Autotune vs Melodyne | A Singer's Perspective

Miami breaks down the pros and cons of using Autotune or Melodyne from the perspective of a singer. In a future video we'll compare them from an editor's perspective as well. Tell us your thoughts in the comments!

Tags:autotune,melodyne,audio production,vocal mixing,
#autotune #melodyne #audioproduction

[regdenee]

I choose melodyne every day of the week. It's probably the best vocal-tune plugin I've ever used. Sometimes I use it in combination with auto tune to capture that slightly "modern" touch.

[Super-idbq]

It's crazy how long ago Melodyne added polyphonic tuning and it's still total witchcraft which nobody else has been able to crack. It's like someone from the future came back in time and gave them the secrets. Changing the a single note in a bounced chord is just mental.

[cherrybombuwu]

I actually tend to use both in tandem with one another. The Autotune for straightening out when I go slightly off key (Will always happen. I'm not a robot.) And Melodyne for fixing some issues in a take if I'm feeling too lazy to redo it. Love both though!

[aarongarlington]

Great vid! I find that for most genres, tuning the notes to be at their correct place but not dead center and correcting the the pitch drift sounds awesome going into autotune for that extra glossy touch

[brutuslaurentius]

I've used melodyne for years but I've never tried autotune. You always do a great job in these videos of organizing everything so that you punch out the information in an actionable way. Great job

[XLIImusic]

Great breakdown🔥Melodyne all the way. There's no way I'm doing 50 tracks of pop vocals in Auto-tune. Melodyne studio multitrack mode is the truth. You can even fix timing issues etc. Or repitch entire orchestras. It's nuts.

[Just-Michael]

I got Waves Tune and Waves Tune Real-Time for a lovely price for my birthday last year. Best of both worlds. 😇

[limo]

I love auto tune graph mode it's so addictive

[OscarSlapp]

I got Melodyne Studio 4 off of KVR for $225 then I upgraded to Melodyne Studio 5 for $99. I paid $338 for Autotune Pro.

[No-srfb]

That stimulus check aka plugin giftcard haha

[Airtouch]

Great informative video ! I just do a lot of "karaoke" backing track singing stuff and the auto-tune works just fine. I also have Melodyne but rarely use it. I think the WavesTune is better than the Antares Auto-Tune, cheaper and sounds more natural.

[Fifavin]

WTF YOU THE LEGEND OF THE JST CLIPPER love it

[revmarshall]

I use WavesTune primarily. Autotune Sometimes.

[justevan]

You guys have vocals in your music???

















* continues to write and produce instrumental music *

[lucaguitar]

I just use G snap. Works just fine. Loving the new videos👍

[ckdotdotdot]

sweet, thanks for this! i've been wondering which one to invest in, it seems like melodyne is definitely more in the ball park of what i'd expect/want from a piece of tuning software.

[streaming]

Is it common to stretch notes at all?

And I feel like for lesser singers melodyne Is noticeable but it corrects it smoother than autotune which leaves more of that blippy “autotune” effect and still ends up sounding off

[JimWilbourne]

I primarily record only myself and the rare client. I moved to mostly doing tuning in my DAW. I own autotune. I used to own AutoTune Evo, but since I dropped out of the game for most musicians (most of my audio work is voiceovers now), I only need to use tuning for my band and personal projects. AutoTune Evo was great, especially as I learned how to be a better vocalist. But eventually, I didn't need it anymore and the graphical editor in my daw was all I needed.

[klout]

i got both but do you need melodyne if autotune pro has graph mode? and is it better then autotune graph mode?

[Johnwilkinsonofficial]

melodyne is pricey and more time consuming, and autotune gives a great sheen with so little effort. but! the natural transparency of melodyne is just amazing and unmatched to my ear.