Thanks for this, very educational. I already own the Arturia one, and based on this I kind of like it more than the IK Multimedia one. It sounds a bit more lo-fi. All I'm looking for is that Crimson/Moody Blues/Genesis vibe, because honestly, all this is chasing nostalgia. Great video!
Thank you for watching. Arturia sounds like a natural sound. IK has a little effect processing, and it is an impression that it can be used immediately in the band sound.
Thanks for the video! It's hard to decide.... The sampletron sounds like a more saturated raw sound which gives it a more vintage sound. The arturia has a much cleaner sound with better quality. I can see uses for both, so it wouldn't hurt to have both. Have you tried Wavesfactory Newmello and UVI Mello?
Thank you for watching !! Certainly, I also feel that Sampletron is a saturated sound. I don't have "Wavesfactory NewMello". I forgot that I had "UVI Mello" ... I played it for the first time in a long time. It's simple, but I think it has a good tone. It is good to be able to customize stereo and tuning easily.
IK Multimedia been in the effects and saturation game a lot longer than Arturia. What we are hearing is a difference in harmonic overtones due to saturation. The same can be done in Mellotron V using the effects section.
Thanks for the comparison, very interesting. I have owned M-Tron Pro for many years and love it to death. I recently acquired the Arturia emulation when I upgraded my collection. I am a bit surprised at the high price tag of Sampletron 2, when did IK media software get so expensive? Personally, I would agree that Sampletron 2 might sound more authentic, but I have that well covered with M-Tron Pro and if I need a quick tron sound that works effortlessly in a mix, I think I will be reaching for the Arturia plug in and adding my own effects. As much as the complete package of Sampletron 2 is appealing, I can’t see it being worth it for me personally.
Thank you for watching !! I don't have M-Tron Pro, so I would like to use it if I have the opportunity. I have been using Sampletron since the first generation, but Sampletron 2 has recorded a huge number of samples. It's a factor that makes it expensive. It's best to buy it at the time of the discount sale. In this video, we are comparing with the initialized dry sound. I think the recorded presets have a different feel. I feel that both have their own good points. Twenty to thirty years ago, I loaded a Mellotron sample into an AKAI sampler and used it for live performances and recordings. By comparison, all current products are great !!
@@ita-shin I guess the price is reasonable considering the amount of content. I own several of the expansions for the M-Tron Pro and that makes it equally costly. In fact, the M-Tron complete package they offer is pretty much identical in price. Part of my surprise is that in the past IK media had more of a rep as a budget solution for sounds. I have owned their products in the past but never found much use for them. I also remember the quest for great sampled Tron sounds back in the day! My first sampler was a little Akai S612! If I had found a nice tron choir to sample, it would not have been very long and I would have had to load it from stinkin quick disks! I spent a LOT of time over the years sampling various romplers or converting sample libraries trying to get a collection of Mellotron sounds. So, I agree, the options we have today are amazing, and any of these products are honestly kinda fantastic and well worth the money if you remember how much stuff USED to cost and how much effort we put into it! 😉
ARTURIA by the mile imo... Mellotron (the real tape sampler instrument) has a generally dark tone that responds to the quality and wearness of the tape rolls themselves. The "shiny" tone on the SampleTron, not only sounds now (more than 50 years later) like a digital toy and nothing like a Mellotron, but even in the sixties was the Mellotron dark. And THAT was its charm... It's easy: try to replicate the Strawberry Fields intro (perhaps the most famous example where we only hear Mellotron until the singer/band follows) with the SampleTron. Then with the Mellotron V. You can get almost exactly there with Arturia's, and not even close in tone with IK's... I have and love lots of IK products (from digital amps to mixing/mastering software), but their synths... Always the same mistake. Well sampled, but overly "brighted", lots of EQ and exciter there.
Thank you for watching !! I also have a lot of IK software instruments and effects. Certainly, I think SampleTron has a bright sound to match modern music tracks. The recorded sample also gives a clear and bright impression. When listened to alone, I think the Mellotron V is closer to the real Mellotron. I sometimes apply saturation effects to synthesizers that are too clear. It often fits in with other sounds.
@@ita-shinWere the levels matched? The Sampletron sample sounds to my ears like the Arturia sample was passed through a trashy sounding EQ with lots of IM distortion, boosted at the most obnoxious frequencies and the comparison was EQ on/off.
@@kevinnute1701 Arturia's sample is a natural impression. I feel that Sampletron is corrected in various ways in EQ etc. Perhaps Sampletron contains flashy samples so that sounds can be heard in the band sound.
@@ita-shin I wasn't suggesting that you had applied EQ; sorry if I gave that impression I was referring to the Sampletron preset designer's choices. Agreed that their, to my ears overly aggressive take on the violin sound might cut through a dense mix better but I feel like the character of the original instrument has been obscured. I prefer the Arturia default; I can dirty it up later, with superior effects, if the song , mix and taste require it...
It's a CD-ROM about 20 years ago, right? I had it. I read it into AKAI samplers and hardware synths and used it for live and recording. Maybe I still have it somewhere.
I feel that "IK" has more effect processing applied to the sample itself. “Arturia” might be more natural. I think that the ease of use when layered with other instruments depends on the timbre.
