Version history
Here you will find an overview of all changes introduced by the most recent Melodyne updates.
New in Version 5.4.2
The free update to Melodyne 5.4.2 features optimizations and bug fixes as well as important adaptations to macOS Sequoia. We recommend it to all users.
- macOS Sequoia: Previously, the function “Private Wi-Fi Address” made it necessary to reactivate Melodyne. With Melodyne 5.4.2, the function can be used free from any such inconvenience.
- macOS in general: Scrolling with the trackpad has been revised and improved.
- macOS in general: Changing to another program sometimes gave rise to graphic artifacts.
- ARA and plug-in: Under certain circumstances, opening Melodyne could lead to a crash.
New in Version 5.3
The update to Version 5.3 contains improvements and bug fixes, which is why we recommend it to all users. Moreover, Melodyne 5.3 is required for ARA integration into Pro Tools 2022.9.
New features and improvements
- Surround: In both ARA and Transfer modes, Melodyne can now also be used for the editing of tracks in the standard surround formats.
- ARA in Pro Tools: Melodyne 5.3 comes with all the technical prerequisites for ARA integration into Pro Tools from Version 2022.9 upwards and thus makes a significantly improved workflow in Pro Tools possible.
- Preferences: When Melodyne is employed for the first time as a plug-in, it loads the set of keyboard shortcuts corresponding to the DAW you are using.
Bug fixes
- Recording: In the stand-alone implementation of Melodyne, you can now also use a recording device with a mono input (e.g. a MacBook microphone).
- ARA in Cubase: When moving an ARA event to a track that is not selected, the selection in Melodyne is now retained.
- Pro Tools: The position of the playback cursor in Melodyne is now correctly updated even when playback is stopped.
- AAX in Pro Tools: When bouncing/committing, Melodyne now correctly evaluates the offline setting.
- The Correct Pitch macro: When the macro was applied to a very large number of notes simultaneously, Melodyne would sometimes freeze. This no longer happens.
- Preferences: Previously, in ARA mode, the keyboard shortcut for “Playback Selection” was erroneously listed under “Others” instead of under “Transport Bar”. This has been fixed.
- The Note Inspector: The input field for Sibilant Balance now reliably accepts input even when multiple tracks are being edited simultaneously.
- ARA in Cakewalk by Bandlab: Under certain circumstances, Melodyne would crash when loading a session. This has been fixed.
New in Version 5.2
New features and improvements
- Compatibility: In version 5.2, Melodyne now runs natively on Macs with Apple Silicon processors. The Mac version is supplied in Universal Binary format with native code for processors from Intel/AMD and Apple.
- Pitch editing: The scale snap behavior for pitch systems with closely spaced alternate stages has been improved.
- The playback function: In ARA mode and when using the transfer plug-in, you can now trigger playback of the current blob selection using the shortcut Alt+Space. If you would prefer to assign a different key combination to this shortcut, you can do so from the Shortcuts page of the Preferences dialog.
New in Version 5.1.1
- Change: A workaround has been integrated for ARA compatibility with Mixcraft 8.
- Fixed: Lead sheets are now exported correctly via MIDI.
- Fixed: In Apple Logic, playback can also now be started reliably from Melodyne.
- Fixed: Under macOS, shortcuts using the “cmd” and function keys are now displayed correctly.
New in Version 5.1
Features and improvements
- macOS 11 Big Sur: Melodyne 5.1 is compatible with macOS 11 Big Sur on Intel-based Macs as well as on ARM-based Macs under “Rosetta”.
- DAW-oriented keyboard shortcuts: We are always looking for ways to make the operation of Melodyne even easier for users of digital audio workstations. That’s why we’ve included sets of keyboard shortcuts customized for Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase and Studio One in Version 5.1. You can choose the set you want from the Shortcuts page of the Preferences dialog.
- Exporting lead sheets: It is now possible to export the contents of the Chord Track as a lead sheet via MIDI; you will find the relevant command in the Chord Track’s context menu.
- Algorithm selection: During ARA operation with Cakewalk, Melodyne’s Select Algorithm menu is now displayed prior to any MIDI export.
New in Version 5.0.2
- Bugfix: The installation program no longer launches under Windows 7, displaying instead a message saying that Windows 7 is not supported.
- Bugfix: In the Note Editor, you can now also place time handles without having to select a note first.
- Bugfix: In the Note Editor, you can now also move note separations without having to select a note first.
- Bugfix: In Samplitude X5, when a new audio file is detected, whichever algorithm is selected as the default is now used.
- Bugfix: There is no longer a delay before newly inserted note separations are displayed in the Note Editor.
- Bugfix: In Cubase (in Transfer mode, i.e. without ARA), Melodyne still displays correctly even if you have changed the size of its window.
- Bugfix: During local playback in ARA mode, overlapping notes are no longer erroneously played back at the comping boundaries.