KVR Audio

klagga · Post by **klagga** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:21 pm

I´m considering Melodyne 3.0 studio (the full version). I already have Cubase SX3.

I´m not able to download a demo of Melodyne right now, so I wonder if anyone has made a comparison between the two when it comes to their time/pitch correction tools? As far as I can see, both can do pretty much the same things here, but Melodyne will probably do it a bit better. But, would you say, is the difference in quality really worth as much as 700 Euro (the price for Melodyne studio)?

Thanks for any help.

diverdee · Post by **diverdee** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:35 pm

There have recently been some threads on the SX forums regarding the 'warping' feature.
General consensus seems to be it is half-implemented at best, there are best practices for using it - but it's really not all that clever as of yet.
Whether Melodyne is worth it depends on your disposable income & how much you need it.
Isn't there a cheaper, cut down version - melodyne UNO or something?
Would that version suffice?

klagga · Post by **klagga** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:39 pm

diverdee wrote: Isn't there a cheaper, cut down version - melodyne UNO or something?
Would that version suffice?

There is Melodyne Uno for mono sources. I need to be able to process stereo sources for pitch/time correction, and Melodyne Studio is the one for that.

But is Melodyne Studio a LOT better than SX for these things? I wouldn´t buy Melodyne if it´s only marginally better.

diverdee · Post by **diverdee** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:42 pm

Ahh I didn't realise UNO was mono only.
That's a bit pants isn't it?
Are you sure it's mono & not monophonic (is that the right word? y'know as opposed to polyphonic).
Hmmm must be hungrier than I thought, my brains leaking.

a · Post by a » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:53 pm

All versions of melodune edit stereo sorces now
http://www.celemony.com/cms/index.php?id=m3_comparison

The main difference are:
Uno - one track only - like a wav editor
Cre8 - eight tracks
Studio - unlimited tracks - and is the only one with the polyphonic algorithm (this is new in version 3)

I just upgraded to studio version 3 - and it's finally the app I though it would be when I bought it 2.5 years ago.

re its quality - I don't think anything else comes close. I'm using live a bit atm - and warp is great for quickly kludging things so they fit - and sounds quite OK most of the time. But melodyne craps all over it in terms of quality. So is Melodyne a lot better than SX? - I think it probably is.

Dont shell out your dollars until you have played with the demo and decided for yourself tho

a

deleted · Post by **deleted** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:26 pm

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Melodyne - or is Cubase SX3 good enough?