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REDTRON_SE v1.5

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 :

- 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 by the "MCS" (Mellotronic Click Switch) 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.

Many thanks to Taijiguy

REDTRON_400

"RedTron_400 is a great little application that harkens back to the days of the Mellotron [...].

It's specific, tight, easy to use and unfussy - a plug-in (and indeed a philosophy) that many developers could learn from."

Selected by

N°44 (99 Free Plug-Ins - Essential Selection 2010)

REDTRON_400 v2.3

REDTRON_400 emulates the "Mellotron M400".

REDTRON_400 is a sample-based plug-in, made with Synthedit.

Features :

- Six sound types : MKII 3 Violins, MKII Flute, M400 8-Voice Choir, MKII Brass, M400 Cello, M400 String Section.

- "Loop" and "Non-Loop" modes : like the original "Mellotron", each sound is eight seconds long but you can switch to "Loop Mode" and allows the samples to loop continuously.

- Layer (two sounds A & B) and split possibilities (octave shift).

- Independent parameters for sound A & B :

- Volume, Tune, Reverb, Delay, Pan, Octave, Note, Cutoff, Resonance, Attack & Release parameters.

- Delay effect (Amount, Time, Feedback & Pan parameters).

- Reverb effect (Mix, Width, Size & Damp parameters).

- Global Volume control.

- Global Tone control.

- Global Pitch control.

- Can be used as Soundfont Player.

- Freeware.

REDTRON_MKV

REDTRON_MKV emulates the "Mellotron MKV" (essentially a double M400), one of the rarest Mellotron ever made.

REDTRON_MKV is a sample-based plug-in, made with Synthedit.

Features :

- Six sound types : 3 Violins, 8-Voice Choir, Flute, Brass, String Section, Cello.

- "Loop" and "Non-Loop" modes : like the original "Mellotron", each sound is eight seconds long but you can switch to "Loop Mode" and allows the samples to loop continuously.

- Layer (two sounds A & B) and split possibilities (octave shift).

- Independent parameters for sound A & B :

- Attack, Volume, Tone, Reverb, Delay, Pan, Octave & Note parameters.

- Delay effect (Amount, Time, Feedback & Pan parameters).

- Reverb effect (Mix, Width, Size & Damp parameters).

- Global Pitch control.

- Can be used as Soundfont Player.

- Freeware.

PLANET_N

Planet_N is a recreation of the "Hohner Pianet N", an electric piano built by the Hohner company from the 1960s to the 1970s.

Like the original model, there is only one parameter : tremolo on/off (with fixed rate & depth...).

SYMPHONIA

Symphonia is a sample-based module designed to reproduce orchestral instruments. It includes strings, Brass, Woodwinds (all of them with articulations legato/detache/pizzicato/tremolo), keyboards (piano, harpsichord, organ, celesta,...) and percussions. Most of the samples are taken from free soundfonts available at http://soundfonts.darkesword.com/.