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The m tron Black Friday deal on M-Tron Mk II from GForce Software takes 50% off, so the synth plugin costs $99.99 until Dec 1, 2026.
M-Tron Mk II is a sample-based instrument built around the original dual-manual tape keyboards: the Mellotron MkI/MkII and the Chamberlin Musicmaster. The sounds come from the MKI, MKII and Chamberlin Tape Archive, curated by Martin Smith.
The maker positions it as a sibling to M-Tron Pro IV. Pro IV stays focused on the chromatic sounds of the Mellotron M400, while Mk II is a separate library with its own tools for rhythms, accompaniments and early playing styles.
The 1963 UK-made Mellotron MkI/MkII had two 35-note manuals. The left one played rhythms and accompaniments, the right one played lead sounds.
The original offered 18 of each. GForce says the plugin gives you 66 of each.
The tapes were restored and tempo-remapped, but the maker says the character of the originals was left alone, including the contrast between US and UK recordings.
On the original, each key carried over 40 feet of tape, and a button scrolled it to one of six sections called Stations. Each Station had its own style, key and tempo.
GForce kept that approach but added ways to mix rhythms and accompaniments from different Stations. You can also retune a whole bank while the host tempo stays locked.
Dual Rhythm Mode layers two rhythms or accompaniments from the Chamberlin and the Mellotron MkI and MkII, for hybrid rhythms and motifs.
You can control both manuals from a single 88-note keyboard, or use two smaller keyboards, one per manual.
The tape-banks are unlooped, which GForce says gives the authentic MkII playing experience. Lead tapes come in both microphone and DI'd versions, sitting alongside the rhythm and accompaniment combinations.
Yes. The M-Tron Mk II Black Friday deal from GForce Software takes 50% off, bringing the plugin to $99.99. The offer runs until Dec 1, 2026.
It holds 132 tape-banks, over 4500 samples from The Streetly Archives and over 150 patches. Sounds cover rhythms, accompaniments and leads from the dual-manual Chamberlin and Mellotron MkI and MkII, with reverb and delay effects.
The maker says Pro IV focuses on the chromatic sounds of the Mellotron M400. Mk II is a separate library covering the dual-manual Mellotron MkI/MkII and Chamberlin Musicmaster, with tools for their rhythms, accompaniments and playing styles.
Yes. Rhythms and accompaniments can sync to the host tempo and be transposed to fit your song. You can also retune an entire bank while keeping that tempo, and layer two rhythms in Dual Rhythm Mode.
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