Mellowsound Reviews

by Khlatrommi

I purchased for “Glockenspiel & voices.” Different parts of the keyboard corresponds to either a really weird human voice or a tinkering sound that sounds nothing like a glockenspiel that combine to make a terrible mix. Also pop up / help menus appear randomly at unexpected times and you cannot close them unless you shut down and reopen Mellowsound . Do NOT recommend.

by Areality40

I was hoping to get some more piano presets with Mellowsound, but for the price, this really isn’t worth it.

The FX settings are nice for Mellowsound but honestly, the quality of the sounds just don’t meet that professional grade you might hear out of other better-known brands.

by M_eilers

This sounds amazing, even through the iPhone speaker. However, there is a SERIOUS BUG - according to the Battery control panel in my iOS 12 7 Plus, when Mellowsound was in the background, it was a huge battery drain, responsible for 48% of the total drain while the phone was idle (the next highest was 15% for Facebook.) Developers, consider this filing a bug!

by Tina_G

July 10, 2021: Even after the most recent update, only the Flute sound shows up using this as an AUv3 instrument in NanoStudio 2

Great sounds all around, very authentic! But, even after the latest update (June 2021), only one sound appears for use as an AUV3 plug-in within NanoStudio 2. If all you want to use is the original Beetle-esque flute sound, then great. However, there’s so much more to Mellowsound then that!

by Benjamin Virgo'

Quality over quantity is what Mellowsound is about. The sounds are great and I want to thank the designers for not resting on their laurels by continuing to make improvements. I’m looking forward to Au3 capabilities like I looked forward to Derek’s Blue Steel.

by Lordradish

It has been frustrating finding the perfect Tron app, as they all have a lot of issues. This one seems promising. The interface looks great, as are the effects, and the upcoming adsr update is something to look forward to.

Two small gripes...I have the latest version, and the battery drain problem is still there. I left my phone unplugged overnight and it was almost dead in the morning, settings said that 83 percent of battery use was from Mellowsound .

The other small gripe... Some of the Tron sounds they include are not the ones commonly used. Of course, the flute and sad strings are there, but the Tron isn't exactly known for its electric guitar samples, so I hope that in the future, some more of the popular bigger choir sounds and some more orchestra variations make it into the mix. A small gripe, but I play old school Berlin School music and those tones are vital. this certainly has the potential to be the best Tron out there.

Suggestion/wish. Ability to blend sounds, like brass and violins, so I can play Watcher of the Skies.😏 Thanks for a great app.

by EJ_Animations

I like it and all and it’s really fun and easy but there’s not much for you to do except use the instruments. I mean... at least make Two strings free for and ad or something, or I sound horrible.

by Ben Efitofadoubt

Already have several other Mellotron options, but this does sound good. Very good.
Also, it comes courtesy of a developer rightly known for both quality and reliability.
Go ahead.. get it. You won't regret it.

by E_Nor

Great sounding app but every time I keep trying to use it in GB either through IAA or using Audiobus it keeps crashing. Re-installed it and it still crashes. Can’t get any audio recorded.

**Update: With the latest update the problem with GB crashes and with Audiobus have been fixed making this one of my favorite apps right now! Thanks for the quick fix and I’ve changed my review accordingly. Hope to see new sounds available soon!

by Uraniumwilly

I love the heart and soul that the team put into Mellowsound.

Thank you for all your hard work.

It's wonderful.

by Cloud700

Before the 4.0.1 update Mellowsound worked great on my iPad Pro 12.9 1st generation running IOS 12.3.1, now when trying to open Mellowsound it just crashes to the home screen. Useless now. Really thinking about ditching IOS and going back to my desktop PC’s and Reaper. This has literally been the most unproductive year for me since switching to an iPad only workflow, IOS and its apps bring new meaning to the old Windows slang term ‘plug and pray’ Anyway hope Mellowsound gets fixed to run again on IOS 12 cause it sounds good.

UPDATE: The developer fixed this to work on IOS 12 again almost overnight. Excellent support! ( and a great sounding app, wish there were more presets though) Thanks!

by AzeotropeETOH

I like this a lot! I’ve seen and heard the original, and I’ve gotta say That Mellowsound is as good or better than other apps that represents itself to be a true copy. A true copy would present with a plethora of problems if one say, wanted to take it on the road. A true mellotron would have a pitch that varied by temperature. Moreover, it would be a surprise if the thing would have worked at all! I suppose if you tinkered long enough with Mellowsound you could tweak *all*of the sounds, making them nice and shiny... But then Mellowsound wouldn’t be able to trigger thoughts about the past and the inclination of some users to create new arrangements with tools to represent something worth keeping. In short it wouldn’t sound like a mellotron. Serious well done folks, I liked it enough to pay for it:)

by Burn1gotbeats

Had to buy the full version the sounds do work for me I’d rather have a couple instruments that I can use on records vs a bunch of unusable sounds Good job Fingerlab

by TokerK

Besides the recent bug related issues, this is an excellent app. Some of the sounds are better sounding than the mellotron included in Logic Pro. This is astounding for their $5 asking price (the full version). Even so, using the apps free version is sufficient enough for messing around with. Thank you developers for updating Mellowsound with new sounds. I love the one preset glockenspiel & voices. The voices has an authoritative and eerie vibe to it.

by Tenente

Recognize these sounds from psychedelic to blaxploitation to 70s horror film soundtracks in addition to commercial music of that era.

The guitar sounds are familiar from 70s horror soundtracks as dramatic accents & leads. I never knew where they originated from. That was an unexpected bonus: remarkably nostalgic.

Considering the sound source of the real instrument is pre recorded samples, this is arguably as authentic as is possible within the confines of digital media.

Any limitations of the sounds or the ability to customize them should be consistent with the real instrument.

One of the best vintage synth apps. Very inexpensive & worthwhile & no issues w/ excessive battery drain or connectivity. It’s a big app & uses a lot of battery but still seems more efficient than others apps of this size. I would expected to pay at least 3x the price if not more.

by Matreve

I truly love Mellowsound! I keep coming back to it and the sounds I can make in it never disappoint. It was great even without the envelops, layers and other recently added features, they bring this little app to the top.

by Wateryclay

This sounds nicer than any other instrument app. I love recording layers and exporting them. Is it possible to record external audio? My acoustic guitar played along w piano ?
If not, I’ll layer it in another app. Please don’t change this and make it corny.

by TonyVorell

The controls on Mellowsound are deceptively simple, volume, tone and pitch. But numerous photos of historical units prove this was enough to make those classic 60s sounds. The full app unlock add off board effects, also pleasantly simple, to recreate the recordings used with this instrument

by Myoozishan

I really love what do you’ve made, and I’m waiting for MPE to be able to fully embrace it in my rig. You mentioned it was in the development pipeline?

Update 2/7/20: You mentioned in a response dated Dec. 2018 that MPE was to be included in the next update. It seems like that didn’t happen. Do you have any news about your MPE incorporation plans?

by Dantez24

This is a review of the for-pay upgrade version.

I’m obsessed with the Mellotron, and I’ve owned several emulator apps over the years - none come close to this one. Beautiful authentic sounds, the ability to easily record and share, metronome, reverb, tremolo and echo effects, a slider to go up and down the keyboard. LOVE IT!! Great UI - compliments to the developers.

by Rainothrok

I’ll be ready next week, great stuff here!

by Idonthatemyself

Besides the recent bug related issues, this is an excellent app. Some of the sounds are better sounding than the mellotron included in Logic Pro. This is astounding for their $5 asking price (the full version). Even so, using the apps free version is sufficient enough for messing around with. Thank you developers for updating Mellowsound with new sounds. I love the one preset glockenspiel & voices. The voices has an authoritative and eerie vibe to it.

by MNelsonBass

Just enough features + easy to use + awesome sound = total winner.