Cellotron 1976

We carefully sampled one of the most iconic string machines from italian manufacturer Elka. The instrument is quite simple, since it has only two sounds that can be eventually combined to create a third one. And that’s it. But it’s more than enough to make your music iconic!

The recordings were made at 48KHz and 24 bit resolution, so you’re good to go with cinematic projects too.

We sampled each note chromatically, so every single note from the original instrument is there, no pitch shifting. We also sampled the sounds combination, so the third sound it’s sampled as it comes out the original keyboard.

The interface on the original instrument is extremely simple and basic, but all the controls are implemented in “Cellotron 1976”. We added two effects for added flexibility and sonic possibilities, but we tried to keep the simple controls wise, to fit in the spirit of the original instrument.

• 4 octaves range as in the original instrument
• 2 effects: Chorus and Reverb
• 10 custom made IRs for the Reverb
• Total Dimension: 393,9 MB compressed, 474,5 MB uncompressed
• Total number of samples: 147
• Sample format: 48KHz, 24 bit, NCW, mono
• Requires Kontakt 5.8.1 or above (FULL VERSION) Version 1.0 (August 2021)

Main section

The main section gives you control over a general volume and a release parameter. There are also two onoff buttons to turn the Violoncello and the Strings sounds on and off. If both are On, both sounds will play together. If both buttons are Off, no sound will come out.

Onboard effects

The original machine doesn’t have any effects, but we thought it would have been nice to have a Chorus and a Reverb onboard. So we added them. The Chorus has two controls for Depth and Rate, while the Reverb has a general Level control and a drop down menu to let you choose between 10 custom IRs rooms.