Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI

I don’t know what to say. V5 was amazing and I might be somewhat of a fanboy…. but I’ll have to do more testing and update this.. because I think it might be exactly what I wanted routing-wise. I think it makes it even more flexible as in crazy situations you can dream up, like in a really big way. And I think it made a lot more tasks streamlined as well.

I kept seeing “runs as an effect and as a synth”in the write-up for many synths. However, what I got a was a synth’s actual effects in the effects slot and for the Special synths that explicitly stated runs as an effect in the effects slot—There were none that even worked. I was wary when I saw this one, lo and behold it runs as an effect in the fx slot. Imagine, a synth with more parameters(Egs,Lfo’s…and I mean……)than any of the others I own in Ios,as an effect right alongside my Blackhole,Shimmer Delay and UA Needlepoint! How would you know if you created a sound from an alternte Universe, anyways.

This is to toy Witt no sound please make more professional thanks

Was going to buy the IAPs but can’t even launch it.

This is a direct mainline for getting that sound in your head ; out into the real world , as fast as possible. I have tested so many music apps, and a lot have been great, and others not. this app however , is amazing. it can route audio and midi, and modulate anything faster than everthing else out there. wether it’s used as a synth and audio effect, or a midi app. it does it so well and so fast. when I turn on my iphone or ipad to make music. this is the app I go to first!!!

Nikolozi is an awesome dev, highly engaged with the user community, and he has crafted Mela into a beautiful work of art, both sonic and visual. I’ve only begun to scratch the surface of what Mela can do. With so many types of oscillators, filters, and effects to mix and match, it offers nearly infinite possibilities for sound design. Workflow is smooth and intuitive, and it encourages exploration. As a windsynth player, I especially appreciate the range of expressive control that is possible with Mela. The MIDI Source module allows me to meticulously sculpt the response curve of breath and other continuous controller inputs, so that the most subtle nuances of performance can be captured, processed, and routed for modulation in musically useful ways. The sub-millisecond smoothing adjustment eliminates filter “zippering” and other unwanted steppy artifacts that can plague other synths when controlled by breath, while still keeping latency to a minimum, which is critical for responsive live performance. Mela continues to grow and evolve, with new modules being added all the time, as well as enhancements and refinements to existing functionality. Well worth the price, and well worth investing time and effort to discover, experiment, and enjoy.

iOS or MacOS, both are utterly brillant. Beautful sounding and super cool looking. I will just keep getting each update. Every time he just keeps making it better and better. It's massive. Everyone should have Mela. It sets the bar very high.

This is possibly my favorite developer. It was a lot of work to become a poly synth and it’s now my go to synth . Not only are the presets additions beautifying, the set up to Build my own is a joy to use.

This is one of those synths that makes having an iOS device worthwhile: the MIDI effects alone make it useful to be used with hardware or computers. Nikolozi even sent me a code (while Mela4 was on sale) because I requested one since I have limited resources right now. This says more about his character than a review of an app ever could.

I hav been supporting your apps since the beginning love to see how everything has progressed and that your passion and work are still strong as when you started. Always working to correct any bugs and still is bringing new features. Can’t wait to see what the future holds!