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Melodyne editor represents the next generation of Melodyne both functionally and technically, and brings with it all the mature and proven editing functions familiar from the previous Melodyne editions. Through the integration of DNA, however, the harmonies of an audio file now also become visible, tangible and malleable, note by note. Users can literally reach into the chords of their recordings and change individual notes within them. This offers sensational new possibilities for correcting and reshaping audio.
Melodyne editor is designed for editing individual instrumental recordings, for example vocals, guitar, saxophone or piano, although more complex material such as a string quartet can also produce good results. Users can change the pitch, position and duration of the detected notes, make them louder or quieter, copy or cut them and paste them elsewhere, and so on. There are also adjustment options for the formant position, vibrato and drift of the notes, as well as for any pitch, volume and formant transitions. Special copy functions also allow selected attributes to be transferred from one note to another.
While Melodyne editor follows the finest Celemony tradition in terms of intuitive access, musicality and sound quality, its technical foundation is completely new. Among other things, the new software base offers optimized multithreading that takes full advantage of modern multi-core processors. It also enables many improvements in plug-in operation, including a freely selectable window size, monitoring control during pitch editing, scrubbing and “Edit play”, playback detached from the host.
The beta test is aimed at all registered Melodyne customers. Sales through musical-instrument retailers and the Celemony webshop are planned to begin in early November, with a price of around 350 US dollars and 350 euros.
