Celemony Melodyne assistant - Monophonic Pitch Shifting/Time Stretching Software

At a Glance

Basic Features

• Single-track audio editing software with Melodyne technology
• Suitable for monophonic and rhythmic/complex audio material
• Works as a plug-in (VST, Audio Units, RTAS) in compatible DAWs under Mac OS X and Windows
• Can also be used in standalone mode
• Activation available on up to 2 computers or via iLok license
• User interface and manual in English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese

Applications

• Manual or automatic correction of intonation and timing errors
• Refashioning of melodies, timing and rhythm
• Transposition, including adjustment to scale
• Modifying various note parameters such as volume, vibrato and formant spectrum
• Pitch shifting and time stretching
• (Re-)quantization

Monophonic Material

• In the case of monophonic audio material (solo voice, saxophone, bass guitar, etc.) the following edits are possible:
1. Modifying the pitch
2. Modifying the pitch drift
3. Modifying the pitch modulation
4. Modifying the position
5. Modifying the length
6. Modifying the volume
7. Shifting the formant spectrum
8. Modifying the pitch of any transition between notes
9. Modifying the volume of any transition between notes
10. Shifting the formant spectrum of any transition between notes
11. Timing (re-)quantization, manually or via macro
12. Pitch quantization, manually or via macro
13. Cut, copy and paste

Rhythmic and Complex Material

• In the case of rhythmic and complex material, separation is according to beats, so if several notes (for example click and snare) sound on the same beat, they are available for editing in the shape of a single Melodyne "blob"
• For such "blobs", the following editing possibilities exist:
1. Modifying the pitch (relative)
2. Modifying the position
3. Modifying the length
4. Modifying the volume
5. Shifting the formant spectrum
6. Modifying the volume transition between blobs
7. Shifting the formant spectrum of transitions between blobs
8. Timing quantization, manually or via macro
9. Cut, copy and paste

Application Details

Perfect Vocals

• Human hearing is particularly sensitive when it comes to vocal tracks
• intonation and timing corrections with Melodyne are practically inaudible
• The software offers the same celebrated sound quality and uniquely intuitive access to each individual note in vocal material that is available in the more expensive versions of Melodyne

Fine Tuning

• You can edit a bass part with Melodyne assistant with the same flexibility as a saxophone or flute solo
• Whether to correct mistakes and tidy up the timing or to change the original melody or completely restructure entire passages
• Melodyne assistant gives you a freedom when dealing with audio that will suggest totally new ideas to you

Freed From Rigidity

• You can modify drum loops in many different ways by moving drum-strokes, shortening them, lengthening them, making them louder or softer, changing their frequency or thinning them out
• When executing such procedures, Melodyne works in a far more musical way than typical slicing programs
• You no longer need to worry about unevenness, holes or similar artifacts

Global Intervention

• Not even full mixes dismay Melodyne assistant. Select parts of songs or individual beats, and transpose, move or copy them in their entirety to some other location
• Because the software recognizes and separates the beats in audio material, all such procedures can be accomplished effortlessly and without little clicks or other blemishes being introduced along the way