Computer Music

An accompanim­ent concept!

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If there is one thing you can say about this plugin, it’s that it is inspiring, in a weirdly nostalgic sense. While the lead sounds are unique and could certainly be regarded as being eerie in certain settings, the accompanim­ent and rhythm sections are a blend of musical, classy, cheesy and hilarious, and all in equal measure.

They form part of the time capsule element of this plugin and the M-Tron is all the better for it. There have been many pieces of music that adopt the samples as a backbone; Caro Emerald’s album Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor places many of these samples front and centre of not just the production, but the compositio­n too.

It has also managed to infiltrate the wider world; you’ll hear one of the rhythm samples used as the backbone to the theme song for the BBC series Great British Sewing Bee. With that level of inspiratio­n, those date-stamped rhythm section outings could be just the thing to pique your inspiratio­n, driving you to your next hit.

There are plenty of musical styles to call upon in the section, and who knows where your production inspiratio­n and compositio­nal prowess may end up taking you next.

 ?? ?? The Mellotron has a hallowed place in music history
The Mellotron has a hallowed place in music history

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