Comments on: Mellotron Micro Module is available now: the most affordable Mellotron hardware so far

By: Synth Anatomy

Synth Anatomy — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:33:58 +0000

In reply to Fred. over traditional MIDI maybe. Old hardware didn't have USB either.

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:19:45 +0000

What bothers me is that there’s no USB. How do you update the firmware. I mean, even my Zoom effects have a USB port! Why would they leave it off this module?

By: Jello Marx

Jello Marx — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 23:30:14 +0000

@Rango, clearly you don’t know any stage musicians, and cannot prove you do? Welcome to the internet, friend 😀 ‘You guess,” is the only bit of truth or reality you offer in this conversation. If you’ve ever had a computer fail you on a gig, then you would know why real musicians, who are obliged to fulfill the obligations of a live performance, might consider this (very cool and fun, IMO) tangible hardware instrument a solid solution to a risk assessment in a professional live performance situation worth several thousand dollars, if not more. If the Mello is an essential part of your gig, then for the cost of, say, Omnisphere, you’ve got a source that won’t fail. I’m not sure there are two sides to this for the working professional, but peace be with you.

By: Rango

Rango — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 08:20:00 +0000

Clearly a product built for nostalgic people with too much money on their hands. Any stage musician, I know, uses a workstation or laptop with its gazillion of sound sources. Never have I ever heard someone say, “This does not sound like a REAL XYZ with a REAL tape”. To each its own I guess.

By: Dongleboob

Dongleboob — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:07:07 +0000

No tape, no Mellotron.
Simple.
These Swedish guys make good VST’s.
That’s all it is. A VST in a box. With Mellotron stamped on it.
Just buy a VST that is vastly superior and skip this.

By: RGA Visual Systems Architect

RGA Visual Systems Architect — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 16:37:58 +0000

In reply to Andrew. I think the point of a modern Mellotron is that it doesn't weigh 500lbs, isn't affected by overheating and hardware problems like the original. Most people have Mellotron Pro vst and that more than covers everything and is half the price of this micro Tron hardware. Hard pass on this piece of kit.

By: Synth Anatomy

Synth Anatomy — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:56:34 +0000

In reply to ldb. Mac Mini is a personal computer vs a standalone hardware instrument if you want to know why musician buy such a unit

By: ldb

ldb — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:51:15 +0000

I’m not sure what this does that I can’t already do with Arturia’s VST. Portability I guess, but a Mac Mini isn’t much bigger…

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 11:59:26 +0000

The iOS apps are infuriating in their limitations (I keep trying to get midi into them…) – but i guess if they had full support, auv3, etc, then we might be buying their hardware.

By: Alexander Ewald

Alexander Ewald — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 00:22:59 +0000

The odd thing about the Swedish Mellotron brand is that they sampled the original tapes, but not through an actual Mellotron. If that’s the sound you’re after, you want the Manikin Memotron.