Melodye Editor Use Case Scenarios?

rontarrant
I've been looking at taking advantage of the upgrade offer to Melodyne Editor, but before I do, I'd like to find out if it's really going to be useful to me. So, I'd like to find out what other people are using it for, not just generic, theoretical possibilities, but like "Here's how I solved this specific problem the other day" kind of things.
 
For instance, I found two use-case scenarios so far in another thread:
 
1) John T said: "I did the upgrade, fixed a flubbed chord on a recording, and got on with what I was doing within a couple of minutes. It was only about an hour later it struck me how rarely things are that easy."
 
2) Teds_Studio said: "Being able to edit a single note in a guitar chord is amazing (which I was able to do for a client).  He was absolutely impressed that I could change a major chord to a minor chord within a minute and save him from having to re-record the part."
 
But those are all I've found. In both of these cases, since I'm rarely-if-ever recording other musicians at this point, it's easier/faster for me to re-record a part than fiddle with Melodyne to fix a problem such as this. Even if it worked out faster to do with Melodyne, my time isn't worth so much money right now that I can justify the cost.
 
Any insights, scenarios or opinions are welcome.

mettelus
Rather than ask us (since our uses may not cater to your needs at all), I would recommend downloading the trial (http://www.celemony.com/cms/index.php?id=demos) and running the freaking rims off it for what YOU want
It is fully functional for 30 days... so rip the tires off it!

Sanderxpander
I practically never bounce it. Haven't had to copy/paste edited clips yet since I installed X3d. Really hoping it will somehow be fine on my system...

brian brock
one thing to note is that a lot of the advanced uses for Melodyne make it so that it isn't practical to bounce things.  In some ways Meldodyne can be more like a synth than just a pitch-correction set-it-and-forget-it plugin.  This makes it so that a lot of the bugs and quirks with it become real problems - for simple uses the workaround of bouncing and moving on seems good, but for a lot of more creative purposes it isn't possible to bounce because Melodyne is acting as an instrument in the composition/arrangement process...

CakeAlexS
When I'm done I clone the track first and then bounce the copy. Then I archive off the original track. In fact I make a clone before I do the Melodyne edits as well.

brian brock
Isn't cloning a track with Melodyne as Region Effect broken?  I thought I had tested it in x3d...

GuitarhackerAs far as people saying "it's quicker to record that part again"... well that depends. If you know your way around ME and know how to use it's tools effectively, it's faster to fix in in ME than to set up to record a part again.  If, however, the glitch is a big one and the note needs to be moved more than a whole step or perhaps more.... recording again is the best option.

Guitarhackerhope this helps.  It is indispensable to my work in the studio.

GuitarhackerBTW: every bit of that is done manually. I do not use the automatic correction mode at all ..... I stopped doing it with automatic a good 2 years ago. Much better control over the process when you go measure by measure, and track by track that needs ME's help. It takes a bit longer but the time and effort are well worth it.

Guitarhacker
I've had Editor for years now, and it is, without a doubt, an essential tool that I use on every project.
 
As far as people saying "it's quicker to record that part again"... well that depends. If you know your way around ME and know how to use it's tools effectively, it's faster to fix in in ME than to set up to record a part again.  If, however, the glitch is a big one and the note needs to be moved more than a whole step or perhaps more.... recording again is the best option.
 
I have used it to:
 
stretch a note played by a sax. it was a quarter, needed it as a whole.... worked fine, sounded good.
change chords as mentioned from original to something else.... mostly moving notes half steps.
moved audio in time... notes that we slightly off the beat, slide them to the beat.... flawless.
deleted notes from piano and guitar chords to make the chord sparse.
fix bad notes in bass or other instrument tracks. (sometimes I just do copy/paste)
Increase the volume or decrease as needed of a note or phrase.
smooth out vibrato in a singers voice.... lessen or increase it as needed. mostly lessen
fix other vocal glitches... not sure what they are called, but not vibrato or pitch issues.... totally fixable with care.
fix vocal tracks that are slightly off pitch... totally transparent. (this is my main use of ME)
create a harmony vocal track from the original melody vocal track (note: this one had artifacts as the original notes had to be moved a fair distance. By keeping the harmony volume low, the artifacts are not as blatantly obvious.  see "Come & Go" on my music site.)
 
hope this helps.  It is indispensable to my work in the studio.
 
BTW: every bit of that is done manually. I do not use the automatic correction mode at all ..... I stopped doing it with automatic a good 2 years ago. Much better control over the process when you go measure by measure, and track by track that needs ME's help. It takes a bit longer but the time and effort are well worth it.