MeldaProduction MAutoPitch vs Melodyne

MeldaProduction MAutoPitch is a free automatic tuning and pitch-correction plugin for vocals and other monophonic instruments. It provides formant shifting and stereo expansion, and offers eight A-to-H setting slots; an X-Y pad can morph among the first four. MIDI controllers and keyboards can adjust parameters in real time, with MIDI learn. Automatic gain compensation and a safety brickwall limiter keep output below 0 dB. The plugin supports mono, stereo, mid-side, separate left/right or mid/side, up to 8-channel surround, and up to 64-channel ambisonics. It processes audio at 64-bit and the maker says it handles any sampling rate. MAutoPitch runs on 64-bit Windows and Mac through VST, VST3, AU, and AAX interfaces, with support for all major hosts on those systems. It is included in the free MFreeFXBundle of 38 audio effects. Installation uses MPluginManager. The maker says licence-file activation needs neither a dongle nor internet access.

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.