A Tribute to a '60s Classic

Throwback to the origins of sampling with this quintessential ‘60s studio instrument

The true vintage grit of the original machine with modern software convenience

Use presets as starting points for your own patch design

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Inspiration

A Sound that Shaped the 60's

Hark back to the heyday of classic rock and one instrument stands above the rest, a 350lb behemoth that would forever change the way we think about making music. At the heart of this monster was an array of tape machines, one per note on the attached keyboard, each playing a uniquely recorded sound. With only 8 seconds of tape per key and a cumbersome frame this machine had its limitations but was nonetheless impressive for its time, boasting a multitimbral and truly polyphonic 'engine'.
Instantly made famous by the Beatles hit 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and used by countless others including The Moody Blues, Rolling Stones, and prog rock legends Yes, this was the 'must-have' sound of the 60's. While its use fell out of fashion the implications it made have become fundamental to modern music production.

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The Art of Authenticity

With Mello we've aimed to deliver a complete and authentic recreation of this prolific instrument. Dozens of original tapes were multi-sampled on 3 different machines in order to give you the best representation of each of the 28 available sounds. To capture the live experience the key noise and inner mechanical sounds were stereo recorded, including tape noise and key-off sounds, and are all mixable to taste.

Enhanced for Versatility

To make Mello even more versatile we've added a few tricks of our own, including an analog-modeled tape delay, reverb, a custom unison mode to give you stereo sound without unwanted transposition or chorusing, a switchable multimode filter, a 3-band EQ and more. Mello delivers a warm and buttery tone indistinguishable from the original and is, in every way we could make it, a perfect tribute to the quintessential studio instrument of the 60's.

Features

Pristine and comprehensive sample library from 3 original machines
Mixable key and mechanical noise for authentic experience
Switchable keyboard range (original or extended)
Stereo modes including custom unison
Switchable multimode filter with cutoff and resonance
ADSR envelopes for amplitude and filter with velocity sensitivity
3-band EQ with sweepable mid frequency
Built-in SparkVerb
Analog-modeled tape delay
Mello brings the iconic tape-based sound of the 60s into the modern studio. Faithfully recreated, beautifully enhanced, and ready to inspire timeless music.

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Licensing:

3 activations per license on any combination of machines or iLok dongles

What you get:

Size:

680 MB (FLAC lossless encoding, was 1.4 GB in WAV)

Content:

12 presets, 28 sounds, 2,037 samples

Sample Resolution:

44.1 kHz. Recording at 96 kHz.

System requirements:

  • Runs in UVI Workstation version 2.6.9, and Falcon version 1.2.1
  • iLok account (free, dongle not required)
  • Internet connection for the license activation
  • Supported Operating Systems:
    • - MacOS 10.14 Mojave to macOS 26 Tahoe
    • - Windows 10 to Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • 700MB of disk space
  • Hard Drive: 7,200 rpm recommended or Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • 4 GB RAM

Compatibility:

Supported Formats:

Audio Units, AAX, VST, VST3, Stand-alone

Tested and certified in:

Digital Performer 8+, Pro Tools 2019+, Logic Pro X+, Cubase 7+, Nuendo 6+, Ableton Live 8+, Studio One 2+, Garage Band 6+, Maschine 1+, Tracktion 4+, Vienna Ensemble Pro 5+, Reaper 4+, Sonar X3+, MainStage 3, MuLab 5.5+, FL Studio, Bitwig 1+, Reason 9.5+, Ability 1+

Mello Manual Soundbank Installation Guide

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