Auburn Sounds Graillon 3 vs Melodyne

Auburn Sounds Graillon 3 is a live vocal processor and pitch-correction plug-in for shaping standard or edgy vocals. Its pitch tools include pitch shifting, formant shifting, pitch correction, and three engines: G2, G3, and I1. A compressor, gate, chorus, preamp, and bitcrusher are built in; Auburn Sounds says the vocal-tuned effects add no latency. The free edition includes the pitch features and effects. The Full Edition adds Pitch-Tracking Modulation, keyboard tuning, a vocal doubler, and 20 more presets. Graillon supports CLAP, VST3, VST2, Audio Unit v2, AAX, LV2, and FLP formats on Windows 7 or newer, macOS 10.15 or newer, and Ubuntu 22.04 or newer. Listed host software includes Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, Live, and FL Studio. The Full Edition costs $29.00 USD or more as a one-time purchase. The maker states there is no subscription or update fee. Session compatibility is maintained across minor version changes, but may break across major changes.

Melodyne analyzes recordings and samples note by note, letting users adjust pitch, vibrato, volume, sibilants, note length, timing, and formants. Its four editions cover different editing needs: essential handles basic pitch and timing, assistant adds formant and dynamics editing plus audio-to-MIDI export, editor adds DNA Direct Note Access for individual notes in chords, and studio adds simultaneous editing across tracks in one window. DNA is available in editor and studio for material such as piano and guitar. Melodyne runs standalone or as a VST3, AU, or AAX plug-in, with ARA integration for compatible DAWs. Version 5 supports 64-bit macOS 10.12 or later and Windows 10 or 11; version 5.2 or later runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs. There is no free plan, but a 30-day trial offers full functions and can be used once per computer.