Also the macro profits from this new, even more musical approach: Each individual note is pitched to perfection. As a result, double-clicking (to set a note’s offset to zero) now yields precisely the right musical result. Melodyne now identifies these problem areas precisely, and the offset shown in the Note Inspector is calculated from the pitch of each note at the crucial moment only – not its entire lifetime. The presence of any fluctuations before or after to such segments doesn’t trouble us – to the contrary, we feel they add life to the performance and sound natural. It is these crucial segments that have to be perfectly in tune if they are, the note will sound right to us. Sometimes at the beginning, sometimes at the end, sometimes somewhere in between. Just particular, often very brief segments of the note annoy us. But for their contribution to be a positive one, the nature, scope and precise timing of such fluctuations is of crucial importance.Ī note doesn’t necessarily sound sharp or flat just because it isn’t “spot on” mathematically. They give it, in other words, its human dimension. Why do some notes sound out of tune and not others? Fluctuations in pitch contribute to the quality of a vocal performance, because it is through them that passion and emotional complexity find expression. So, into the bargain, you get a perfect de-esser that only affects the problem areas and has no side-effects on other components of the vocal sound. Sibilants can be attenuated, muted altogether, emphasized or even isolated – everything is possible.

Sibilant detection not only yields acoustic advantages but also new creative possibilities: With the Sibilant Tool, you can adjust the balance between the sibilants and the pitched components of a note. At the same time, the results sound far better, as automation works more precisely and overlaps between sibilants and pitched components are taken into account. That saves a lot of time and makes for a more meaningful display in the Note Editor. Pros will be relieved to discover it’s no longer necessary to isolate each individual sibilant by hand. So now when you are working with Melodyne, you obtain the highest possible sound quality and most natural-sounding results automatically. And although all pitch and timing changes are implemented in the tried-and-tested manner as far as the pitched components are concerned, different rules that emulate accurately the natural behavior of the human voice govern the handling of sibilants.

voiceless consonants (such as sibilants like “s”) and breath sounds – from its pitched components. Melodyne heightens its core competence. The “Melodic” algorithm used for vocals can now distinguish the unpitched, noise-like components of a note – i.e.

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