Nikolozi has updated Mela, available as a FREE download with optional in-app purchase Collections, each currently available for $14.99, (usually $24.99 each).
What’s new in version 7.5:
- MIDI Echo
- The MIDI Echo module repeats incoming MIDI events using a customisable feedback path.
- The Echo Path sublane receives each repeated MIDI event for processing.
- Repeats are tracked using MIDI channel numbers.
- It supports up to 16 repeats.
- The interval between repeats can be set in seconds or using tempo-synced values.
- While the module is optimised to avoid stuck notes or infinite repeats during normal use. it can still be pushed creatively.
- For example, inserting a MIDI Channel module in Modify mode within the sublane can produce infinite repeats.
- In such cases, the Panic action is available in the module actions menu.
- The module also includes an indicator for when the echo buffer is full.
- MIDI Echo is a Mela Lab module and part of Collection 5
- Other Changes
- Mod Steps: The Retria parameter has been renamed to Trigger, adding a new behaviour where, in Step mode, the sequencer advances to the next step on note-on
- MIDI Delay: Redesigned the module UI
- MIDI Delay: Renamed to Sync and added 1/64 and 1/128. the Mode parameter tempo-synced options
- MIDI Delay: Fixed an issue where modulating delay time could cause some MIDI events to be delayed by an incorrect amount.
- MIDI Delay: Fixed an issue where changing the On parameter state while processing notes could cause stuck notes or orphaned note-offs.
- MIDI Channel: Fixed an issue where changing parameters while processing notes could cause stuck notes or orphaned note-offs.
- MIDI Channel: The Channel parameter is now controlled with a dial instead of a pop-up list.
- MIDI Source: The new Note Number source option maps MIDI channels 1 to 16 to a stepped [0%, 93.75%] Mod signal.
- Diaital Delay: Added an indicator to show when the built-in clipper is active,
- Signal Indicators: Updated Feedback’s clip and Note Pulse’s pulse indicators to match the style of Digital Delay’s clip indicator
- Parameters: In the parameter actions menu, the presets section is now labelled. Parameter presets appear under Presets while list and toqale parameters use Values
- Factory Presets: Added the “Euclid Sequencer” preset to the Parts group. It uses Euclid to generate rhythm and Mod Steps to provide the notes.
- Presets: Fixed a crash caused by a malformed preset, with a Root Stack submodule that’s not a Group type.
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, Mod Steps, Slew, Unison, MIDI Echo.
Mela is available to iOS and MacOS users (AUv3).
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