5 Melodyne Tips You NEED to Know!

[@Sal_Sorice]

Hi Mike - as always, great info! Just an FYI - when you adjust doubled vocals, there is a tool to make pitch/timing variations for you. It's under Edit\Add Random Deviations. Then you can choose Pitch or Timing and add Subtle/Moderate/Drastic deviations. Works well if you first select all notes (Ctrl+A) then apply the random deviations to all at the same time.

[@xlsxmusic]

Beat me to it 👍🏻

[@xlsxmusic]

Beat me to it! 👍🏻

[@doodaman4990]

Been using Melodyne Studio for some time and it is invaluable to make my vocals sound better, more on pitch, and great to help create harmonies. Your section on separating the notes was a feature I had tried to use, but with limited success. Your section pointed out what steps I was omitting! Thanks for your work here, I always look forward to your videos, please keep them coming!!

[@CreativeSauce]

Glad it was helpful, thank you!

[@georgyj111111]

The note separation was most helpful for me.

[@PAL-MUSIC-1]

Melodyne studio would be the icing on the top of the cake-walk... 😊

[@neilerickson4163]

Thanks Mike. I didn't realize how the note separation tool can be employed to alter just a portion of a note. Super useful.

[@jamiecrowther2410]

Very clear tutorial. I didn't realise melodyne was so powerful. Nice!

[@GehMemories]

Great video Mike. You can deactivate Time Grid - 'Active' by pressing 'Alt'; and deactivate Pitch Grid - 'No Snap' by pressing 'Alt' if I'm not wrong

[@davidnollmusic363]

Thank you so much Mike. Your videos are always very helpful (and well done.)

[@Jmjazz4711]

Great tutorial! I’m that guy who “didn’t read the whole manual”, but just jumped right in and learned by trial and error 😅. I occasionally use the doubling trick with my trumpet for some nice results. Typically, I’ll double it and simply make one copy just slightly off tune, but I like your “by note” method. Thanks for the tips!

[@GonDSEED]

The Pitch tool Tip is fantastic! Thanks!

[@PeterCalvert-cf6vb]

Brilliant thank you, the separation tool, I hadn't used, and also the getting rid of pitch drift, that's invaluable. Thank you so much.

[@phildimopoulos6010]

manually adjusting things is way better I agree... quantizing, especially on faster/more "quantity-dense" vocals, really just doesn't ever work out how you want it to... btw if you don't want to turn off "Active" for the time grid, you can always press and hold ALT then drag the beginning of the note. Another great vid! I'm pretty average at using Melodyne so these tips are super helpful

[@Shawn-uc6ds]

This is your best video, so far. I was able to keep up with you, I didn't have to rewind. I like how you get to the point, zoom in, highlite. It's very easy to absorb everything. You make the best how to video's on youtube. The best. keep up the great work, thanks.

[@colinowenuk]

Excellent vid Mike. Thanks.

[@BAIJUT-t4h]

This video is very helpful and hope for more videos like this. Wish you all the happiness in life❤️

[@nabbalight1]

great vid, working on a female vox myself atm, so this could really help, with not having to travel again for a 2nd session, fab!

[@CaptainMoto]

Hey Mike, Great refresher. Thanks for sticking your neck out and using your “real” vocals. 😊 That was excellent!

[@jezebabe]

Great video! Melodyne would be super! 👍

[@thebasspapa]

finally, you brought me some understanding in melodyne. Very happy, big thank you

[@fxsonic]

Exelent video! Thank you for sharing this!

[@dontucker]

I've been using Melodyne for a little over a year now. You showed three tricks that I didn't know. Thanks

[@davebops2478]

Nice video Mike. I use Melodyne and I think I'm getting better at it - slowly! 😁

[@dp_recording8718]

Thanks for the demo. Those high vocal harmonies can be ballbusters. I'm so impressed you showed your raw vocal - it's something I struggle with in Melodyne also. I learned a bunch.

[@tonystrignert]

The formant tool I didn´t know about 😍

[@MegaMoxica]

You must be in direct contact with the doctor, because of how often you deliver just what he ordered! THX! :)

[@willrobinson7578]

Most useful tool in the box!

[@timspencer1]

Brilliant. Thanks Mike. I did know many of these - but you present this so much better than Melodyne's official tutorials! Easy to understand and inspiring. I am off to see if I can double my guitar parts in this way!

[@WillKruger]

Wonderful as usual, Mike. That showed me a whole bunch of things I did not know. Thank you

[@barryeaton6796]

The timing..ie being able to change a notes legnth..but not affecting adjacent note.. I've been (badly) using melodyne for 15 years.and.. a you so rightly say..never read ANY manual.. CHEERS mate ..have learned a lot from this vid.

[@arseface7792]

Cracking vid Mike

[@rewind2play]

As always, it's a great easy to follow video..

[@mimojapan]

The most valuable info for me was the separation of adjacent notes for better time adjustments. Thanks much for sharing!

[@HishamKhalaf1]

Thank you so much for those tips. Actually all of them are very interesting.

[@rager1969]

I like that future Mike dude, but past Mike was the best in the video.

[@bwmac]

Wow very cool Mike. Thanks

[@crillux]

Thanks Mike! Excellent, as always.

[@leonardo41477]

All of this was great. Thanks for the tip on unlocking the timing tool. Also, the tip on manipulating the formants was revealing and quote helpful.

[@eshortsax]

Wonderful tips! Wish I had this 3 years ago 😆

[@paulsantamaria2605]

Great refresher video for me. Been using many of these techniques myself but did not know how to use the pitch drift tool! One other thing that could have been done (to see if it helps avoid the left + right panning of the same track imaging in the center) is to lessen the vibrato a bit in the copies only. A real singer would have some kind of vibrato in notes sung that are natural to that person on certain notes, but that vibrato would never be exactly the same on all notes, so randomizing (lessening to different degrees on the copies) those squiggles in the middle pitch correction tool would be useful. To super newbies: do NOT center every note that is off pitch - that is human. I don't know if I should mention a competitor in the Y space here, but FIL does a great comparison between Kelly Clarkson and Judy Garland singing "Over The Rainbow: ... Judy's vibrato was naturally "flat ascending" and it's gorgeous. Sometimes it's best to just manually correct a few notes here and there. Great video Mike! I'm subscribed.

[@SantaAgain77]

I didn't know some of the things You show! o_O Thank You so much!!! God bless !!

[@michaeltablet8577]

Your videos are always helpful! Thank you so very much!

[@Gabrielicus]

Excellent tutorial, as usual. Clear presentation and perfect concepts and examples to understand the processes. Thanks a lot, once again, Mike! 🎵🎶

[@PelicanMultimedia]

Great Melodyne demo! The vocal doubling tips are mostly automated in Melodyne 5’s most complete version (Studio). Just select the notes you want to affect, and in the Edit menu, look for “add random deviations” for either pitch or timing or both. You can select one of 3 severity levels for each. I use the most aggressive ones and it works really well to create a convincing vocal double. It’s a shame that there is no option to do this with formant as well, you have to do that as you demonstrated.

[@StevenTymec]

I've been using Melodyne Assistant for years, but wasn't aware of the doubling tips you provided. I've tried various convoluted methods to widen/thicken my vocals, to no avail. I will definitely try the methods you presented using Melodyne. Thank you so much!

[@ServingMyJesus]

I love the doubling feature and the method of making vocals more on pitch.

[@LASmith-uy3rl]

All were very useful, but I really liked the tip on vocal doubling. Thanks!

[@gerhardgeldenhuys7132]

Love your tutorials. I learned so much from you. Thank you!

[@kevro2000]

This is a fantastic video: you're way of explaining things is right on pitch!

[@correlblue]

Thanks for this great video Mike. I've been using Melodyne for a lot of years yet I found a few things I didn't know. I especially got a lot out of the doubling portion of your video. I've been watching your videos for as long as you have been doing them and always look forward to a new one. Thanks for all of your hard work!

[@Cefshah]

Great instruction video!! 🙂

[@caryharlow4490]

Very useful! Thanks again, Mike!

[@gacleite]

Thats it! Ill be haunted for the rest of my life with those harmony vocals… my nightmares finally got the soundtrack they deserve

[@gacleite]

Great video by the way 😉

[@TavaresProject]

Excellent video. Lots a great ideas.

[@andrzejd.1585]

last tip is the best

[@paulpedersen8623]

I've done well with pitch adjustments and reducing breaths and sibilance. Adjustments to timing have always eluded me so I'll be reviewing that section. Thanks for another helpful video, Mike.

[@frankdigiovanni5575]

Great Melodyne video - I think many of us would appreciate a deep dive on formant.

[@milanpalicka2507]

So I won't win anymore, it's too late... But I also have some tips for you: You can use Melodyne for any instrument, not just singing ;-) Vertical rulers - they are there but not visible. You just need to set more contrast in the settings. When editing a bass guitar, I found that in monophonic mode, Melodyne can't detect octave jumps and stays on the same pitch. But it recognizes them in polyphonic mode. I have the "Essential" version (got it with "Studio One") so I can't edit polyphonic tracks. You can see the polyphonic track in gray. But you can copy it to a MIDI instrument track and edit it there - just like MIDI.

[@CreativeSauce]

Please note there was an error on the form when it originally went up. You still have time to enter!

[@JoaquinGonzalez2014]

Thanks Mike! 👍

[@ocorapatricklumumba5588]

Hopefully I will win one of the 3 licences , I have waited for this chance for long

[@erenguney1834]

Would love to add melodyne to my projects!

[@PinoyListener]

I’m hoping 😌🙏 I’ve watched a lot of your videos i am still learning this will help my 1st song if i win this 🙏

[@bingers_uk]

Great video, very helpful

[@tonyrapa-tonyrapa]

Great video Mike. I'd love to get my hands on the Studio version - currently use the basic version provided by Studio One. BTW - the trousers must have been tight for those harmonies!

[@declanturley8688]

Hi Mike , Great Information, The Formant and Advanced Pitch Control Thanks Declan

[@pierrecarter3090]

Hello Mike. I currently use Melodyne Editor version and I'm very happy with it. Thanks a lot, you brought back some tips I forgot, such as the pitch modulation tool and the pitch drift tool. I also liked the Formant tool, I learned something.

[@mikebozik]

Vocal doubling was the best tip!

[@cassgascoigne]

I Like all your tips mate.

[@jukkajalo229]

Formant shift was nice.

[@Barksy72]

More melodyne tips Mike, these were great!

[@stepett769]

Thanks Mike, Nice job.

[@danobrien3695]

Your falsetto's are fantastic

[@Multi_ToBi]

Interesting! Thank you!

[@joev4483]

thank you!

[@timsmay3832]

Thanks for explaining why I could never get the timing adjuster to work!

[@JasonDodgeMusic]

This was a very clear and helpful tutorial - thanks so much. I’m sure I will find all 5 of these techniques useful in my future mixes. Would LOVE to win a free melodyne licence to be able to include with my new studio equipment upgrade! Thanks!! 🙏🏻

[@petersvan7880]

Excellent video Mike, greetings from Sweden! Edit: regarding sibilance (unvoiced consonants), these are so important for intelligibility. Don't trim them down too much :)

[@soundmanlab659]

GOOD STUFF!

[@timothygilman3010]

Mike thank you for another excellent master class. I've had Melodyne since the basic version was offered with Sonar. I upgraded to pro and continue to upgrade, but really only use it to convert monophonic and melodic lines to midi. I've always hated the way my processed vocals turned rendered out. I tend to see weird phase and pitch glitches, so kind of abandoned using it. I'm sure it was a 100% user error. I would like to see more content on how you use melodyne. I'm curious why you ended up shifting the formant down on both the lead and the double in your last harmony example. All I know is that it clearly worked. Thanks again as always for the excellent content. Love your channel.

[@bazzzzz6175]

Getting rid of breaths! A heinous affront lol. Compressor dialled in just to accentuate breaths. Great demo for melodyne though.

[@CreativeSauce]

Haha true! They do give a human/expressive element. However, when you have layers of vocals, and the short breaths all hit at a slightly different time - I'm happy ro eliminate them from all but the lead.

[@Javier_Salas]

Thanks!!!

[@LesSand75]

Yes, I’m Will.

[@henrykdandyk6164]

Exelent video!

[@ChrisM541]

As an audio engineer of many years, I've been using Melodyne since it's first release (2001) up to current v5 version. It is indeed incredibly powerful and has been at the heart of virtually every studio for almost as long (while Antares Auto-Tune is very capable, it's Celemony's Melodyne that's #1 in pro studios). Melodyne is also the #1 reason virtually 100% of today's 'pop' music has been tuned...to the Max. Melodyne's abuse is certainly complete with everyone under 30 today having been completely indoctrinated into accepting computer-perfect, dehumanized 'fake' music. It's also the reason virtually every 'artist' mimes at (cough) live concerts. It's also the reason so many 'new' re-releases of classic artists/albums have appeared over recent years, and that's assuming of course, the buyer is ok with/doesn't notice the extreme tuning applied...which most certainly does completely ruin/dehumanise those original fantastic singers.

[@TheBinaryWolf]

Thanks.

[@rewind2play]

I never knew what the formant tool was for. The doubling seems like a lot of work, easier to record another vocal track, or get Waves Abbby road ADT plugin. However, your Melodyne example is very useful in certain circumstances. Thanks Mike...

[@brettmarlar4154]

I like the formant tool best. You can make an adult sound like a child and vice versa.

[@scottyelstromm881]

I love Melodyne. It is great on de ess. Just wish it was artifact free in pitch! It is fine for super small increments or background work.

[@michaelschnell5633]

Very Helpful ! Astonishing that Melodyne does not feature a "humanization" (i.e. randomize) to automate doubling. IMHO modifying the Vibrato instead of the pitch could be a good way to doubling without the danger of introducing too much phasing,

[@catlestocai3924]

You can hold down the ALT key to temporarily disable snap. And funny enough, the hotkeys for scrolling/zoom are the same as in Ableton

[@bobshadix8591]

Thank You so much for the tutorial. I have been using formant shifting for a couple of years now, but I've always changed the values in the box. I really like your technique! Oh, and by the way, you're too hard on your voice. I've been singing in studios for 40yrs and I never sounded any better!!

[@AndersLundqvist-wf3qh]

Great video, Mike. Are these tricks possible also in Melodyne 5 Essential?

[@hakansoder5279]

Hi Mike. Love all your vids. I think the Formant tool was a great take away for me. Very interesting idea. I heard about the doubeling that John Lennon liked very much so he didn't need to sing twice. Any thoughts on that technique? How many milliseconds would give a good result? Should you treat the tracks differently in any way? Cheers from Sweden.

[@wyshwood]

I think this might become my favourite way of taming sibilance.

[@printseensignmaker6040]

I wanna win!

[@CreativeSauce]

Good luck!

[@Promidi]

Melodyne is voodoo!

[@TheOptionmentor]

Mike - terrific as usual. Is there any advantage to doubling in this way over using a plugin like the Sonnox VoxDoubler?

[@jeromeweaver809]

Hey, Mike. Can the freq be adjusted with Melodyne? Especially the bass.

[@redplanet2010]

I've used Melodyne to succesfully and transparently change the pitch on bass notes....with Studio you can even re-pitch individual strings on a guitar chord. (Which I've done)

[@twangman-5224]

I've been looking for a simple tip, which so far has eluded me - how on earth do you adjust the overall playback volume? There doesn't seem to be a main playback volume control anywhere! Some tracks I have, playback too loudly, but I don't want to reduce their note volumes, I just want to turn the volume down for the whole thing .

[@garywatkins980]

I am new to this, your videos truly are invaluable. What is the best way to use the software in a live setting. I use 8i6 Thx

[@ronallen2458]

I have never had much luck doubling in melodyne convincingly unless the arrangement is pretty dense, even with the built in random tools. I usually end up adding additional distortion plugins on the L/R channels. Formant changes definitely help, but phasing is always hard to avoid. One other tool in the arsenal is to add control points within longer notes to actually change the timing of the inner-note delivery. Too complicated for this tutorial, but if you desperately need to get a double…