Synthedit creation by Tweakbench.
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/strawberry-fileds-tapeworm.mp35. MellowSound by Batsounds
Free Pan Flute Vst
This one have the string, the choir and the brass sound, but the flute is missing.
It’s a Synthedit creation, and a very old plugin !