Grace Designs M-Tron MkII Mellotron Virtual Instrument

The GForce M-Tron MkII is a celebration of the insanely rare and highly coveted original dual-manual ‘trons—the Mellotron MkI/MkII and Chamberlin® Musicmaster.

Originally conceived as the ultimate Home Entertainment Console, the UK-made 1963 MkI/MkII was a dual-manual, tape-based instrument where the left manual’s 35 notes replayed a combination of 18 Rhythms and Accompaniments (66 on the GForce M-Tron MkII *) and the right manual (also 35 notes) replayed 18 lead sounds (66 on M-Tron MkII *).

M-Tron MkII was designed specially for producers and composers who want access to the evocative tones of the original dual manual Chamberlin®, Mellotron® MkI & MkII instruments with special emphasis on the Rhythms and Accompaniments which capture a moment in time between the 1950’s and late 1960’s.

M-Tron MkII features a Dual Rhythm Mode where you can layer two Rhythms and Accompaniments from the Chamberlin and Mellotron MkI and II to create a fusion of hybrid rhythms and motifs. GForce Software has also taken care not to iron out the character of the original tapes so the contrast between US and UK recordings is a joy to behold. All the sounds on the GForce M-Tron MkII are sourced from the MKI, MKII and Chamberlin Tape Archive, which were curated by Martin Smith, who also prepared the recordings for this project. With these tapes undergoing extensive, but sympathetic tape restoration and tempo remapping, on M-Tron MkII both microphone and DI’d recorded versions of the lead tapes sit side-by-side with combinations of rhythms and accompaniments, the latter of which can be synchronized to the host tempo and transposed to fit into your own compositions.