waves tune lt vs melodyne

[aramism]

ok im about to get a waves bundle and they come with waves tune lt and my question is if i am getting the bundle with the waves tune should i also spend an extra $250 on the melodyne plug in.

i don't neccesarily mind spending the money but at the same token if the waves tune lt is just as good as far as auto tuning the voice goes then i can spend the $250 on something else.


so i would appreciate any feedback on both and/or either as far as how they compare to each other. keep in mind i need them in a week for me to start mixing a project with vocals so i may need some autotune.

 

[AdamWathan]

I personally much prefer Waves Tune to Melodyne. Melodyne can't autotune anything, you have to manually drag the notes to where they should be (at least as far as I know?). Wave Tune Lt though is missing a few really awesome parameters that you can adjust in the full Waves Tune plugin that can really make a difference in how realistic or artificial the tuning sounds.

Anyone know how to actually AUTOTUNE a vocal line with Melodyne? After I've read the section I want to tune with the plugin, I can't find any option to automatically adjust the notes to a certain key signature or whatever...

 

[aramism]

i'm not concerned with the "auto" part i mean i would rather have a bit of control over it. the vocal tracks are not too off but at the same time i hate hearing pro recordings and hearing the auto tune. i would rather go for the one which has more control over making it sound realistic as opposed to obvious autotune. but thanks for the input. i mean i know that the waves lt is very good i know a few people who use it but i hear melodyne being thrown around a lot so i was wondering if it's worth the $ upgrade.

 

[TomAwesome]

Melodyne doesn't have an autotune option in the same sense that most plugins of this type do, but it's easy enough to select everything and double click. I haven't heard about or used the Waves plugin, but Melodyne seems pretty good. It gives you a lot of control over different aspects of the audio than just the pitch. I was trying to mess with it a while back, but I couldn't get the bridge to work right, so I didn't really get to try it. The Waves plugin is probably pretty good, as they make good plugins, but I haven't heard anything about it.

 

[AdamWathan]

You can manually manipulate most things in Waves Tune same as Melodyne. I think you will be okay with Waves Tune for a while at least. If you decide you need some of the extra options Melodyne has down the road then you can pick it up later...

 

[Metaltastic]

Does anyone here like Autotune? I've never used Waves Tune or Melodyne, but I've used Autotune 4 a few times with fantastic and totally transparent results

 

[TomAwesome]

I like Autotune. It takes a little tweaking depending on what you're working with, but it's the industry standard for a reason.

 

[Sinister Mephisto]

Most people I've talked to prefer Melodyne to Autotune.

 

[James-Doolan]

Get melodyne that direct note access feature looks insane

 

[JeffTD]

My only complaint with melodyne is that it's a bitch to get that totally fucked up Cher sound.

 

[AKoppenheffer]

My only complaint with melodyne is that it's a bitch to get that totally fucked up Cher sound.

Haha, agreed. I haven't gotten that result yet either, I do hiphop too so they kinda want that sound... But anyway, I find Melodyne a great program, user friendly and quite simple if you ask me. I have an Autotune certification, but frankly, I don't care for it... Haven't tried Waves.

 

[greyskull]

Most people I've talked to prefer Melodyne to Autotune.

yep

 

[C_F_H_13]

I have melodyne and autotune.....I almost never use autotune. It's good for just throwing it on a track under auto, but for actual tuning/graphic editing I can't imagine using anything but melodyne...as far as the waves one..I heard it's awesome, but never used it.

 

[2000ContourSVT]

I have Melodyne. I prefer it to Autotune personally. I used Autotune in the past and it gets great results but I have found that Melodyne does what I need by just double clicking on the notes that are off. Its also very realistic. You can drag notes pretty far and it still sounds pretty realistic.

 

[MKS]

Melodyne is wonderful. And it can auto tune.