Mu-Tron

This article is about a manufacturer of electronic musical effects. For the EP by Ladytron, see Mu-Tron EP.
Musitronics Corporation
IndustryMusic
Founded1972
FounderMike Beigel and Aaron Newman
Headquarters
Rosemont, New Jersey
,
United States
ProductsElectronic musical effects
Websitemu-tron.com
A Mu-tron III envelope filter

Musitronics, often shortened to Mu-tron, was a manufacturer of electronic musical effects active in the 1970s. Founded by Mike Beigel and Aaron Newman, the company's products provided filtering and processing effects and were derived from synthesizer components. The company was known for producing high-quality products with many user-adjustable parameters, but high production costs and a failed product line, the Gizmotron, caused its downfall.

Their best-known product was the Mu-tron III envelope filter, "the world's first envelope-controlled filter", first made in 1972 and quickly becoming an essential effect for many funk musicians. It was placed back in production again, in a modified form, in 2014.[1]

  1. ^ Dregni, Michael (May 2014). "Get Tha Funk Out: The Mu-FX Tru-Tron 3X". Vintage Guitar. p. 146.