Arturia Mellotron V

Rock your world with Mellotron
Jump in your way back machine and head to the 60’s. The Mellotron seemed to appear out of nowhere and keyboard players were in love. The Mellotron could play actual orchestral instruments recorded to tape and of course added it’s own color. Jump forward to our time and the Arturia Mellotron V brings those amazing classic sounds right to your computer. When they say everything old is new again, they must have been talking about this software!

If you are looking for those vintage sounds you heard on recordings by The Moody Blues, Yes or even some Beatles tunes, then this is software you want. Strings, brass, woodwinds and more are all here waiting for your creative genius to take them to new levels. Tape flutter and 60’s electronics gave a super crazy bent to many of these standard instruments. You can hear the sounds of the “Tron” in today’s music listing to groups like Vampire Weekend among others. So put on your alt universe hat and see what you can create with Arturia Mellotron V.

Mellotron V puts the orchestral sounds of classic art rock right in your hands—cape optional.
Imagine a pre-digital world where sampling didn’t exist and the only way to incorporate orchestral realism in your music was, well, to hire an actual orchestra. Enter the Mellotron circa 1963. We’ve lovingly re-engineered it in Mellotron V for your music circa today.

Something old, a lot new
Here’s the thing. There are plenty of Mellotron samples out in the world—but why stop there when you can interact with a full-on model of the real thing? Thanks to our award-winning modeling tech found throughout V Collection 7, we’ve given you full control to tweak every aspect of your sound, including variable instrument mix combos, tape flutter, saturation and inherent noise.

In addition to bringing vintage essence, Mellotron V allows you to play your own samples through this iconic tape-replay engine.

There are many sounds that made the Mellotron famous. Now you have them all.
Back in the day, a Mellotron could only play whatever three instruments were burnt into its installed tape bank. Today’s Mellotron V comes complete with samples of all the best tape banks from the original instruments and let’s you mix-and-match them at the click of a mouse. You get a full library of presets with designer combos of instruments and onboard effects processing, all categorized and tagged for easy searching in the Mellotron V, Analog Lab and plugin hosts.

Get ready. A lot of people are going to be asking you, “What is that sound?!”

Features

• 65 original tape racks from MKI/MKII/M300/M400 Mellotrons
• User sample import: benefit from the Mellotron sound on any sample
• 3 tracks to select or blend samples
• Modeling parameters and modulations: flutter, tape saturation, mechanics noise, noise floor, velocity on volume and aftertouch on flutter
• Amplitude envelope and loop controls for each sample
• Time stretching on user samples
• Dedicated effects pedal board
  • 4 slots with a selection of 10 different effects
  • 1 amplifier simulator (Fender Twin or Leslie)
  • 1 room ambiance
• 61 presets