The world’s first Mellotron plug-in was created by ourselves in 2000 and was originally used by us and a handful of friends. However, within a short space of time rumours started to circulate of the M-Tron’s existence and we started receiving phone calls from people asking if we would make it commercially available. Our initial thought was, “Why?” But the calls became more persuasive and eventually we decided to take the plunge and release it.

We contacted people behind the original instrument in both the UK and USA but neither seemed particularly interested in working with us so the mantra that has raised its head so often over the years “F** it. We’ll do it ourselves”* was adopted. Thus began our initial foray into the world of commercial software development and we were obviously very pleased when the M-Tron went on to be one of the world’s highest selling plug-in instruments, adorning countless records in the process.

In 2008 we released the M-Tron Pro which took the original plug-in to a new level. It also answered the huge amount of feature requests and feedback we’d received over the years while simultaneously marrying those features with a high degree of immediacy. If you’ve ever wanted to reverse a tape bank or quickly layer tapes to create your own bespoke sound with more than a passing nod to the past, the M-Tron Pro was specifically designed to make this as effortless as possible. Conversely, if you want to use the original tones in al their lo-fi glory, ignoring the additional features the M-Tron Pro affords, close the lid and select from the hundreds of presets provided with the instrument.

Put simply, the M-Tron Pro is the instrument for those who want a simple yet powerful interface and feature-set, but who want the choice as to whether to take those classic sounds and either remain true to their original form, or transport them somewhere new and exciting. M-Tron Select