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Music app that emulates the sounds of 1970s Mellotron made famous in recordings by the Beatles, King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, and The Moody Blues. Cool retro-sounding app with great attention to sonic detail that is unfortunately marred by a clicking sound when notes are released.

What's New

Fixed bug

App Description

Mellotron for iPhone and iPod touch in your pocket. Genuine sound sampled from Mellotron M400S (serial number 714) manufactured in the 70's.

The Mellotron is an vintage sampling keyboard by analog tapes. The Mellotron had a strong impact on rock music, becoming a trademark sound of the progressive rock bands. It has been featured on the following songs & albums,

- "In the Court of the Crimson King" through "Red" by King Crimson,
- "The Rain Song" by Led Zeppelin
- "Strawberry Fields Forever" by The Beatles
- "Fragile", "Close to the Edge", and "Tales From Topographic Oceans" by Yes,
- "Trespass" through "…And Then There Were Three…" by Genesis

and much more....

Features:
- 35Kyes of sampled sounds from Mellotron M400S serial number 714 manufactured in the 70's.
- 7sec PCM full sampling sounds each Key
- No Loop (real performance feeling)
- Manetron is pre-loaded with basic 3 instruments including Flute (Bank A), 3violins (Strings) (Bank B), Cello (Bank C)
- The sound of motor and tape rewind mechanical noise
- Original sounds source are recorded by 96KHz/24 bits
- Compiled under the supervision of Tokyo Mellotron Studio ( http://www.geocities.jp/mellotronics/ )

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App Changes

May 07, 2009 Initial Release

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