[Answered] Melodyne Editor update..?

You know, I have a vague inkling of having read something like that on this forum but I have no idea where, and I'm not 100% certain I read what I think I read. I would literally do back flips if there was some kind of deal because $299 for the editor upgrade is way out of my league for a plug....

bobletteross
Thru 10/31/13:
 
 
http://www.celemony.com/cms/index.php?id=sonar&L=1%3FL%3D1
 

That's to update from Melodyne Editor 1 to Editor 2. We mean the update from Melodyne Essentials to Melodyne Editor, which currently stands at $299. 

bobletteross
My bad!

If it's any consolation, I felt the same brief pang of excitement when I saw that page yesterday before I realized what it meant. 

Hmm...
Thanks, Sweet Tooth. You got me to investigate this some more... I couldn't find a place to log in, so I still don't know if we'll get a discount, but the visit to their site got me thinking..
 
Actually, it seems like Melodyne assistant have all the features I'm after.. Melodyne Assistant's got:

• Main tool for pitch, timing and note separations 
• Advanced pitch tools (transitions, modulation, drift) 
• Formant tool (shifting and transitions)
• Amplitude tool (volume, transitions, mute) 
• Amplitude tool (volume, transitions, mute) 
• Dedicated Note Separation tool 
• Dedicated Timing tool

(where Essential only have the first one; Main tool for pitch, timing and note separations)
 
The only two tools Editor's got that Assistant's missing are: Attack Speed tool and Time Handles for the time course within notes.. You also get the functions User-definable scales and Scale Detective (detect and extract scales) in Editor but not in Assistant.
 
Here's the comparison chart: http://www.celemony.com/cms/index.php?id=383
 
The update price from Essential to Editor is €299
The update price from Essential to Assistant is €99
 
.. Anyone that can tell what makes the editor version worth €200 more than Assistant?
 
Edit:
Alright... I missed that Editor's the only version that has Direct Note Access for polyphonic material... That's kind of big and something that would be kind of nice to have.. =/ ... But I'm not paying €200 for it.

Gotta admit it would be reeaaaalllly nice to be able to put down synth chords with my guitar. I'm no keyboard player and still find it difficult to change chords fast, whereas I can finger any chord changes with lightning speed on guitar. I hear about a guitar-to-MIDI plugin talked about on the software forum sometimes and might try that because I believe it's close to $100 which is way less than Melodyne Editor. 

Everyone will probably get a discount in a few months when the holiday sales start.

I does seem like Assistant would be the natural replacement for V-Vocal. Essential is just woefully underpowered for precise editing. Looks I'll be getting Assistant for now!

Presonus provided Melodyne Easential when they releases their first.version with ARA. There was never any special deal from Celemony. Lets face it, Cakewalk has given us a $100 discount to get.into whatever version you want. Incidentally, Melodyne is not a straight.swap for VVocal. If you have essential you can still use vvocal for what it offers.

mudgel
Lets face it, Cakewalk has given us a $100 discount to get.into whatever version you want. Incidentally, Melodyne is not a straight.swap for VVocal. If you have essential you can still use vvocal for what it offers.

Yeah. I guess you're right. I think I'll follow SvenArne then and get Assistant later today.
 
I've tried and work with v-vocal quite alot, but it's always ended up with me re-recording the take or just letting the take remain untouched. I think v-vocal just destroys the overtones in the audio no matter how gentle you are with the settings.. :/

briandhughes
Earlier this year I upgraded from Essential to the Editor and this was the promotion price off my invoice.
 

Melodyne editor Upgrade from Melodyne essential (all versions), as download US$149.00

 

That's a good deal... and happens to be the same as the one that got me on board early last year.   While there are a few things that VVocal does better/quicker, for everything else there's Melodyne Editor.  

Andrew Rossa [Cakewalk]
There should be an upgrade path. Checking with Celemony. When I get it, I'll sticky it.

is it possible to get this deal somehow even though I purchased the Assistant upgrade one hour before you made this post? =/

go straight for editor... you wont regret it.

musicroom - that looks like "assistant" to "editor" upgrade.
 
Still - the "essentials" to editor upgrade comes out to $209, which isn't bad...

Just go to audiodeluxe
 
I sprung for $209 - I don't think we'll get much of a better deal than that...

mudgel
Presonus provided Melodyne Easential when they releases their first.version with ARA. There was never any special deal from Celemony. Lets face it, Cakewalk has given us a $100 discount to get.into whatever version you want. Incidentally, Melodyne is not a straight.swap for VVocal. If you have essential you can still use vvocal for what it offers.

Not sure what you mean by "special deal" but Celemony did offer a discount for a limited time to the Editor upgrade for S1 users. I checked my records and it was indeed $150 as I purchased it.