Available for download, Celemony Melodyne 5 Assistant is a pitch adjustment and temporal realignment software that is widely recognized for its ability to rhythmically tune and realign notes. Professional mixing engineers often use Melodyne to improve the performance of parts that don't quite meet expectations, whether in monophonic or polyphonic situations.

Note: This price is for Melodyne 5 Essential users who want to upgrade to Melodyne 5 Assistant. You must have previously purchased Melodyne 5 Essential to qualify for this price.

Version 5 brings many new features and several improvements over version 4. A new "Fade" tool allows precise control of dynamics, allowing you to naturally change the level and intensity of any note without the need for compression or automation traditional. A "Level Macro" can perform dynamics control more comprehensively without sacrificing musical results. Additionally, it is possible to control sibilance more effectively without the need for a dedicated de-esser, using the new "Sibilant" tool.

The new "Melodic" algorithm adjusts material to preserve its fundamental humanity and natural sound, including sibilance detection. For tuned instruments such as tablas or 808 drums, Melodyne 5 Assistant offers a new "Percussive Pitch" algorithm. Editing chords is also much easier thanks to the new "Chord Track".

There has been an overhaul of shortcut integration and preset saving. Additionally, the file saving system has been reworked: there are no longer separate .mdd files; All detection data is now saved in the audio file itself, simplifying your file directory.

Melodyne 5 Assistant is standalone production software, but can communicate with your DAW through ARA integration or be used as a VST, AU, or AAX plug-in. It is compatible with Mac and Windows operating systems.

What's new in Melodyne 5:

• "Fade" Tool: Extensive control of dynamics with note-based fades.
• "Sibilant" tool: per-note adjustment of the volume ratio between tuned and untuned vocal sounds (de-essing).
• New "Melodic" algorithm with sibilance detection for natural results.
• New leveling macro to reduce or eliminate excessive volume disparities between notes.
• New "Percussive Pitched" algorithm for instruments such as tablas, berimbaus or 808 drums.
• Search functions for keyboard shortcuts and improvements to saving custom shortcut sets.

Features in Version 5:

• Psychoacoustically accurate pitch correction: Sometimes an out-of-tune note needs to remain untouched to preserve the humanity of a performance. Sometimes a note needs to be tuned to sound correct. Melodyne can now more accurately identify and adjust important human elements during vocal tuning, preserving the naturalness of the performance. The software can accurately identify problem areas, and the offset shown in the "Note Inspector" will be calculated from the pitch of each note at the crucial moment, rather than its duration. As a result, double-clicking a note value can now produce a correct, musical result. Each individual note is tuned to perfection while maintaining naturalness.
• Chord Track and Chord Grid: Melodyne 5 Assistant provides a chord track linked to the Pitch Grid in the Note Editor. This makes working with chords much more enjoyable and working with harmonies much more transparent. Because you can see which tunings are compatible with the current chord at any time, you can adapt notes quickly. This is useful when you are changing chords and if you want to harmonize any sample with your song.
• Robust Pitch Bend: With this new option, you can achieve better sound quality when editing certain signals, such as those with a lot of reverb. When enabled, the monophonic algorithms use a pitch curve that has been slightly smoothed.
• Complex Algorithm Improvement: This algorithm has been improved and can now be used with the same flexibility as the Tonal algorithm when it comes to formant preservation and manipulation.
• Better Keyboard Shortcuts: A new search function for keyboard shortcuts has been added, and the saving of custom shortcut sets has been improved.
• No More .mdd Files: Melodyne detection data, which was previously saved in separate .mdd files, is now stored in the audio files themselves, making file directories clearer and project sharing easier.

Basic Features:

• Suitable for monophonic, polyphonic and rhythmic/complex material.
• Perfect for extensive sound design.
• Transferring melodies from one track to another.
• It works as a plug-in or in standalone mode.
• Connection via ReWire with compatible DAWs.
• Supports ARA (Audio Random Access) on compatible DAWs.
• Fair dynamic intonation for transparent chord tuning.
• Universal time stretching algorithm.
• Polyphonic algorithms: sustain (for strings, organs, etc.) and decay (guitar, piano, etc.).
• Simplified user interface.
• Improved keyboard commands.
• Timing Intelligence: Mapping and editing timing fluctuations in a recording.

Applications:

• Manual or automatic correction of tuning and timing errors.
• Reformulation of melodies, harmonies, timing and rhythm.
• De-essing, leveling and dynamics processing.
• Transposition.
• Modification of various note parameters such as volume, vibrato and formant spectrum.
• Sending real-time audio as MIDI notes to a plug-in (virtual instrument).
• Deep editing of note timing.
• Pitch change and tempo stretching.
• Requantization.
• Audio to MIDI conversion with MIDI file export.

Monophonic and Polyphonic Material:
In the case of monophonic audio material (solo voice, saxophone, double bass, etc.) and polyphonic audio material (piano, guitar, etc.), the following edits are possible:

• Tuning modification.
• Modification of the pitch deviation.
• Modification of pitch modulation.
• Position modification.
• Length modification.
• Modification of attack speed.
• Modification of the temporal evolution of notes.
• Volume modification.
• Change of formant spectrum.
• Modifying the pitch of any transition between notes.
• Modification of the volume of any transition between notes.
• Changing the formant spectrum of any transition between notes.
• Timing requantization.
• Pitch quantization.
• Cut, copy and paste.

Rhythmic and Complex Material:
In the case of rhythmic and complex material, the separation is done according to beats; therefore, if multiple notes (e.g. click and snare) sound on the same beat, they are available for editing in the form of a single Melodyne block. For these blocks, the following editing possibilities exist:

• Modification of pitch (relative).
• Position modification.
• Length modification.
• Volume modification.
• Modification of attack speed.
• Modification of the temporal evolution of notes.
• Change of formant spectrum.
• Modification of the volume transition between blocks.
• Change in the formant spectrum of transitions between blocks.
• Timing requantization.
• Cut, copy and paste.

• Delivery format
• Download
• License type
• Standard
• License duration
• Perpetual license
• Number of users supported
• 1
• Operating system compatibility
• Windows 10
• macOS 10.12 or later
• *As of July 2020: check with the manufacturer for the most up-to-date compatibility
• Memory Requirement
• Windows, Mac:
• 4 GB (8 GB recommended)
• CPU Requirement
• MAC:
• Intel Dual-Core
• Windows:
• Intel Dual-Core or
• AMD Dual-Core
• Internet connection required
• Yes
• USB authentication device required
• No