Why upgrade Melodyne Essential to Editor 2?

So I got the Melodyne Essential that came with X3 Producer.  When I registered it I got an offer from Celemony to upgrade to Editor for only $149, which is clearly a good price.
 
What advantages does Editor have over Essential?  Why should I upgrade from Essential to Editor?    I know you guys use Melodyne.  What is better about Editor?

Polyphonic would be a big reason, and a great price for it. Unless Essentials fills all your needs then you don't need to but I use the polyphonic feature a lot.
 

Thanks to all of you.  Seems like a great deal and one I should take.

I think the upgrade window is really too short.  Dropped $150 on X3 Producer and I can't justify another $150 by the 16th. 
 
I'll wait for cyber Monday or xmas sale then go Editor 2.
 
There are so many flavors of Melodyne it's all a bit confusing Essential, Assistant, Editor, Studio.  I think I need to keep using Essential for a while before jumping to higher priced.
 
but saying all that - Essential that comes with X3 is pretty damn cool.

Just do it.  Don't hesitate.  Editor brings a whole new tool box for your fixes and creations.  It is awesome.
 
Rimshot
 

I was hoping to be able to reject the Melodyne Editor upgrade offer. But after looking in to it resistance has become futile. It's too good to pass up.

Yeah, the offer expires on Oct 19th, at least that is the offer they made to me.  I wish I had till the end of the month as X3 costs more this time ($149) and the Group Buy for Orange Tree got most of my allotted money for VSTs for the rest of the year. BTW, I could not pass up on the OTS Group Buy as I had been waiting for such a sale for a long time.  So the Melodyne upgrade offer is a good price but one they offer regularly like the  Studio One users, but the offer has a window that is open for too short a time.  I will wait til the last minute and decide.
 
BTW, I reread their offer and this is what the upgrade provides :

• even edit polyphonic audio material such as piano or guitar tracks, thanks to our patented technology DNA Direct Note Access
• modify not only the pitch, position and duration but also the vibrato, drift, formants, volume and attack of notes as well as the time course within them
• also output polyphonic audio material in the form of MIDI with our audio-to-MIDI function
• use comprehensive functions for working with scales, tuning systems and temperaments

 
One more question for you long time Melodyne users:
Does Celemony usually have Christmas sales that match this upgrade $149 price?  Have they in the past?

Glyn Barnes
 I emailed Celemony asking about the upgrade and received an offer valid until the end of November,  so for anyone who can't jump straight away the may be a chance if you contact them.
 

 
I think Glyn is right, I believe Celemony is extending the deadline somewhat. Best to contact them.  I too thought the deadline to upgrade was a bit short. I went ahead and upgraded to the full Editor v2.1 for the $149. For me it was the so called "no brainer" deal. I had always wanted to get the Melodyne Editor version, but I could not really justify the $300+ cost for one specialized program. But, with the SONAR X3 upgrade offer I not only got the full X3 Producer ($149), but the Melodyne Editor ($149) for less than it would have cost me to get on it's own. The full Editor 2.1 version is working seamlessly with SONAR's X3 ARA integration as if it is truly a part of the application and not just a clumsy tack on. 
 
One tip I got, was to uninstall the Essential version first (if already installed) and then install the Editor. The upgrade to Editor worked flawlessly for me.
 
Cheers,
 
Billy Buck
 

When I upgraded to Editor, the only thing I had to install was the license key. This was a few months ago. It was my understanding that the entire melodyne singletrack is installed and the license determines what level of program I.e. Essenrial, Assistant or Editor.

I want to upgrade, so I clicked the Upgrade now link in their email. That took me to the main page for the Celemony store, and I couldn't find the $149 upgrade offer.
 
Is there another way to do this?
 
EDIT: I sent an email to Celemony support, and they replied almost immediately (on Sunday) with a link that worked. I'm in business with editor now.
 
Mitch I.

This offers seems to still be on with Celemony. I upgraded from 8.5PE to X3 this week, and registered with Melodyne for Essential today. Received an email
 
"From now until 04/16/2014, you can upgrade to Melodyne editor for only €/US$ 149 – thereby saving 50%."
 
combine with the upgrade to X3 this is less than Melodyn Editor in total, plus I got to upgrade my Sonar and get the Groove3 vids.
 
 

I unintentionally started a topic about this up in the SonarX forums.  It appears you have 15 days AFTER you register your version of essentials Melodyne that came with your X3 upgrade, to upgrade to Celemony's Editor version for half price or $149.   I can't vouch for sure, but from the other replies, the time dependent is WHEN you first register.  In most cases then, along with the X3 upgrade cost, you end up getting Editor, still at a lower than retail price than if just buying it separate....AND the X3 upgrade, along for gravy...or the other way around.

WHOA!!! $500 umm Essential will work just fine

cclarry

BMOG
WHOA!!! $500 umm Essential will work just fine

They quite often offer the update from Essential to Editor for $149

They as in Cakewalk or Melodyne?  So it is safe to say V-Vocal can not compare to Melodyne?

cclarry
IMO V-Vocal holds no candle to Melodyne whatsover.

Melodyne is far more then just "Pitch Correction"...

Thanks so where should I look for the discounts here at Cakewalk or Melodyne