Nikolozi has updated Mela, available as a FREE download with optional in-app purchases. To celebrate, all Collections now attract a 30% discount ending May 12th.
What’s new in version 6.4:
- Digital Delay Module
- The module has been redesigned and now includes the Delay Path sublane.
- Since the sublane provides full flexibility for processing the delayed signal, the built-in 1-pole low-pass and high-pass filters are no longer necessary and have been removed.
- To keep levels under control, the module retains the built-in feedback hard clipper that limits the maximum level to +6dBFS.
- However, modules like Clipper and Meter can be used to manage and monitor levels in the Delay Path sublane to avoid triggering the clipper.
- Existing presets that use the Digital Delay module will automatically migrate, with their sublanes populated by Band Pass and Clipper modules replicating the original filter and clipper settings.
- The inserted Clipper will have its Type set to Hard, and Peak to +6dB, while the Band Pass will use the 1-pole filter type. Feel free to adjust these settings or replace the modules as needed.
- Band Pass Module
- The new module processes the Audio signal using a pair of virtual analog low-pass and high-pass filters arranged in series.
- It’s ideal for creating audio effects with a feedback loop by inserting it into the feedback path.
- It offers 1-pole and 2-pole filter modes.
- Band Pass is added to Collection 3.
- Clipper Module
- Added the Peak parameter, which sets the clipping level within a range of -18dB to +6dB.
- The graph now displays how the positive half-cycle of a sinusoid with unity amplitude is transformed by the module based on the current parameters.
- The negative half-cycle is transformed symmetrically.
- Dragging the graph horizontally or vertically adjusts the Drive or Peak parameter correspondingly.
- Double-tapping the graph resets the parameters to their default values.
- The Peak Indicator flashes when the input signal exceeds the Peak parameter value.
- Stereo Tool Module
- The Phase Inverter module has been renamed Stereo Tool and now offers extended routing options.
- The module now lets each left/right channel’s output be set to match its input, swap to the other channel’s input, be phase‑inverted, or muted.
- The updated “Ping-Pong Delay” preset utilises this module.
- Module Improvements
- Stack: The module has a new mode, Ring Mod. When enabled, Stack’s output Audio signal, or the Audio components of the output Poly signal, is the product of the output Audio and/or the Audio components of the output Poly signals of the submodules.
- Stack Module: Fixed the scrolling not working using touch (worked when using a trackpad or mouse).
- Lanes: Similar to module menu actions, added the “Replace Lane” action below “Insert Lane”.
- Feedback Module: Changed Level parameter’s range from [-100%, 100%] to [-200%, 200%].
- Feedback Module: To keep feedback under control, the module now has a built-in hard clipper that limits the maximum output level to +6dBFS.
- Effect Module: The module graduated from Mela Lab and can be found under the Signal Router category.
- Layer Module: The module has been removed since creating the same signal routing is simpler with the Stack and Group modules.
- Modules: Submodules now dim when one of their ancestors is turned off.
- Other Changes
- Added the new Black theme to complement the White one. It’s based on Martin Breault’s MelAUM theme.
- More themes can be found on the Artist Themes page: https://nikolozi.com/mela/artist-themes/
- Settings: The Getting Started link has been renamed to User Guide and now opens the guide in the browser.
- Voice Alignment: Fixed an issue where MIDI-to-Poly instances sharing the same MIDI input would lose voice allocation synchronisation when one of the instances was unbypassed.
Mela is a modular music-making tool that scales with your needs. With its intuitive interface, you can seamlessly build fully custom polyphonic synthesisers, unique audio effects, and complex MIDI processors. Mela can run as a standalone app on iOS and macOS or as an AUv3 plug-in inside your favourite DAW such as AUM, Drambo, Logic Pro and many more.
In Mela, presets are constructed using modules arranged on lanes, where signals flowing through the lanes are processed by the modules. Audio and MIDI signals can be sent and received to and from the host or routed between lanes using internal buses. Modulator modules can target any module parameter on any lane. Lanes and modules are easily added, removed, or rearranged, allowing you to design presets as simple or complex as needed. Mela comes with 76 modules, with new ones added with every update. The following are some examples from different categories.
Mela can be loaded inside a host as one of the following plug-in types: Instrument, Audio Effect or MIDI Processor. The only difference is the number of audio and MIDI inputs and outputs. Otherwise, the features are identical, and a preset created in one type can be opened by another.
Modules are organised into collections. Collection 0 is free, allowing you to test out Mela’s features. Other collections can be purchased via in-app purchases. The following is a list of all modules.
- Collection 0: Amp Envelope, Arpeggiator, Audio In, Audio Out, LFO, Meter, MIDI In, MIDI Out, MIDI-to-Poly, Note Pad, Poly-to-Audio, Relative Pitch, Stereo Delay, Transposer, VA Filter, VA Oscillator, Volume.
- Collection 1: Balance, Chord, Chorus, Control Change, Compressor, Distortion, DS Oscillator, Envelope Generator, Envelope Follower, Flanger, Glide, Level, MIDI Logger, MIDI Source, Mono, Noise Oscillator, Note Echo, Note Length, Note Range, Phaser, Pitch Bend, Random, Scale, Strummer, Velocity.
- Collection 2: Clipper, Comb Filter, DC Blocker, Degrader, EQ Band, Fixed Pitch, FM Operator, Macro, MIDI Capture, MIDI Channel, Oscilloscope, Pitch Ratio, Rectifier, Vibrato, Voice Activity, VPS Oscillator.
- Collection 3: All Pass, Audio-to-Mod, Correlation, Digital Delay, Dual Pan, Euclid, Macro Button, Mid-Side, Multiply-Add, Noise Gate, Note Chance, Note Event, Phase Inverter, Pitch Follower, Reverb, Ring Mod, Simple LFO, Stereo Pan.
- Collection 4: Delay, Feedback, MIDI Delay, Note-to-Pitch, Note Pulse, Sublane, Vel-to-Amp.
Mela is available to iOS and MacOS users (AUv3).
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