Melodyne editor: overview

Features

• single-track audio editing environment with Melodyne technology
• suitable for monophonic, polyphonic and rhythmic/complex audio material
• offers with DNA direct access to individual notes within chords
• works as a plug-in (VST, AU, RTAS) in compatible DAWs under Mac OS X and Windows
• can also be used in stand-alone mode
• can also be connected via Rewire to compatible DAWs
• supports ARA Audio Random Access in compatible DAWs
• activation on up to two computers or via iLok
• user interface and manual in English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese

Applications

• manual or automatic correction of intonation and timing errors
• refashioning of melodies, harmonies, timing and rhythm
• transposition including adjustment to scale
• creation and editing of scales, extraction of scales from recordings
• modifying various note parameters such as volume, vibrato, formant spectrum
• in-depth editing of the timing of notes
• pitch shifting and time stretching
• (re-)quantization
• MIDI file export

Monophonic and polyphonic material

In the case of monophonic (solo voice, saxophone, bass guitar...) and polyphonic (piano, guitar...) audio material, the following possibilities exist for editing notes:

• modifying the pitch
• modifying the pitch drift
• modifying the pitch modulation
• modifying the position
• modifying the length
• modifying the attack speed
• modifying the time course within notes
• modifying the volume
• shifting the formant spectrum
• modifying the pitch of any transition between notes
• modifying the volume of any transition between notes
• shifting the formant spectrum of any transition between notes
• timing (re-)quantization, manually or via macro
• pitch quantization, manually or via macro
• cut, copy and paste

If, in the case of polyphonic material, two or more instruments play a note of the same pitch on the same beat, one note only, representing the combined sound of the instruments in question, is available for editing (no separation of instruments).

Rhythmic and complex material

In the case of rhythmic and complex material, separation is according to beats, so if several notes (e.g. click and snare) sound on the same beat, they are available for editing in the shape of one Melodyne blob only. For such blobs, the following editing possibilities exist:

• modifying the pitch (relative)
• modifying the position
• modifying the length
• modifying the volume
• modifying the attack speed
• modifying the time course within notes
• shifting the formant spectrum
• modifying the volume transition between blobs
• shifting the formant spectrum of transitions between blobs
• timing quantization, manually or via macro
• cut, copy and paste

System requirements

Check here for compatibility with your DAW.