M-Audio has announced it will distribute the new M-Tron Pro virtual instrument created by its software partner, GForce Software. Building on the legacy of the original M-Tron, the M-Tron Pro software delivers hundreds of additional sounds, providing instant access to the distinctive tones popularized by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, The Moody Blues, and other legendary performers. The GForce M-Tron Pro 3.5GB sound library features over 200 tape banks (sample sets) including 19 of the original M-Tron tape banks, which have been professionally re-mastered at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios. The instrument also delivers 45 brand-new tape banks and over 700 patches, many created by professional recording artists and programmers. In addition, M-Tron Pro software features a whole new set of easy, yet powerful editing controls and synth-type parameters-taking the Mellotron experience way beyond the original tape-playback keyboard.
“The M-Tron Pro is a vast improvement on the original M-Tron (which I loved),” remarked Terry Lawless, keyboardist and programmer for U2. The GForce M-Tron Pro truly is the holy grail of classic ’60s and ’70s sounds, offering customers a faithful reproduction of the classic Mellotron instrument, plus a powerful suite of digital sculpting tools and parameters. It’s perfect for musicians and producers who want to shape their own custom sounds-taking vintage inspiration into the future! The M-Tron Pro virtual instrument supports standalone, RTAS, and VST on Windows XP/SP2, Vista 32, Vista 64, as well as standalone, RTAS, AU, and VST on OSX 10.4.x and OSX 10.5.x. It will be available Monday 27th October, 2008. Upgrades will be available for existing M-Tron users.
