Triggering/Playing Mellotron .wav Audio files

[rayc]

Hello Folks,
A couple of years ago I acquired some Mellotron files: (someone out THERE had recorded each tape from each mellotron bank so it's several sets each with a mono 8sec wav file for each key on the board of a standard 'Tron).
I've used some in a few songs but by importing and cutting up the single files in Reaper.
This process works but is VERY tedious, (ALMOST like tape & razor editing but non destructive). I've tried loading the files into the sampler section of a Roland Disklab but that then requires lots of fiddling about to get the start in the right place as well as really only making 8 notes easy to use. Also the sound of the files from the DL is rather poorer than the 1st process achieved.
I don't have any midi gear.
Is there any way/free software solution of loading and triggering the files in the computer so I can "play" them into a track rather than chopping them up etc?

 

[VomitHatSteve]

Reaper allows you to make midi manually (Insert -> New MIDI Item...). Double-click the item; from there you can draw the midi notes.

 

[rayc]

Hello Steve,
being that the files are mono .wav files would that work? If Y I'll give it a burl! Ta

 

[mjbphotos]

I'm pretty sure you can't get MIDI to trigger WAV files.

 

[TimOBrien]

I'm pretty sure you can't get MIDI to trigger WAV files.

Sure you can. It's called a sampler vsti.
The big commercial expensive ones are NI Kontakt, Motu Mach5, etc.

If you have a Windows pc, a great FREE one is Shortcircuit from VemberAudio
Works in Reaper or any other standard vst sequencer.
Drag and drop the wav files on the key you want to trigger it.
Piece of cake...

 

[rayc]

Tim,
that's the sort of help I am after .
THANKS!