Celemony announces Melodyne plugin 2

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Rob Hughes Mar 12 2008, 5:30pm

New version of the audio correction plugin features groundbreaking technology

At a packed booth at Musikmesse 2008 earlier today, Celemony unveiled version two of its audio correction plugin, Melodyne.

Due to hit shelves in late Summer, 2008, the software will be the first to feature Direct Note Access, a pioneering technology that allows the detection and editing of individual notes within polyphonic audio material.

With the feature enabled, samples are ‘exploded’ in the Melodyne editor’s display, so that the user can see the individual notes of a chord displayed at their actual pitches and edit them individually using the on-board tools. Users will have access to the pitch, position in time and duration of each note as well as its vibrato, pitch drift, formant spectrum and volume, as parameters.

The technology will allow the Melodyne user to correct a wrong note within a piano recording, tidy up the timing of the individual notes of a chord, or retune a guitar after the recording has already taken place, amongst other tasks.

“The possibilities afforded by Direct Note Access herald a whole new era in the treatment of audio,” enthused Anselm Roessler, managing director of Celemony. “We are looking forward to being able to offer these unique editing possibilities soon within Melodyne plugin 2 and have exciting plans for the integration of the technology into other Melodyne products.”

Melodyne plugin 2 will be available for VST, AU and RTAS-compatible applications. The full version will cost €349; a UK price has not yet been announced. The update from Version 1 will cost €129. Customers purchasing the Melodyne plugin after the 12th March 2008 will receive the update free of charge.