App Detail » The Manetron

What's New

・Improve latency
・Add timestamp into outgoing MIDI messages
・Fix that the last MIDI connection was not reverted
・Improve Musical-Typing behavior
・Fix that MIDI output note velocity was invalid when played on-screen keyboard

App Description

"The Manetron" is the vintage tape sampling keyboard App for iPhone/iPad/Apple Silicon Mac. Genuine sound sampled from the most famous white body tape sampling keyboard model number of M400S (serial number 419 & 728) manufactured in the 70's. You can see an internal mechanism (tape running animation) and can enjoy with eyes and an ear. Feel the live experience the motor noise mechanical sounds were recorded.

Features:
- 6 preset sound including Flute, 3violins (Strings), Cello, 8-voice Choir, Brass, Bungalow Bill ( Intro sound of The Beatles song "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill")
- 35Kyes of sampled sounds from the M400S serial number 419 & 728 manufactured in the 70's.
- Core MIDI compatible
- Core Audio compatible
- 8 sec PCM full sampling sounds each Key
- Scrollable Keyboard with switchable key width
- No loop sounds (real performance feeling)
- 6 instrument sounds can be set as the favorite position of A,B,C position on setting screen
- A+B, B+C mix sounds position
- Built-in Reverb & Delay effects
- The sound of motor mechanical noise
- Tape running animation
- Pitch control
- Original sounds source are recorded by 96KHz/24 bits
- Compiled under the supervision of Ken Miyajima (Kinzoku-Yebis, Damian Hamada's Creatures, Romanesco)

App Changes

• October 12, 2022 Initial release
• September 15, 2023 New version 1.1.0
• September 15, 2023 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $3.99
• January 26, 2024 New version 1.2.0