IK Multimedia SampleTron

SampleTron description:

The IK Multimedia SampleTron Sample Based VST Plug-In With 17 Rare Vintage Keyboard Instruments. Diverse, powerful and inspiring virtual Mellotron.

The IK Multimedia SampleTron virtual instrument from IK Multimedia and Sonic Reality combines the authentic recreation of “Tron” sounds such as Mellotrons, Chamberlins, and Optigans with the powerful SampleTank engine to take those nostalgic sounds into the new millenium. No other product allows you to manipulate, process and stretch such gritty, emotional and quirky lofi sounds like SampleTron. It’s a virtual instrument made for many styles from hip hop to electronic to classic rock and offers some of the most unique musically useful tones you can imagine. From the nostalgic sounds used by The Beatles, Moody Blues, Genesis, Yes and other rock bands of the 60’s and 70’s to the modern production of artists like Kanye West, Smashing Pumpkins and Beck to new sonic creations now possible only with SampleTron, the sounds in this package are diverse, powerful and inspiring!

The main features of the IK Multimedia SampleTron include:

The first and only “Tron” anthology, containing over 600 presets from 17 rare and vintage Mellotrons, Chamberlins, and their derivatives
Chromatic samples capture the complete, authentic tone of each instrument
Powered by SampleTank to bring these vintage sounds into the modern world
4 “Tron” specific controls allow for fast and flexible creativity
16 part multitimbral and 32 effects let you create otherworldly sounds quickly and easily
Includes “loop” and “non-loop” modes for greater flexibility and authenticity
Sounds can be read by SampleTank 2
Works as a standalone application, as well as a plug-in
Fully compatible with Mac OS X (Universal Binary), and Windows (XP / Vista)
Supported plug-in formats: VST, RTAS, and AU
16 part multitimbral
256 notes polyphony
16 individual stereo outputs
Mix view and full mix parameters control
32 DSP-based multi-effects (see Effects List)
Range Control allows for creating complex splits and layers
Total sound editing with full access to 50 Synth-Sampler engine controls
Instrument browsing
BPM syncable LFOs
Portamento Time control
Zone feature for single sample accurate editing
Part Volume / Pan controls
Expanded easy to use full MIDI control
Part and Combi preset save features
Convenient back-up function
Search function
3 Synth Engines - Newly enhanced STRETCH, Pitch-Shift/Time-Stretch, Traditional Resampling
SampleTron-specific Macro Controls - Sustain: Allows the samples to stop (more authentic), or loop continuously (more easily playable). Tone: Makes the sound brighter or darker, much like the “Tone” knob on the Mellotron. Key Release: Switches between the abrupt cutoff of the classic “trons”, and a more natural cutoff for optimal performance.Noise Resonance: Controls how much noise is heard in the sound
Effects list - Reverb, Spring Reverb, Reverb Delay, Ambience, Delay, Filter, Envelope Filter, Multi Filter, Wah-Wah, Chorus, Multi Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Envelope Flanger, AM Modulation, FM Modulation, Auto Pan, Tremolo, Rotary Speaker, Lo-Fi, Distortion, Phonograph, Crusher, Overdrive, Pre Amp, Tone Control, Cabinet, Parametric EQ, Channel Strip, Compressor, Limiter, Slicer
3 Performance Modes: Poly, Mono, Legato 1-2
System Requirements - Power PC based Macintosh: 866 MHz G4 processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 or later (Supported Plug-in formats: AU, VST, RTAS). Intel based Macintosh: 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later (Supported Plug-in formats: AU, VST, RTAS). Windows: Pentium 1GHz / Athlon XP 1.33 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, Windows XP / Vista or later (Supported Plug-in formats: VST, RTAS)