Melodyne 5 Studio with FREE iZotope Nectar 4 Advanced (Download)

Melodyne studio is the largest edition, designed for professionals working with multiple tracks. Also, in the field of sound design Melodyne studio opens up new vistas with its unique function set.

In addition to all the functions of the smaller editions, Melodyne studio offers:

• Multi-Tracking: You can access all your DAW’s Melodyne tracks in a single window and display as many tracks as you like simultaneously in the Note Editor. So with backing vocals or choral works, for example, you have a clear view of the entire musical context and can edit related tracks together.
• Multitrack Note Editing: In the Note Editor, you can make any selection of notes from the displayed tracks and edit them simultaneously. Transcending track boundaries. Using all the tools. Ideal for bringing backing vocals, for instance, into tighter alignment, changing their harmonic structure or improving their voice-leading – as effortlessly as if they were all on the same track.
• Track-Transcending Macros: Intelligent macros let you enhance or perfect simultaneously the intonation, timing and dynamics of any selection of notes on any number of tracks.
• Quantize to a Reference Track: With the Quantize Time macro, you can use the timing of one track as a reference for the quantization of others, turning a ragged ensemble into something tight and disciplined in next to no time.
• The Sound Editor: Melodyne knows the overtone structure of every single note, and the access the Melodyne Sound Editor gives you to the timbre of your voices and instruments is just as far-reaching. Ranging from ingenious overtone macros to an exceptionally musical EQ, morphing and much else besides, the sound design possibilities are unique.

The unparalleled efficiency of its multitrack workflow and comprehensive capabilities for the editing of vocals and all instruments make Melodyne studio the ultimate professional tool for state-of-the-art audio editing. Musical, intuitive, and awesomely efficient.

NEW! Melodyne Features include:

• The ability to edit pitched and noise-like components separately with the “Melodic” algorithm
• A more musical analysis of pitch deviations
• The Chord Track and Chord Grid for pitch editing, chord recognition
• The Fade Tool and Leveling Macro for editing dynamics
• An additional algorithm (“Percussive Pitched”) plus other algorithm improvements
• Search functions for keyboard shortcuts, saving of shortcut sets

Features include:

Vocals, Now Even Better
Melodyne heightens its core competence. The “Melodic” algorithm used for vocals can now distinguish the unpitched, noise-like components of a note – i.e. voiceless consonants (such as sibilants like “s”) and breath sounds – from its pitched components. Even when they coincide. And although all pitch and timing changes are implemented in the tried-and-tested manner as far as the pitched components are concerned, different rules that emulate accurately the natural behavior of the human voice govern the handling of sibilants. So now when you are working with Melodyne, you obtain the highest possible sound quality and most natural-sounding results automatically.

Power Users will be relieved to discover it’s no longer necessary to isolate each individual sibilant by hand. That saves a lot of time and makes for a more meaningful display in the Note Editor. At the same time, the results sound far better, as automation works more precisely and overlaps between sibilants and pitched components are taken into account.

Sibilant detection not only yields acoustic advantages but also new creative possibilities: With the Sibilant Tool, you can adjust the balance between the sibilants and the pitched components of a note. Sibilants can be attenuated, muted altogether, emphasized or even isolated – everything is possible. So, into the bargain, you get a perfect de-esser that only affects the problem areas and has no side-effects on other components of the vocal sound.

Modeled on Human Hearing
Why do some notes sound out of tune and not others? Fluctuations in pitch contribute to the quality of a vocal performance, because it is through them that passion and emotional complexity find expression. They give it, in other words, its human dimension. But for their contribution to be a positive one, the nature, scope and precise timing of such fluctuations is of crucial importance.

A note doesn’t necessarily sound sharp or flat just because it isn’t “spot on” mathematically. Just particular, often very brief segments of the note annoy us. Sometimes at the beginning, sometimes at the end, sometimes somewhere in between. It is these crucial segments that have to be perfectly in tune; if they are, the note will sound right to us. The presence of any fluctuations before or after to such segments doesn’t trouble us – to the contrary, we feel they add life to the performance and sound natural.

Melodyne now identifies these problem areas precisely, and the offset shown in the Note Inspector is calculated from the pitch of each note at the crucial moment only – not its entire lifetime. As a result, double-clicking (to set a note’s offset to zero) now yields precisely the right musical result. Also the macro profits from this new, even more musical approach: Each individual note is pitched to perfection. Yet everything still sounds natural and alive.

The Chord Track and Cord Grid
Work better with chords, adapt notes quickly. Melodyne 5 offers you a chord track that is linked to the Pitch Grid in the Note Editor. This makes working with chords far more enjoyable and harmonies more transparent. Because you can see at any time which pitches are compatible with the current chord and can adapt the notes accordingly with lightning speed. This is helpful when you’re altering chords, and if you want to match any sample harmonically to your music, it works like a dream.

Autopilot for chords. Melodyne’s chord recognition technology is so advanced, it can consider tracks apart or together – even the entire mix – and identify the chords formed when their notes are combined. It analyses your recordings fast and reliably and fills in the Chord Track automatically. This makes working with chords even easier.

Dynamic Functions
Note-based fades. The Fade Tool gives you highly effective control over the dynamics of your recording. For each note individually. Even within a chord. This is unique and offers totally new creative possibilities for dynamic editing. And since in Melodyne the fades belong to the notes, they are automatically preserved when the notes are moved or copied.

Controlling the dynamic range. The Leveling Macro makes loud notes quieter and quiet ones louder, it adjusts volume disparities. Even – thanks to Melodyne technology – in polyphonic recordings. So if one or more notes in a chord are too quiet and being drowned out by the rest, you can raise them effortlessly to the desired level.

And Much, Much More.

Please Note: some features listed in this description may not be included with this version. Please refer to the first paragraph for an accurate overview.

BONUS! Includes iZotope Nectar 4 Advanced Academic (A $299 Value) at No Charge

With its note-based approach, Melodyne is the ideal complement to Nectar – the two form a "dream team", giving you perfect control over the intonation, timing, sound and dynamics of your vocals.

Nectar 4 boasts a complete set of tools for mixing, producing, and designing vocals. Explore new modules like Auto-Level for consistency, Voices for vocal layering, Backer for background singers, and Vocal Assistant for easy and powerful processing. Unleash a suite of powerful plugins for complete control over your vocal sound.

NEW! Features of Nectar 4 include:

Reference Any Voice - All Editions
Audiolens is compatible with Nectar 4, allowing you to tone-match any vocal sound. Separate the vocal from your reference track and gain valuable information to create a starting point for your mix.

In Sweet Harmony - Standard & Advanced
Instant, easy vocal layers: the Voices module gives you the ability to create complicated layers for your vocal production without needing to learn voice-leading and harmonic motion. Find a preset similar to your desired sound, then tweak it to your liking.

Instantly Consistent Vocals - Advanced Only
ALM (Auto Level module) is an intelligent and transparent alternative to compressors. Placed at the start of your signal chain, it acts like a recording engineer, effortlessly managing vocal levels. ALM provides consistent volume levels without introducing unwanted artifacts like traditional compressors, giving you a clean and natural sound.

Backer Module - Standard & Advanced

With the Backer module, you can now create background singers that sit behind your main vocal. Pick from eight different styles or import your own acapella to further customize your sound. Finish up a demo with different flavors of vocalists, creatively destroy ad-lib tracks, or create something new altogether.

Build Your Own Chain - Advanced Only

Nectar Advanced comes with a powerful suite of brand-new plugins. Integrate the power of Nectar into your DAW template and build your own custom chains for every vocal in your production.

Vocal Assistant Page

Vocal Assistant now provides a broad interface for making simple and helpful decisions for your vocal production without getting lost in the details of vocal mixing.

Why Nectar 4

AI-Powered Vocal Production
Nectar's Vocal Assistant kicks things off right by recommending a starting point that can easily be customized.

Groundbreaking Matching Capabilities
Match the tone and loudness of an acapella track and use it in your own vocal production.

Instant Professional Sound
Get your vocals and dialogue to sit right in your mix with over a dozen modules, intelligent processing and vocal unmasking.

System Requirements:

AU, AAX, VST3. All formats are 64-bit only.

OS
macOS Monterey (12.7), macOS Ventura (13.6)* * Supported on Intel Macs and Apple silicon (M-series) Macs (Native & Rosetta)
Win: Windows 10, Windows 11


DAWs/NLEs
Logic Pro 10.7, Live 11, Cubase 12, Pro Tools 2023, Studio One 6, FL Studio 21, REAPER 6, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Audition 2023, Davinci Resolve 18.5, Reason 12.5, Nuendo 12.