I just don't get why Cakewalk is still using v. Please pardon the fancy language but I'm at my wits end and $100 is a lot of money to pay for some s*** I can't even use!
I've uninstalled and reinstalled Melodyne 5 twice now with no results and I can't find a VST3 plugin anywhere to put in Cakewalk's VST3 folder nor can I find ANY solution ANYWHERE in ANY help/support/forum/user manual etc, let alone ANYONE who's had the same problem and I'm frustrated to the point where I'm just about ready to say f*** it but I paid practically $100 for this crap and I would like to be able to use what I paid for! So I purchased and installed Melodyne 5 Essentials, opened Cakewalk, opened an existing project and double-clicked on the audio I had previously edited (w/ Melodyne) to open the Melodyne editor and considering I just bought and installed Melodyne 5 I assumed the editor would automatically use the updated version 5 but instead it's still using the old version. I'm relatively new to the whole Melodyne/Cakewalk scene and I'm having a problem after upgrading from Melodyne 2 to Melodyne 5 (Essentials).Īs we all know, when using Cakewalk, to use Melodyne editor on any audio you right click->Region FX->Melodyne->Create Region FX and wait for it to do its business and then you can start editing the selected audio. But then, I haven't used the polyphonic features all that much, even in Melodyne 4. While it's a bit of a miracle what can be done with the polyphonic stuff, it's tricky to use. However don't expect Celemony's slick video on chord manipulation (if you're using Editor or Studio) to go quite as smoothly as they portray. The theory is that certain parts of a note that are technically 'off pitch' do not need correction and are not perceived as a problem by the listener, but rather an essential part of the performance.
What I also like is the new algorithm that no longer relies on the average pitch of a note, but instead operates on the 'sweet spot' or the 'best pitched' section of the note. It will probably allow less reliance on a vocal follower. The leveling macro looks good too and I can see it being useful.
Those were the two main reasons why I upgraded. Melodyne 5 essential gives you direct access to individual notes within your recordings, allowing you to edit their pitch, position and duration in an intuitive way.
This version offers a single track with access only to the Main Tool, the Scroll Tool and the Zoom Tool. Melodyne 5 essential is a full version of Melodyne offering you the most important Melodyne functions for the editing of vocal and instrument tracks. The sibilant handling is great and the dynamic fade capability (which was a long time coming, and one of Melodyne's big shortcomings)) is very welcome. Melodyne 4 essential is the basic entry level version of Melodyne. Celemony says Melodyne 5 is backward-compatible and it does seem to be. And yes, my Melodyne 4 was completely removed with the upgrade.
The upgrade cost $149 AM and went flawlessly. I upgraded to Melodyne 5 yesterday (from Melodyne 4 Studio).