Nikolozi has updated Mela, available as a FREE download with optional in-app purchase Collections, each currently available for $9.99, (usually $19.99). The new Collection 5 in-app pirchase is still available for $9.99.
What’s new in version 7.2:
- Unison Module:
- Optimised for stacking oscillators to create a classic unison effect.
- Processes submodules in parallel, similar to Stack in Sum Audio mode, with built-in detune and stereo spread
- Each submodule receives a differently detuned Pitch signal, and the outputs are spread across the stereo field before being summed.
- Levels are automatically scaled to maintain consistent gain.
- A more natural sound is achieved when oscillators use random start phases on note- on.
- Detune: Sets the maximum detune depth ir cents.
- Stereo: Sets how widely voices are spread in the stereo field.
- Unison is part of Collection 5 and listed under the Signal Router category.
- Other Changes:
- Nesting: The Group and Ungroup features have been generalised into Nest In and Unnest, extending support to container modules such as Stack, Effect, MIDI Group and Unison.
- Mid-Side: The module now supports Poly mode and no longer collapses a Polv signal to Mono.
- Slew: Allows Rise and Fall parameters to go as low as 0.01 ms
- Parameters: The Enter Value menu item now appears above the parameter presets.
- Presets: Updated the default preset.
- Strummer: Fixed edge cases that caused unexpected behaviour.
- Note Length: Fixed a bug where the note length was not updated when adjusting the Time parameter
- Modules: Fixed a 7.1 regression that prevented intensity values from being duplicated when a modulator was duplicated.
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, Group, LFO, Meter, MIDI In, MIDI Out, MIDI-to-Poly, Notepad, Overlap Remover, 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, Band Pass, Correlation, Digital Delay, Dual Pan, Euclid, Macro Button, Mid-Side, Multiply-Add, Noise Gate, Note Chance, Note Event, Pitch Follower, Reverb, Ring Mod, Simple LFO, Stereo Pan, Stereo Tool.
- Collection 4: Crossover, Delay, Effect, Feedback, Groove, MIDI Delay, Note-to-Pitch, Note Hold, Note Pulse, Quantiser, Stack, Vel-to-Amp.
- Collection 5: CC Modulator, Frequency Shifter, Limiter, Mod Oscilloscope, Slew, Unison,
Mela is available to iOS and MacOS users (AUv3).
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