MELLOTRON

User Guide
English

Manual Version 1.1

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the AIR Mellotron plugin instrument. The AIR Mellotron plugin is a recreation of the legendary
tape sample keyboard machine featured on countless classic Rock albums. This plugin instrument version is designed
for fresh, creative music production with a wide array of parameters, settings, and controls to craft an expansive range
of keyboard instrument sounds. Start with the six sound categories and venture off into a wide variety of sound shaping
sections, notably, the new Flavor section. Add different effects like Flutter or Noise to give your Mellotron Keyboards
more texture and character for a new classic sound that is truly your own.
This user guide explains the features and functions of the plugin instrument. For more information on using this plugin with
other software, please refer to your software’s documentation for adding and using plugin instruments.

System Requirements & Product Support

For complete system requirements and compatibility information, visit airmusictech.com.

For technical support, visit support.airmusictech.com.

Installation

1. Double-click the .exe (Windows) or .pkg (macOS) file you downloaded. Follow the on-screen instructions to install
the software.
2. Open the plugin application.
3. Click Sign In to sign into your inMusic Brands Profile using your Internet browser. If you do not have an inMusic
Brands Profile yet, you will be prompted to create one.
4. Once you have signed in, click Activate in the plugin window to enter your serial key to unlock the plugin. You can
unlock each plugin on up to three devices at a time.
5. If you do not have a serial key, you can click Try Unlicensed to explore the plugin with intermittent audio alerts.
You can also click 10-Day Trial to initiate a free, fully featured trial of the plugin for 10 days.
If you would like to purchase a serial key, click the link to purchase a license at profile.inmusicbrands.com.

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Operation

Overview

Setup
Section
FX
Toggle,
Global
Controls

Synth
Controls

FX
Controls

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Setup Section
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1. Keyboard: Click this icon to enable or disable the virtual keyboard. When enabled, you can click these keys to
input notes, or view notes being played on an external MIDI device.
2. Tempo: Displays the current plugin tempo. To change the tempo:
• Click the number and use your keyboard to input a new value.
• Click and drag the tempo value up or down using your cursor.
• Click the Tap button at regular intervals.
3. Settings: Click this icon to open the Settings window, where you can set the following parameters:
• Output: to select an audio hardware driver in your computer system. Click the Test button to play a test tone
for checking your audio output settings. (Careful! You should lower the volume on your audio system
beforehand.)
• Sample Rate: Click this drop-down menu to select the desired sample rate for your project. This depends on
the available sample rates of the type of MPC hardware you are using or of your audio interface (i.e., select
96000 Hz only if your interface allows a 96 kHz sample rate).
• Audio Buffer Size: Click this drop-down menu to set your audio system’s latency. Lower values result in a
more immediate playing response but also more CPU consumption. If you are working with larger projects,
this may cause audible clicks and pops. Higher values are more CPU-friendly but can produce more delay
between pressing a pad and hearing the corresponding sound. The ideal audio buffer size also depends on
your computer’s CPU performance. Experiment with this to find the best setting for your system.
• Active MIDI Inputs: Displays available MIDI input devices. To enable a device, check the box next to its name.
• Bluetooth MIDI: Click this icon to open your system’s Bluetooth settings menu, where you can select a
Bluetooth-enabled MIDI device to control the plugin.
4. Menu: Click this icon to open the menu, where you can find the following options:
• Scale: Click here to select a value to scale the plugin window to a new size.
• Load Preset: Click here to load a saved preset.
• Save Preset: Click here to save the current preset.
• Open User Guide: Click here to open this User Guide.
• About: Click here to view plugin version information.
5. Preset: Click this drop-down menu to view the list of included plugin presets. You can also click the up and down
arrows next to this field to move to the previous or next preset.

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FX Toggle and Global Controls

Parameter Description Value Range

Effects Toggles the main plugin view between synth parameters and Off, On
effects parameters.

Poly Number of voices available. 1–40

Key Off Amount of key-off noise. 0–100%

Enables or disables key action noise on note off. Off, On

Key On Amount of key-on noise. 0–100%

Enables or disables key action noise on note on. Off, On

Level Overall level of the plugin. 0–100%

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Synth Controls

Parameter Description Value Range

Clean Enables or disables a cleaner sample sound. Off, On

Model Tape Select the tape loop sample. 8 Voice Choir, Boys
Choir, Flute, Violins 1,
Violins 2, Violin

Formant Decreases or increases the harmonic resonance of -12 – 0 – +12

the formant frequency.

Age Amount of sound degradation applied. 0–100%

Sample Start Starting point of the tape loop sample. 0–100%

Cutoff Amount of filter cutoff applied. 0–100%

Amp Envelope

Attack Length of time for the sound to reach full level. 0 ms – 32 s

Release Length of time for the sound to dissipate when the 0 ms – 32 s

note is released.

Vel > Amp The amount of effect velocity has on amplitude 0–100%
control.

Vib Speed Modulation speed of the vibrato effect. 0.03 – 30.00 Hz

MW Vib Amount of vibrato applied from the mod wheel. 0–100%

AT Vib Amount of vibrato applied from aftertouch. 0–100%

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FX Controls

Parameter Description Value Range

Flavor Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On
disable the flavor effect.

Timbre Selects an emulation type to color the sound. Varies

Timbre Depth Amount of timbre emulation applied to the sound. 0–100%

Flutter Amount of speed fluctuation of the sound playback. 0–100%

Vinyl Distortion Amount of vinyl distortion noise applied to the signal. 0–100%

Vinyl Noise Amount of vinyl noise such as clicks and pops applied 0–100%
to the signal.

Compressor Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On
disable the compressor.

Threshold Signal level after which the compressor will be applied. -30.0 – 0.0 – +10.0 dB

Ratio Amount of compression applied. 1.0:1 – 20.0:1

Attack Length of time to apply the compression. 0–100%

Makeup Amount of additional output gain for the compressed -20.0 – 0.0 – +20.0 dB
signal.

EQ Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On

disable EQ.

Low Amount of attenuation or boost applied to the low -12 – 0 – +12 dB

frequency band.

Low Mid Amount of attenuation or boost applied to the low-mid -20 – 0 – +20 dB
frequency band.

High Mid Amount of attenuation or boost applied to the high- -20 – 0 – +20 dB
mid frequency band.

High Amount of attenuation or boost applied to the high -12 – 0 – +12 dB

frequency band.

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Parameter Description Value Range

Delay Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On
disable delay.

Time Amount of time between the dry signal and the 1/16 – 16/4
delayed signal.

Feedback Amount of signal fed back into the delay line. 0–100%

Reso LP Freq Low pass frequency for feedback resonance. 100 – 16000 Hz

Reso Bell Freq Center frequency for feedback resonance. 100 – 16000 Hz

Reso Bell Gain Amount of gain applied to the resonant frequency. 0–100%

L/R Ratio Reduces the delay Time in either the Left or Right 50:100 – 100:100 –
stereo field. This is useful for creating offset, panned 100:50
delays.

Mix Wet/dry amount of the delay effect. 0–100%

Spring Reverb Click the button next to the effect name to enable or Off, On
disable spring reverb.

Pre-Delay Length of time between dry signal and reverberated 0 – 250 ms

signal.

Time Length of reverb tail. 1.00 – 10.00 s

Lo Cut Center frequency for reverb signal low-cut filter. 20 – 1000 Hz

Diffusion Rate of increasing density of reverb reflections. 0–100%

At lower settings, the sound of individual reflections is
more present.
At higher settings, reflections are more uniform.

Width Stereo width of reverb signal. Higher values give wider 0–100%
stereo separation.

Mix Wet/dry amount of the reverb effect. 0–100%

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Trademarks and Licenses
AIR Music Technology is a trademark of inMusic Brands, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
macOS is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
All other product or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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