Mel-Lofi

Mel-Lofi is a free virtual instrument plugin (ROMpler) for digital audio workstations on Windows and macOS.

This virtual instrument is based on the Mellotron multi-samples recorded by Taijiguy (+ 1 “invented” preset) and brings a total of 24 presets distributed across 5 main instrument categories.

All the samples were slightly edited and most importantly, were looped for best playability. But even so, the sound remains rough and lo-fi, we wanted to keep the feel and sound of the original instrument.

As an extra, we added 4 original effect layers: vinyl, radio noise, mechanical belt noise, and rain. They each have on/off buttons and volume sliders, also they’re labeled with their corresponding note on the keyboard.

The interface is easy to use and understand, coming with global volume & pan, a velocity knob, attack/decay envelope, cutoff filter, modulation section, and effects such as delay, chorus, distortion with cabinet, and reverb.

Mel-Lofi can be used in Lo-Fi Hip Hop, Ambient, Chillout, Pop, EDM, and other similar styles. It is available in 64-bit VST/VST3 Windows and VST/VST3/AU macOS.

FEATURES

• 816 MB extracted size / 695 MB download size
• 24 multi-sampled presets
• 4 additional fx layers
• attack/release envelope
• cutoff for lowpass/highpass filters
• modulation section
• delay, chorus, distortion, cabinet & reverb
• velocity knob
• global gain and pan

COMPATIBILITY

Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AU (AAX NOT supported)

Platforms supported:

• Windows 8.1 64-bit to Windows 11 64-bit
• macOS Mojave 10.14 to Sonoma

Supported DAWs: All major DAWs including Ableton, FL Studio, Logic Pro X, Cubase, etc.

HOW TO INSTALL

Windows

• VST – copy/paste the extracted folder to: C:\Program Files\VSTPlugins
• VST3 – copy/paste the extracted folder to: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3

macOS



• VST – copy/paste the folder to: Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST/
• VST3 – copy/paste the folder to: Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST3/
• AU – copy/paste Mel-Lofi 2.component and Mel-Lofi 2.instruments to: Macintosh HD/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components/

After checkout, you will receive an RTF (text file) containing your download link.