Hell Freezes Over – Five New Vako Orchestron Discs Announced!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQHxFV9LHq0 Did hell freeze over today without anybody telling me? Optigan.com’s Pea Hicks today announced FIVE (5 count ’em) new Vako Orchestron discs. VIOLIN and PIPE ORGAN are Orchestron originals, newly remastered. STRING ENSEMBLE is a previously unheard scale taken from the original Optigan / Orchestron master tapes. TREMOLO ELECTRIC GUITAR and PIANO are newly… Read More Hell Freezes Over – Five New Vako Orchestron Discs Announced!

SampleTron Virtual Mellotron Now Shipping

IK Multimedia is now shipping SampleTron, a virtual instrument workstation featuring a collection of authentic “Tron” and other vintage keyboards instrument samples. According to IK, SampleTron includes the most complete “Tron” anthology ever released in one virtual instrument, with over 2 GB of sounds, 640 presets and 260 multi-samples from 17 rare and vintage Mellotrons,… Read More SampleTron Virtual Mellotron Now Shipping

Vako Orchestron Optical Disc Sampler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXJJ2Ek4bmQ The Vako Orchestron is an old-school style optical competitor to the Mellotron. The Orchestron, which was adapted from the Mattel Optigan, was introduced in 1975 by Dave Van Koevering. It was intended to be a competitor to the Mellotron, but it never really took off. More information about the Orchestron and related instruments is… Read More Vako Orchestron Optical Disc Sampler