This video is the BEST on how to use Melodyne for beginners. Audio Edges, you have a gift for teaching and making everything simple. I am in my Seventies, and I could comprehend your teachings very well. I will come back to this video to re-learn everything on it. The thing is I can completely understand what you are doing, and saying. You are fast but yet thorough in your explanations. Two thumbs up or if you prefer stars, I give the video a 5 Star rating (5 out of 5).
Thank you so much for this kind comment, Jim! It really means a lot. This is why I make these videos. I'm so glad you found it helpful and I truly appreciate the kind words 🙏😊
He's my FAVORITE new Tutor,,,LOL. I had some assignments due for Berklee in Pro Tools using Melodyne and & I had very little experience using it. Alex answered several of my questions and fixed SEVERAL of my issues, all in the first five minutes.
You did a great job explaining this. I've had Cakewalk for 2 years and tried the free auto pitch correction. I thought this would be over my head. Thanks very much!!
You saved the day for my my school assignment! Thank you! The ARA in Protools was so confusing and I searched for some guidance. I will be using your traditional demo for a while before using ARA! Your instructions were very precise and clear. Please do post one on Melodyne using ARA with the 2023 Protools version if possible. I couldn’t find a single tutorial that used the new version and I was unable to get it up and running. I am sure there will be many who will appreciate it😊Subscribed!!
I'm so glad to hear that!! Thanks so much for your comment, it made my day. The Melodyne using ARA video is on my list, that's a great suggestion! Thanks again for the feedback and welcome to the channel :)
Highly under-rated video! Thank you for going through everything - I'm working on an EP so I wanna learn how to tune my own vocals before I send it off to my Mixing/Mastering engineer 👍😄
Alex - glad I came across this video. Just started melodyne trial and you showed every tool and task I can use to get started and I haven't even yet opened the manual. Did you know it's 200+ pages? Thanks. Hope you get many more views.
Thanks for this, very helpful. So many of Melodyne's "starter" videos assume you're already in the program and they just start tweaking things. A couple questions if anyone can answer: 1) Do you need to, or is it helpful to assign the key of the song before bringing the vocal track into melodyne? 2) When you are done making your pitch, level, etc adjustments, the edits live in the plug-in and remained synced to the track? 3) Can you open multiple Melodyne plug-ins separately for different tracks? (harmonies, other instruments, etc) Thanks!
Thank you so much for making this video. I particularly appreciate the quicker ways of doing things - workflow is key for me. This really is an excellent tutorial. ❤
With the assistance of this video I have been able to fumble thru a vocal track to test this stuff out. My version is Essentials 5 that came with my Samplitude ProX-8. Unfortunately I immediately discovered some discrepancies with my version and have determined my version is the most basic one...which is very limited. I have tried to contact Celemony but they have yet to reply to my many requests for further info on my version. That said...although very limited...I was able to fumble around and get thru my vocal track with this basic version and got a feel for how and what his stuff does. Bottom line...so far... after taking a couple of shots at it, I have been pleasantly surprised with the results. I'm still waiting to hear from Celemony.
I have gone back & forth with Rich @ Celemony who has been very supportive. The problems I'm having now is that Samplitude is not very cooperative to Melodyne, but that's nothing new as Samplitude is not cooperative with anyone!@@audioedges
Thanks so much for the tutorial. I’m using essential and they don’t come with pitch modulation/drift tool. Do you have any suggestion if I want to fix a pitch that’s too wavy? Also after I’ve done correcting notes in the Melodyne how do I save it to the original track? Many thanks in advance
Thanks for this! Using Melodyne Essentials (not ARA) with PT 12 perpetual. After I have done my edits in Melodyne, how do I add it back into PT? Ideally, I’d like to create a new separate track with the Melodyne-edited version.
Hey Mike! Right click the plugin at the top of your chain and hit “Commit up to this Insert Only” - when it asks what to do with the original track, select “Make inactive”. Then the original track will still be there in your session in case you need to go back to it and make changes, but it will be “inactive” meaning it’s not using your cpu to run the plugins on that chain. (It will be greyed out and silent). I like to take that inactive track, collapse it down to mini size, and have it sit as this little grey line above the vocal, in case I need to go back to it. Different people do different things but this seems to work well for me. Hope this helps! :)
Great intro to Melodyne! Are you aware that you don’t need to separate breaths and sibilants any more in the latest Melodyne version? Melodyne automatically does it for you. So your bonus tip #1 has become obsolete. 🙂 Anyway, thanks for the video!
Sorry for the confused question but how do you get the tuned audio back into your protools session. Years ago I Had to print it back into the session but don't remember how... is that not needed anymore?
Actually you don't need to transfer the corrected audio back to your DAW. Just leave the plugin in your very first effects slot and it will playback in realtime.✌️
But if you want to transfer it into your DAW you can just route your vocal track to an empty track and record the corrected audio back to your arrangement through this track.
So once you edit the vocal in melodyne, does it need to be re transferred back into the DAW? Like as another track? Or re rendered somehow or is it just “done?”
The tuning edit lives inside of the plugin, which I recommend putting first in your chain! Then you can add the rest of your processing afterwards. It's best to do any track editing (e.g. breath edits, clicks, pops, etc.) before transferring your audio into Melodyne, so that the vocal prepped and all set for tuning and then directly into processing. Hope that helps!
Sorry if I've missed this somewhere. What version of Melodyne are you demonstrating? I searched for Melodyne 5 Essential, but I think this a more advanced version?
No worries, I didn't mention it in the video! This is Melodyne Editor. It's a higher tiered version, but the tools and concepts inside the video will still work for Essential :)
Thanks! I had a tech issue in the video export. It was a Final Cut/OBS bug that I've since worked out! The video still seemed to be helpful for others, so I decided to leave it up for that reason. Though I agree, the clicks are annoying. Sorry about that!!
Has anyone figured a way to open a saved file (*.mpd) in Melodyne that is playable? For me, the track is always grayed and mute. The manual is useless.
You can leave Melodyne as is on the first insert of the track, or you can commit the plugin to render the changes into the audio file if you’re sure you’re happy with your tuning job and want to clear up an insert slot! :)
@@audioedges dope! Thank you so much. Im looking into getting the latest PT version updated onto my perpetual license also to get the embedded melodyne... lets see
Coming from an analog world far far away, I have embraced the digital space we now live in. There is so much we can do now that was impossible before...yet for some things...I can't help but wonder about the days when singers were just GOOD...and didn't have to rely on all this stuff to make them better than they actually were...or are! Just like AI...they are removing the soul from everything. If you're under 50 or 60 you probably don't get it. Just ask any of the real singers from the 50-60-70 era if they ever needed any of this stuff.
I get where you're coming from, it's a valid point. In my opinion, at the end of the day, a great singer will still win because they'll get better results with a great performance and a bit of Melodyne touchup, than a vocal that needs in-depth tuning work (turning out less natural). Melodyne can't help live performances either, so there's still that incentive for serious artists to develop their vocal skills.
The thing I hate about Melodyne (or really any vocal tuner) is you can't make any edits to the track in your DAW. If you do, you have to re-transfer it into Melodyne and tune it all over again! Sucks
That’s not true when you use a DAW that supports ARA (such as Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, etc.). Then Melodyne will follow any edits in your DAW and vice versa.
Good video but you tend to focus alot on keyboard shortcuts which is obviously your preferred method. Now I have to memorize all these shortcuts before you go thru how to access the tools. Please consider showing how to FIRST ACCESS and use the tool. You discuss functionality but then you literally keep bring up shortcut after shortcut. Dude, I need a cheatsheet for all the shortcuts. Maybe you could do a video called Melodyne shortcuts but when teaching basic functionality at the beginner level please consider showing us how to get to the function first. Otherwise great job.
Option command didn't let me zoom. My melodyne window is the entire bottom of the screen and I can't move it around. I'm so frustrated 🥲 Any chance you can help me with this?
In ProTools, if you have a Melodyne tab at the bottom of your screen that's "lit up, just click on it. It is an on/off toggle for Melodyne. Instead go to inserts and open a window you can move around.
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This video is the BEST on how to use Melodyne for beginners. Audio Edges, you have a gift for teaching and making everything simple. I am in my Seventies, and I could comprehend your teachings very well. I will come back to this video to re-learn everything on it. The thing is I can completely understand what you are doing, and saying. You are fast but yet thorough in your explanations. Two thumbs up or if you prefer stars, I give the video a 5 Star rating (5 out of 5).
I, also in my seventies, I agree in every aspect of your comment
Thank you so much for this kind comment, Jim! It really means a lot. This is why I make these videos. I'm so glad you found it helpful and I truly appreciate the kind words 🙏😊
@@TheSlushpump Thanks so much! I'm really glad to hear that! :)
He's my FAVORITE new Tutor,,,LOL. I had some assignments due for Berklee in Pro Tools using Melodyne and & I had very little experience using it. Alex answered several of my questions and fixed SEVERAL of my issues, all in the first five minutes.
Thank you Marion! This is what it’s all about!!Let’s go 🔥 Glad you’re seeing the results.
Yes, this is THE BEST video on Melodyne on RUclips.
Thank you Stevy! Glad you enjoyed it :)
You did a great job explaining this. I've had Cakewalk for 2 years and tried the free auto pitch correction. I thought this would be over my head. Thanks very much!!
I concur, super helpful video! I don't know why Melodyne's dedicated website of tutorials doesn't have anything comparably useful
Thank you :)
Saved this video and will be referencing it for sure. Thanks!
You saved the day for my my school assignment! Thank you! The ARA in Protools was so confusing and I searched for some guidance. I will be using your traditional demo for a while before using ARA!
Your instructions were very precise and clear. Please do post one on Melodyne using ARA with the 2023 Protools version if possible. I couldn’t find a single tutorial that used the new version and I was unable to get it up and running. I am sure there will be many who will appreciate it😊Subscribed!!
I'm so glad to hear that!! Thanks so much for your comment, it made my day. The Melodyne using ARA video is on my list, that's a great suggestion! Thanks again for the feedback and welcome to the channel :)
Thank you for doing this!
Happy to help Jake! Glad you liked it!
Thanks, that was really helpful! Most of the tutorials I've seen didn't start from the transfer process and that was where I needed to start.
Thanks Casey! So glad to hear it was helpful for you :)
Fantastic. Just starting to use Melodyne. This was a big find. Thank you for posting.
Thanks so much! I’m really glad to hear that :)
Highly under-rated video! Thank you for going through everything - I'm working on an EP so I wanna learn how to tune my own vocals before I send it off to my Mixing/Mastering engineer 👍😄
Thanks so much! I"m really glad it was helpful! Welcome to the channel :)
Alex - glad I came across this video. Just started melodyne trial and you showed every tool and task I can use to get started and I haven't even yet opened the manual. Did you know it's 200+ pages? Thanks. Hope you get many more views.
Thanks so much, Dave! Totally understand, plugin manuals are quite long, haha. Glad the video helped in that regard! :)
This was really great. Thanks for this!
Thanks so much! Really glad you found it helpful and welcome to the channel :)
I'm very new to Melodyne, This video explained it very well thank you.
So glad to hear that! You're welcome and thanks for watching :)
Thanks for this, very helpful. So many of Melodyne's "starter" videos assume you're already in the program and they just start tweaking things. A couple questions if anyone can answer: 1) Do you need to, or is it helpful to assign the key of the song before bringing the vocal track into melodyne? 2) When you are done making your pitch, level, etc adjustments, the edits live in the plug-in and remained synced to the track? 3) Can you open multiple Melodyne plug-ins separately for different tracks? (harmonies, other instruments, etc) Thanks!
Great video, quick and straight to the point
Thanks! Really glad you enjoyed it :)
Simply great tutorial! Million thanks!
Appreciate it! Glad you liked it!
@@audioedges is the free 30 day trial version any good?
Amazing Video brotha I learned so much you’re awesome keep going‼️💯
Thank you for the awesome tutorial!
The best video on melodyne
Thank you so much for making this video. I particularly appreciate the quicker ways of doing things - workflow is key for me. This really is an excellent tutorial. ❤
Thanks Mick! Workflow is key for me too, I'm glad you found it helpful! :)
Although I use Logic, I liked this video because of the good tips for Melodyne! Thank you very much!
Happy to hear that! Thanks for watching! :)
Best tutorial on here!
Thanks for creating this video. Really gave me a solid grasp of Melodyne so I can get right to work. Well done. 😁
Thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful :) Welcome to the channel!
With the assistance of this video I have been able to fumble thru a vocal track to test this stuff out. My version is Essentials 5 that came with my Samplitude ProX-8. Unfortunately I immediately discovered some discrepancies with my version and have determined my version is the most basic one...which is very limited. I have tried to contact Celemony but they have yet to reply to my many requests for further info on my version. That said...although very limited...I was able to fumble around and get thru my vocal track with this basic version and got a feel for how and what his stuff does. Bottom line...so far... after taking a couple of shots at it, I have been pleasantly surprised with the results. I'm still waiting to hear from Celemony.
Thanks Steven! Glad you liked the video! Hope you got that troubleshooted ok and hope it worked out with Celemony :)
I have gone back & forth with Rich @ Celemony who has been very supportive. The problems I'm having now is that Samplitude is not very cooperative to Melodyne, but that's nothing new as Samplitude is not cooperative with anyone!@@audioedges
Unreal tutorial, thanks!
Thanks, happy to help!
Wonderful tutorial! You are the best. Thank you!
Thanks so much for the kind words! Really glad it was helpful :)
Thanks man
Glad you found it helpful! Welcome to the channel :)
You are a truly gifted instructor:)
I’m so glad you liked it, thank you!
Excellent tutorial. And I learned a new word - artifacty!!! Brilliant 👍
Haha, glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful! Welcome to the channel :)
THANK YOU BROTHER, AMAZING!
You bet! Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the vid! :)
great work mate!
Thanks Pablo! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Welcome to the channel :)
Thank you thank you this helped me alot.
So glad to hear it! Thank you!
Thank you sooooo much!!! ❤️❤️❤️🎻🎤
So glad you enjoyed it! Welcome to the channel :)
this is the best to s on melodyne
Thank you! :)
Great tutorial brother. Thanks
Thanks so much!
Excellent video dude! Thanks!!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks so much for the tutorial. I’m using essential and they don’t come with pitch modulation/drift tool. Do you have any suggestion if I want to fix a pitch that’s too wavy? Also after I’ve done correcting notes in the Melodyne how do I save it to the original track? Many thanks in advance
Loving your videos - super helpful, thanks so much
Thanks Sophie! Glad you're enjoying them :)
Thanks
You Great
Most welcome!
Thank you for this!! ⭐️
You're so welcome! :)
thank you!
Happy to help!
Am I correct in saying that one doesn't need a DAW and that it can just be done directly within Melodyne?
such a good video thanks a lot
Really glad it helped!
i dont have most of the tools shown above
thank you
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!
great help 😀
So glad to hear it! Thanks for the comment, Dennis :)
Thanks for this! Using Melodyne Essentials (not ARA) with PT 12 perpetual. After I have done my edits in Melodyne, how do I add it back into PT? Ideally, I’d like to create a new separate track with the Melodyne-edited version.
Hey Mike! Right click the plugin at the top of your chain and hit “Commit up to this Insert Only” - when it asks what to do with the original track, select “Make inactive”. Then the original track will still be there in your session in case you need to go back to it and make changes, but it will be “inactive” meaning it’s not using your cpu to run the plugins on that chain. (It will be greyed out and silent). I like to take that inactive track, collapse it down to mini size, and have it sit as this little grey line above the vocal, in case I need to go back to it. Different people do different things but this seems to work well for me. Hope this helps! :)
Boss please how can I get wave plug ins in studio one
Great video!! You are GOOD!!
Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it :) New video dropping today!
Awesome vid, thanks for doing this and being so clear…:))
Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Welcome to the channel :)
Nice work.. U Made my Day !
So glad you enjoyed the video my friend! Thanks :)
Great video! thanks 🔥
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment :)
I thought the new pro-tools has ARA integration with melodyne natively supported? Or you haven't upgraded yet?
It does! I showed the traditional method those that don't have ARA yet in their Daw :)
Great intro to Melodyne! Are you aware that you don’t need to separate breaths and sibilants any more in the latest Melodyne version? Melodyne automatically does it for you. So your bonus tip #1 has become obsolete. 🙂 Anyway, thanks for the video!
That's awesome! It's great that the software is evolving and improving. So glad you enjoyed the video! :)
What version are you using I dont seem to have as many tools.
Why can't I find the pitch drift tool? Or the pitch modulation tool? I'm using Melodyne with Studio One...helppp
that's most likely the essential version
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it! Welcome to the channel :)
Sorry for the confused question but how do you get the tuned audio back into your protools session. Years ago I Had to print it back into the session but don't remember how... is that not needed anymore?
Actually you don't need to transfer the corrected audio back to your DAW. Just leave the plugin in your very first effects slot and it will playback in realtime.✌️
But if you want to transfer it into your DAW you can just route your vocal track to an empty track and record the corrected audio back to your arrangement through this track.
So once you edit the vocal in melodyne, does it need to be re transferred back into the DAW? Like as another track? Or re rendered somehow or is it just “done?”
The tuning edit lives inside of the plugin, which I recommend putting first in your chain! Then you can add the rest of your processing afterwards. It's best to do any track editing (e.g. breath edits, clicks, pops, etc.) before transferring your audio into Melodyne, so that the vocal prepped and all set for tuning and then directly into processing. Hope that helps!
Sorry if I've missed this somewhere. What version of Melodyne are you demonstrating? I searched for Melodyne 5 Essential, but I think this a more advanced version?
No worries, I didn't mention it in the video! This is Melodyne Editor. It's a higher tiered version, but the tools and concepts inside the video will still work for Essential :)
Thank you!
good vid...
😊
Thank you, glad it was helpful! :)
The video is nice but what are these clicks in the vocals?
Thanks! I had a tech issue in the video export. It was a Final Cut/OBS bug that I've since worked out! The video still seemed to be helpful for others, so I decided to leave it up for that reason. Though I agree, the clicks are annoying. Sorry about that!!
Has anyone figured a way to open a saved file (*.mpd) in Melodyne that is playable? For me, the track is always grayed and mute. The manual is useless.
can hire you for melodyne services
Hey there! You can reach me at audioedges.com/studio
Tq frend❤❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Wait, then you just commit to apply the changes?
You can leave Melodyne as is on the first insert of the track, or you can commit the plugin to render the changes into the audio file if you’re sure you’re happy with your tuning job and want to clear up an insert slot! :)
@@audioedges dope! Thank you so much. Im looking into getting the latest PT version updated onto my perpetual license also to get the embedded melodyne... lets see
I click on the transfer button and it won't turn red.Or respond in any way
I think that means your melodyne is not activated.
Coming from an analog world far far away, I have embraced the digital space we now live in. There is so much we can do now that was impossible before...yet for some things...I can't help but wonder about the days when singers were just GOOD...and didn't have to rely on all this stuff to make them better than they actually were...or are! Just like AI...they are removing the soul from everything. If you're under 50 or 60 you probably don't get it. Just ask any of the real singers from the 50-60-70 era if they ever needed any of this stuff.
I get where you're coming from, it's a valid point. In my opinion, at the end of the day, a great singer will still win because they'll get better results with a great performance and a bit of Melodyne touchup, than a vocal that needs in-depth tuning work (turning out less natural). Melodyne can't help live performances either, so there's still that incentive for serious artists to develop their vocal skills.
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The thing I hate about Melodyne (or really any vocal tuner) is you can't make any edits to the track in your DAW.
If you do, you have to re-transfer it into Melodyne and tune it all over again! Sucks
That’s not true when you use a DAW that supports ARA (such as Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, etc.). Then Melodyne will follow any edits in your DAW and vice versa.
Good video but you tend to focus alot on keyboard shortcuts which is obviously your preferred method. Now I have to memorize all these shortcuts before you go thru how to access the tools. Please consider showing how to FIRST ACCESS and use the tool. You discuss functionality but then you literally keep bring up shortcut after shortcut. Dude, I need a cheatsheet for all the shortcuts. Maybe you could do a video called Melodyne shortcuts but when teaching basic functionality at the beginner level please consider showing us how to get to the function first. Otherwise great job.
Option command didn't let me zoom. My melodyne window is the entire bottom of the screen and I can't move it around. I'm so frustrated 🥲 Any chance you can help me with this?
Sorry to hear it’s giving you trouble! Which DAW are you using?
In ProTools, if you have a Melodyne tab at the bottom of your screen that's "lit up, just click on it. It is an on/off toggle for Melodyne. Instead go to inserts and open a window you can move around.
Thank you for this!! ⭐️
You're so welcome! :)