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M-Tron – a brief history

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Sound Sources

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Chamberlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Birotron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Roland VP330 Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Sound Production

Without Whom Dept

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Installing the M-Tron & Tape Banks.

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Registration

M-Tron Controls

Function Knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Pitch Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Tone Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Volume Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MIDI Controller List

The Tape Banks

Contact

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Summary of M-Tron

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2 table of contents m-tron – a brief history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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3 1 2 m-tron – a brief history the m-tron is a virtual emulation of one of the most inspirational and unique instruments ever produced, the mellotron ® . This instrument was used on countless records in the heady days of the 1960’s and 1970’s from yes’ ‘heart of the sunrise’ to led zepplin’s ‘stairw...
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4 4 3 birotron conceived by dave biro with the help of keyboard wizard rick wakeman, the birotron attempted to overcome the problems of the eight-second note duration by implementing the use of eight-track cartridges instead of the various tape widths used in both chamberlin’s and mellotron’s. While...
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5 6 5 installing the m-tron & tape banks because every note of each mellotron ® sound was sampled separately, the average size of an m-tron tape bank is approximately 21mb. There are over 100 tape banks featured in this collection resulting in close to 2.5gb of data. The installation takes place via...
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6 8 7 m-tron controls function knob. A. Once the m-tron is open the control panel appears with the function knob set to position a and the panel lid closed. Playing the m-tron from its own keyboard (or connected midi keyboard) will play the default sound. B. Moving the function knob to position b wi...
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7 9 the tape banks 15 choir a rare 15 male/female voice choir. An interesting alternative to the famous 8 choir. Accordion chords a selection of accordion chords recorded from a mk ii. Note: there are only 16 notes in this tape bank. Accordion bass + violins & brass a microphoned recording featuring...
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8 brass 2 mixed brass section comprising of trombone, sax and trumpets. Brass b revised the ‘tron’s most famous brass in its ultimate extremely fat and powerful version. Cello this favorite of king crimson was originally played by reg kirby, the cellist who performed on classic tracks such as ‘elean...
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9 efx 2 a variety of interesting, unusual and weird sound effects. English accordion recorded from a mk ii ‘tron, this sound is pure nostalgia. Flutes probably the most recognizable ﬂute sound of all time. Originally made famous on ‘strawberry fields’ and ‘stairway to heaven’ and more recently used ...
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10 megatron organ a hybrid organ sound created by layering a more recent recording of a church organ together with old ‘tron tapes. Big and powerful. Megatron strings a hybrid string section created by layering a more recent recording of tremolo strings with old ‘tron string recordings. Male female ...
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11 muted brass another microphoned recording for total authenticity. One of the moody blues’ ingredients of their early orchestral sound. Oboes oboes recorded directly from a mk ii ‘tron orchestra the ultimate symphonic ‘tron powertool. Orchestra & moog fat orchestra with a big moog bottom. Pipe org...
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12 second flute this is a real rarity of the early 80’s. Intended to push the good old ‘tron further in the battle against the forthcoming digital samplers, the second ﬂute never quite made it to the 1963 (ﬁrst) ﬂute’s full fame. Solo viola one of the presumably ‘lost master-tapes’ recordings. Sound...
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13 vibes recorded from a set of tapes that had clearly seen better days, we’ve been surprised at the number of people who love this vibe sound. Viola & cello an ultra-rare combination of the presumably lost master-tape‚ viola and a slightly different cello recording. Violins 1 the famous 3 violins r...
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14 bill wyman’s mk ii klaus schulz’s mk v, m400 – known as ‘snowwhite’ m400 – walnut an m300 with speaker cabinet.
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15 10 050426_m-tron_ug_en01 contact (626) 633-9055 – tech support phone lines are open from 7am to 7pm pst, monday through friday. Techsupt@m-audio.Com – e-mail tech support whenever it’s convenient for you. You will usually receive a response within one business day. Www.M-audio.Com – check the m-a...