Is Melodyne essential worth buying for $39.99?

That's what it cost at Guitar Center now. I haven't even used V-vocal much yet, but I have a lot of vocals to record this year. Thanks!

I don't want to spend that much right now, but I might when I actually need it. $39.99 I would do, if it does basic pitch correction.

I have it and use it. It works great but it pretty much only changes pitch and timing. It doesn't have the formant control enabled and you can't really change the pitch within a note, like the singer starts out flat and moves up to pitch. If I need more control I still use V-Vocal. If Audiodeluxe.com or Plugindiscounts.com ever beat the Celemony website price, I will probably get Editor. Thanks for working on that cclarry!

HERE'S a comparison chart.
Start with essential and you always have an upgrade path.

I'm a junkie so I went balls-out and fully loaded. 
Money sooo well spent.

Mike

I am just wondering how you are finding Essentials for 39.99.  When I look at Guitar Center it is 69.99.  Do you have a special code or some other way of getting it for cheaper?  I would be eager to take it for the 39.99
 
thanks
Dave

$49 at Musicians friend.

Essentials is just a tease IMO. Cause without these functions, it's not really Melodyne but just another pitch corrector.

Advanced pitch tools (transitions, modulation, drift) 
 
 
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Formant tool (shifting and transitions) 
 
 
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Amplitude tool (volume, transitions, mute) 
 
 
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Dedicated Note Separation tool 
 
 
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Dedicated Timing tool 
 
 
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Attack Speed tool 
 
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Time Handles for the time course within notes 
 

I just received an offer from Celemony to upgrade Studio for $49. I paid $300 (!) for the product in 2006 and have never upgraded despite multiple offers over the years. I think they've finally come down to a pricepoint I can't say no to.

Myolpal,

Am autotune's mama named Cher?

This may or may not be a deal breaker, but the trial version says it requires an internet connection not only for the usual initial set up but also "on each program launch" - so no good for me as there is no way my DAW pc is ever going on the www. Don't know if this also applies once you own it or not - maybe one of the regular users can tell us ?

bitflipper

paulo, an internet connection is not mandatory, at least not for the full version. 

Thanks for the info bitflipper - still means I can't actually try the demo though. Never mind, I'm sure I'll find something else to buy before long ;)
 
 

Xactly.

Ol' pal, you trying to get to 10,000 posts as quickly as possible?

Go ahead, say it again.

I need all the help I can get.

Don't we all! Even good singers tend to be very nit-picky when mixing their own voices. With Melodyne you can be as nit-picky as you want. The hard part is knowing when to stop, before you've Melodyned the life right out of the performance!