Melodyne

What is Melodyne?

A tool like no other

MelodynMelodyne allows you to work with audio in a whole new way.  Working with Melodyne is like being able to tell a singer to "hang on for another year" or a pianist to "give a little less weight to the third of this chord" – hours, weeks and even years after the recording session.

The fantastic editing possibilities, excellent sound quality and intuitive and musical operation make Melodyne an incomparable tool, without which it would be difficult to imagine the production of modern music.

Notes and tools

The notes are presented in Melodyne in the form of "blobs" – the precise path drawn by the field is indicated by the wavy line. With Melodyne's tools, you can edit notes directly and modify all important musical parameters. Just pick up the notes, and you'll find that you can adjust your tone, vibrato, volume, time and more beyond in a highly intuitive way.

1. Notes not waveforms. Manipulate notes by editing intonation, melodies and harmonies, rhythms, grooves, dynamics, formants and beyond. Even with polyphonic instruments like piano or guitar: each individual note!
2. Multitrack note editing. View and edit multi-track notes simultaneously – transforms the optimization of multi-track recordings into child playback.
3. Everything that counts musically: it detects time, scale and tuning, allowing you to edit all important musical aspects of your material comprehensively like notes.
4. Innovative sound design. Access the taps on your recording directly, color and shape the sound in a unique way. From sophisticated equalization to irrelevant resynthesis.
5. Compatibility and ease of use. Thanks to its state-of-the-art technology and flexible interface, Melodyne adapts perfectly to your needs. Whether as a plug-in in your DAW or as a standalone application.

Melodyne - Fantastic possibilities

Melodyne rescues, helps, optimizes and inspires. You'll never want to work with audio any other way. If a good dose is hampered by small mistakes, you don't need to throw it away, but with Melodyne you can simply fix it. Regardless of whether they are intonation or timing errors, notes that are too high or too quiet, with too much vibrato or too little.

You can optimize the tiniest details of your recordings, bringing them as close to perfection as you want. And because Melodyne works in a highly musical way, neither the vitality nor the naturalness of the performance is sacrificed in the process. Plus, melodyne's incredible audio flexibility can be the launch pad for your most daring ideas. Melodyne notes, phrases, rhythms and noises become raw materials that you can stretch, reshape, apply and transform – practically at ease. If one thing is conceivable, there is a good chance that with Melodyne you can also make it come true.

Melodyne - Perfectly integrated

Whatever your system or workflow, Melodyne fits well. As a plug-in, Melodyne can be easily integrated into your projects. Melodyne supports the VST, AU, RTAS and AAX plug-in interfaces and blends seamlessly with all important DAWs. A particularly user-friendly form of integration takes advantage of our ARA Audio Random Access technology, which allows for better communication between the plug-in and DAW and is currently supported by Presonus Studio One, Cakewalk Sonar, Magix Samplitude and Tracktion. It can also be run as a standalone application, connected to your DAW via Rewire if necessary.

Melodyne - Why is it the best

That Melodyne looks so good and so simple to use is based on two things. What matters the least is technology.

The deciding factor is the understanding of music.

Identifies the notes and relationships between them. It is only as a result of this knowledge that Melodyne's algorithms are able to "think" and operate in such a musical way. The benefits for you as a musician and producer include Melodyne's famous superior sound and many other advantages that software that lacks this understanding of musical contexts is unable to offer.

Melodyne - System Requirements

Mac OS

Intel Dual Core processor (Quad Core or best recommended), 4 GB of RAM (8 GB or more recommended), MacOS 10.6.8, 10.9.5 and 10.11.x up to 10.12.5

Windows

Intel or AMD Dual Core processor (Quad Core or best recommended), 4 GB of RAM (recommended 8 GB or more), Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 (recommended 64-bit), ASIO-compliant audio hardware

To activate the software, you will need an Internet connection.

ILok: If you want to use an iLok, for Melodyne 4 you will need an iLok 2 or 3. First-generation iLoks are no longer supported.