Melodyne 4 Explained®
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Tutorial 1
Introduction
4:11See what will be covered in this series, and get a first look at the Melodyne workspace.
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Tutorial 2
Transferring Audio into Melodyne
5:30Learn about the basic preferences and how to set where the files used by Melodyne will be placed. Discover the basic properties of each of the available algorithms.
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Tutorial 3
Basic Pitch Editing
4:48Learn how to transpose individual note pitches either chromatically or conforming to the detected scale, while maintaining their natural offsets; and see how to quantize notes to the perfect tuning of their intended pitches.
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Tutorial 4
Pitch Drift & Pitch Modulation
4:10The pitch drift tool is used to correct the intonation of a note’s pitch over time, and how the pitch modulation tool is used to edit vibrato. Also, see how to quantize pitch and pitch modulation in order to create the T-Pain, or “Cher”, vocal effect.
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Tutorial 5
Getting Around the GUI
5:00Discover various ways of controlling playback from within the Melodyne plug-in, scrub through blobs, zoom and scroll the display, and work with cycle ranges.
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Tutorial 6
Working with the Timing Tool
4:56The Timing Tool is used to stretch, compress, move, and quantize single or multiple blob selections. Also, learn how to separate adjacent notes so they can move independently, and see how to add a random deviation to humanize the timing.
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Tutorial 7
Time Handle & Attack Speed Tools
4:14Learn to use the Attack Speed Tool to either sharpen or make duller the attack portion of notes, and how the Time Handle Tool is used to stretch or compress areas within a single blob. Also see how to use the Note Separation Tool to split notes into multiple blobs, so their pitch (or timing) envelopes can be altered separately.
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Tutorial 8
Note Separation, Formant, Amplitude, & Timing Tool in Action
7:02Eli demonstrates how these various tools are used to clean up a guitar solo.
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Tutorial 9
The Correct Pitch Macro
5:13See how this tool is used to make broad changes on basic tuning and pitch drift on multiple notes together.
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Tutorial 10
The Quantize Time Macro
4:41Explore the nuanced time correction possibilities available with the quantize time macro, See how multiple notes are moved and automatically trimmed in relation to the chosen grid value.
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Tutorial 11
Selection Techniques
3:26Learn methods of selecting notes contiguously, non contiguously, based on pitch, octave, position in time, using the mouse, contextual menus, and key commands.
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Tutorial 12
Getting Started with Note Detection Mode
5:11See how this mode is used to tweak the detection of overtones and fundamental tones, limit the vertical range of detection, and control the amount of energy split between fundamental tones and overtones.
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Tutorial 13
Note Detection & Note Separations
5:32Discover how the various note separation tools and workflows in note detection mode are used to work with and edit detected note start and end points.
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Tutorial 14
Working with the Algorithm Inspector
5:02Eli demonstrates how to optimize and tweak the note detection using the various algorithm inspector controls.
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Tutorial 15
Polyphonic Note Editing
3:54See how chords are quantized while the notes maintain their relative distance to each other. Learn how the pitch of individual notes within a chord are changed using Melodyne’s Direct Note Access.
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Tutorial 16
Copy & Paste
7:30Learn how to use the copy and paste functions to repeat polyphonic phrases, create vocal doubling effects, and generate harmonies.
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Tutorial 17
Getting to Know the Pitch Grid & Scale Functions
5:44This video covers the pitch grid’s various snap and display options. Learn how to edit key and scale info, and have notes automatically conform to changes.
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Tutorial 18
Master Tuning & The Scale Window
5:10Learn how to change the master tuning used by Melodyne, and see how to access and use exotic alternate scales.
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Tutorial 19
Working with Drums
6:16Explore some ideas on how to add spice to a drum loop analyzed using Melodyne’s Percussive algorithm.
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Tutorial 20
Audio to MIDI in Action
5:28Three ways to creatively use Melodyne’s Audio to MIDI export function.
In this in-depth video tutorial series computer music guru Eli Krantzberg shows you how Celemony Melodyne 4 gives you complete control over the pitch and timing of every track in your project. You’ll see how you can use Melodyne both surgically and creatively, on individual tracks and even entire songs!
After a quick introduction, Eli starts by demonstrating how you transfer your audio into Melodyne so you can edit your pitch and timing in the Melodyne editor. You’ll then learn Pitch Editing including how to Transpose and Quantize Notes and how to Correct Pitch Drift and Intonation Errors over time.
Eli now reveals the best way to get around the Melodyne 4 GUI and discusses the deep timing features of Melodyne 4, including the Timing Tool, Time Handle, and Attack Speed Tools, as well as demonstrating the important essentials of Note Separation. The Correction Tools are covered next, starting with the Correct Pitch Macro which makes broad changes, and the Quantize Time Macro which does the same for time.
Selection and Detection are up next, and Eli shows you the best ways to use Melodyne’s Selection Options for selecting notes, and then how Note Detection and Separation work. He also explains how to use the Algorithm Inspector to optimize note detection for better editing and correction.
With all that covered, Eli turns to Polyphonic Note Editing, demonstrating how to quantize full chords using Melodyne’s unique Direct Note Access. Global features and parameters such as Cut and Paste, the Pitch Grid, Scale functions, Master Tuning, and the Scale Window are then looked at in detail.
Eli ends the series with a video on creative ways to use Melodyne and add spice to a drum loop using Melodyne’s Percussive algorithm as well as using Melodyne’s Audio to MIDI export function.
Whether you’re new to Melodyne or you’re an existing user looking for more ways to use it in your songs and productions, don’t miss “Melodyne 4 Explained”!
Reviews
Submitted 3 weeks ago
I learned a LOT
This is a must see tutorial. If you are getting into Melodyne for the first time you can get a bit confused because the approach is so different than any analog method of treating sound. Melodyne is a fantastic example of what can be done digitally, but Eli keeps it musical. That is so important and especially in today's music where sound creation seems to be overwhelming music creation. You will never regret the time you spend here.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Audio Engineer, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Studio One
Submitted 1 month ago
Good introduction to Melodyne
Good examples, clear explanations.
I am a: Semi-Pro, Professional, Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, Sound for Film/TV, Ableton Live, Cakewalk Sonar, Pro Tools, Samplitude
Submitted 2 months ago
Helped me decide to Make The Purchase
I have a trial version of Melodyne 4 STUDIO and with Eli's help, the decision to buy has become compelling! - Thanks, Eli
I am a: Professional, Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Logic Pro, Reaper
Submitted 3 months ago
great tutorial
one great thing about groove3 year subscription is that u can go back and see videos of more complicated plugins like melodyne. great video.
I am a: Student
Submitted 3 months ago
patient , well taught out, perfect
clarity is the key and this hit the nail right on the head. Excellent job Eli!!!
I am a: Hobbyist, Semi-Pro, Musician, Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, Mastering Facility, Cakewalk Sonar, Cubase, Reaper
Submitted 4 months ago
very helpful!
keen to start practicing what i have learnt.
I am a: Student, Musician, Audio Engineer, Pro Tools
Submitted 4 months ago
Helpful and professional!
Everything is explained as the teacher does it very clearly . This will really help anyone understand Melodyne better
I am a: Semi-Pro, Professional, Producer, Beat Maker, Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, Game Designer, Mastering Facility, Sound for Film/TV, Pro Tools
Submitted 5 months ago
Watch it
I am glad I watched this series. Eli is a wonderful instructor.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Producer, Cakewalk Sonar
Submitted 7 months ago
Explained how to use it and then some.
Little fast in places and had to rewind... but covers all the basics and then some. Not for beginner engineers.
I am a: Professional, Musician, Producer, Audio Engineer, Mastering Facility, Pro Tools, Studio One
Submitted 8 months ago
Exciting and informative!
Eli Krantzberg is very well prepared and his exposition has an excellent pacing and it's very informative without becoming neither dull nor tedious. Very well done!
I am a: Hobbyist, Ableton Live
1. When did you start dabbling in music?
I started playing drums in high school at age fourteen. Like most kids my age around then, I was into progressive rock. Genesis, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Yes. They rocked my world. A few short years later though, my musical life changed. While studying music in college I discovered Charlie Parker, Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt, and John Coltrane. Milt Jackson spoke to me in such a profound way that it left me no choice but to take up vibraphone.
These great players, along with drummers like Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, Art Blakey, and Elvin Jones changed not only the way I thought about drumming, but also music - and by extension, life - as a whole. I realized life was meant to be a creative endeavor. The idea of improvising based on a loose set of guidelines and rules permeated into my psyche even when I wasn't holding a pair of drumsticks or mallets. But if I am going to be perfectly truthful, I have to hold Henry Miller and Woody Allen equally responsible for shaping the way I view and experience the world around me.
2. What training have you had?
I am currently an Apple certified Logic Pro. Young and cocky, and armed with only a partial University degree, I dropped out of school and began playing steady commercial hotel engagements and jazz gigs when I could. This went on for many years until I decided it was time to complete my degree - which I ultimately did with a major in Political Science and a minor in music.
It was at this point that I formed my current band Nightshift. We are going in to our twenty third year now - playing commercial one nighters like weddings, corporate events, etc. Don't turn your nose up at it though - it has allowed me a wonderful quality of life. It gave me the freedom to go back to school and complete a post graduate degree in Communications Studies - all the while supporting myself by playing weddings.
3. When did you get into recording?
It was in this graduate program - in the early nineties - that I found myself drawn to the fledgling emerging universe of hard disc recording and midi sequencing. Based on nothing more than the recommendation of one of my band mates who had an old Atari, I jumped in head first and bought a Mac LC ll, along with a version 1.1 of what was then Notator Logic. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. But, in hindsight, it was a decision of epic importance in my life - shaping my future as much as the music of Milt Jackson and Charlie Parker did fifteen years prior.
I opened up my own commercial home studio in 1998 and began doing a variety of projects, working on radio jingles, artist CD projects, and whatever came my way. A couple of years later a colleague called me up - desperate. He was working at a post production house and one of the editors had just quit. They were doing audio post for a weekly TV series and needed a Pro Tools editor - and fast! And so, once again, I jumped in head first into what would ultimately open up my world even more - the world of Pro Tools.
4. People you have worked with/for?
Focusing on Logic, I built up a small but loyal client base and my phone kept ringing for Logic tech support and instruction. Film composers and studio owners all over the city were calling me. Even the music stores were giving out my phone number at this point! This kind of stuff becomes a self fulfilling prophecy. The more of it you do, the more calls you get to keep doing it. At least that's the way it should be!
As my Logic chops kept growing, I was hired by an old buddy of mine, Len Sasso, who was then an associate editor at Electronic Musician magazine, and began writing some columns for them. I had a blast doing them - and really learned to focus and express my thoughts in a concise and clear manner. This lead to a collaboration with LA based composer Terry Michael Huud on the 2006 film called Civic Duty - which was certainly one of the highlights of my professional life as a composer.
5. Why are you so good at training people?
I wake up every day excited to boot up, and create. Whether it's instructional videos, creating music, working with a studio client, performing with my band, or teaching at the schools - my days are filled with what I love doing. Enriched by the stimulation and creative freedom this modern music making software brings to my life. I bring that excitement and passion to each and every training product I create. My years of experience both using and teaching these programs has taught me the best way to make the user comfortable with these complex programs.
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