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Mela 6.13: MIDI Group Module, Improved Note Hold. Black Friday 50% Off!
Hey all, here's what's latest in Mela.
Make the most of Mela with Black Friday 50% off any Collection until December 2.
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Mela 6.13 brings meaningful refinements to the MIDI Processors and introduces clearer plug-in type names for a smoother experience across different hosts. The Audio Effect and MIDI Processor types are now called Mela FX and Mela MIDI. Their functionality remains identical, and presets can be opened interchangeably. The change simply makes it easier to pick the right type when your DAW lists everything together.
A major addition in this update is the MIDI Group module. It works similarly to the standard Group module but is optimised for note event processing and the MIDI Processor sublanes. When the module is on, the sublane receives all incoming MIDI. When it is turned off, held notes are retriggered directly to the parent and the sublane is bypassed. Turning it back on retriggers the notes into the sublane so processing can resume seamlessly. Only MIDI is forwarded, and the other signal types remain isolated. MIDI Group is part of Collection 0 under Signal Router.
Note Hold gains a new Mode parameter with Sticky, Retrig and Chord options. Sticky behaves as before and converts every second note-on of a given note into a note-off. Retrig holds a note and retriggers it whenever the same note is received again. Chord builds a chord until all note-off events are received and releases the chord on the next note-on. Chord mode feels very natural on a physical MIDI keyboard, especially when the Hold parameter is controlled with the Sustain Pedal (CC64).
There's a lot more in this update. For the full details, check out the Changelog and the Mela 6.13 highlights video.
Also, watch Inkie show how he uses Mela in his Loopy Pro setup: 
(Starts from around 02:29:00)
Grab Mela from the App Store.
As always, let me know if you have follow-up questions and thank you for your support 🙏
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Hi @Nikolozi Great! I use Mela now for a very long time, and I can recommend it.
btw......is €9,99 for a collection the reduced Black Friday price?
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That’s correct, normal price for each module collection is $19.99.
Good price, thanks!
WOW! I think that's gotta be the best review and praise an app can get, what a pity it's buried in this long interview. I started watching it when it was released but I paused it and then never got back to it. Anyway, what he said about exposed parameters is really awesome.
I haven't watched the update video yet but will squeeze in a thank you anyway.
I knew Inkie was a Mela user, but didn't realise it played such an important role in his setup.
Since the beginning, Mela has dynamically generated its parameter tree based on the modules used in the preset, grouping module parameters. And each group used the custom name that the user assigned to the module. This makes life easier for automation or parameter mapping from the host. Unfortunately, a lot of hosts assume plug-in parameter trees are static and only check them on plug-in load. Loopy Pro does a great job supporting dynamic parameter trees. Other hosts that also support include BAM, AUM and Logic Pro.
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Mela’s great, I always recommend it. I really appreciate that the “Help” menu item is per-module and gives a quick screen that can be swiped away rather than whisk you off to a link for a web-based manual. I encourage folks to utilize, because it really is more “Info” explaining what the module does and how it does it.
I'm the same, I prefer staying in the context while viewing the module help. But I know some people like to view the full user guide on another screen, so I also provide that.
Would it at all be possible to make it available for ios 17, or does it rely on very specific ios 18 features?
@Nikolozi may I be so humble as to recommend something similar in app presentation and use case as what Patterning’s (3) author is doing.
Mini use case tutorials. Sub 10min nuggets. Drive up engagement, solve problems, and show the apps flexibility in multiple situations.
I can DM you an (midi based) example I’ve made for reference critique or use
Anyway I guess my point is overviews of features are good and all but use cases are best
(Which you indeed have done already
I don’t know where my live jam sets would be without your app.
@Nikolozi PLEASE..... create some presets for guitar or non-keyboard instruments?
With every major release, Mela only supports the latest OS version. And I'm not sure I communicate the motivation behind it clearly enough. Let me have another go.
Obviously, I have limited resources as I am a one-man show, and the feature request list from users is quite long. And I find that what's high priority for one user is not something another cares about. What I mean is that there's a lot on the Mela roadmap. So I try to move fast and add as many features as possible as fast as possible. One of the things that slows down development dramatically is bugs. For example, I might be able to implement a whole new module in one day, but if a bug is really nasty, it could take days, and sometimes it's not even solvable until Apple or the host fixes it on their side. For example, the dynamic parameter tree issue in hosts (I mentioned above) has been going on for many years. I spoke with Apple and many host developers about this. I've spent a significant amount of my time just on that issue. Writing many different versions of the code, back and forth with other developers, testing on many systems and versions. You get the picture.
So, there's a category of bugs that occur because something changes at the OS or Apple changes how a certain framework does something. And Mela all of a sudden behaves differently on different versions of the OS. The same piece of code has completely different behaviour. This means I now have to write multiple versions of the code to ensure Mela behaves the same way, and I have to keep testing on multiple devices/hosts/OSes. And I have to maintain the code. Anytime I do something near that code, I have to recheck on multiple OS versions to make sure something didn't break in one of them. All this takes a lot of time. Take OS 26, I already know a few minor things that behave weirdly on OS 26, but I'm not currently touching them because I don't want to break iOS 18 behaviour. Mela 7.0 will have to address those.
By not supporting older versions, I simply eliminate the huge category of bugs. As a bonus, I get to use the refined versions of the APIs and frameworks and new features that the latest OS offers. And fortunately, everyone eventually moves to the latest OS. Either because they consider the latest OS stable enough, or they will eventually buy a new device. I know it's tough for those who are stuck on an old OS and can't afford to upgrade their devices. I 100% get this! I simply can't afford to not move fast with Mela development.
I hope that made sense : )
I haven't used Patterning. Are tutorials similar to how Logic Pro for iPad does it, or does the app show videos inside the app?
Sure, I'm always happy to receive detailed feedback.
Yes, I try to do both these days. Because at one point, I stopped doing the what's new videos and instead tried to do just more use cases, for example, the Ring Mod series. But some users still prefer to see what's new videos. I guess it's due to a mix of excitement about the new version and learning about the new possibilities.
So now the tutorials are a mix of both: https://nikolozi.com/mela/tutorials/
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I'm not 100% sure I understand what you mean. Can you please provide me with a bit more detail on what sort of presets you would like to see?
@Nikolozi thanks, that does make sense. What if I buy it with a compatible device, like my phone, so it works right now. Then in a year, another iOS upgrade happens and you move on with your supported minimum. I assume the last compatible version will stay available, just not get any new updates?
That’s correct. You don’t even need to purchase any IAP. Just download Mela once and you will always be able to download the last version that supports the device OS. You can unlock IAPs whenever.