Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI
Nikolozi Meladze Music iPhoneiPadiPod touchMac
Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI is a free Music app for iPhone and iPad by Nikolozi Meladze. Rated 4.8/5 from 80 ratings. Requires iOS 18.0.
- Rating
- 4.8
- 80 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 30 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 15
- 2026 · v7.16
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About Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI
DREAM UP AN INSTRUMENT, THEN BUILD IT Mela is a modular music-making tool that grows with you, from your first patch to deep custom designs. Create polyphonic synthesisers, unique audio effects, and complex MIDI processors. Mela runs standalone on iOS and macOS, or as an AUv3 plug-in inside your favourite DAW, including Ableton Live, AUM, Cubasis, Drambo, and Logic Pro. EVERYTHING IS A MODULE In Mela, there are no virtual cables to untangle. Instead, a patch is a tree of nested modules, where modules process their submodules in series or parallel. The layout of your patch is its signal flow. Everything moves with a drag, and a patch can stay tiny or grow into a deeply nested design. MEET THE MODULES Each module is focused yet powerful, and built-in help lets you quickly learn how it works. Here is a quick tour. • MIDI processors: arpeggiator, chord, Euclidean sequencer, groove, note echo, note modifiers, quantiser, scale, strummer, MIDI capture. • Synth building blocks: virtual-analog oscillator, FM operator, phaseshaping, noise, glide, unison, VA filter, amp envelope. • Modulators: envelope generator, envelope follower, LFO, mod sequencer, XY pad, macro control, random. • Audio effects: reverb, delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion, ring mod, dynamics, EQ, pitch and frequency shifters, stereo tools. • Visualisers: level and correlation metering, oscilloscopes, MIDI logger, notepad. The full module list is at the very end. MODULATE ANY PARAMETER Every module parameter in Mela can be targeted by modulator modules with sample-accurate, polyphonic modulation. The full parameter tree is also exposed to the DAW for automation. YOUR FIRST PATCH Load Mela as an Instrument, an Audio Effect, or a MIDI Processor, then take your pick: over 250 included patches to play, pull apart, and learn from, or a blank patch and total freedom. PAY ONCE, OWN FOREVER Mela ships with 112 modules and counting, organised into collections. Collection 0 is free and has everything you need to learn how Mela works. The rest are single purchases. A patch that uses modules you do not own still plays in full. Locked modules process signals as normal, and a purchase simply unlocks their controls. SAY HELLO Wondering if Mela can do something specific? Just ask. Questions often become short demo videos, and feature requests help guide what gets added next. Say hello, ask anything, and help shape where Mela goes next. Contact: nikolozi.com/contact User Guide: nikolozi.com/mela/user-guide Tutorials: nikolozi.com/mela/tutorials Changelog: nikolozi.com/mela/changelog FAQ: nikolozi.com/mela/faq COLLECTION 0 Amp Envelope, Arpeggiator, Audio In, Audio Out, Lane, LFO, Meter, MIDI In, MIDI Lane, MIDI Meter, MIDI Out, MIDI-to-Poly, Notepad, Overlap Remover, Poly-to-Mono, Relative Pitch, Stack, Stereo Delay, Transposer, VA Filter, VA Oscillator, Volume. COLLECTION 1 Balance, Chord, Chorus, Compressor, Control Change, Distortion, DS Oscillator, Envelope Follower, Envelope Generator, Flanger, Glide, Level, MIDI Logger, MIDI Source, Noise, Note Echo, Note Length, Note Range, Note Stack, Phaser, Pitch Bend, Random, Scale, Strummer, Velocity. COLLECTION 2 Clipper, Comb Filter, DC Blocker, Degrader, EQ Band, Fixed Pitch, FM Operator, Macro, MIDI Capture, MIDI Channel, Oscilloscope, Pitch Oscilloscope, Pitch Ratio, Rectifier, Vibrato, Voice Activity, VPS Oscillator. COLLECTION 3 All Pass, Audio-to-Mod, Band Pass, Correlation, Digital Delay, Dual Pan, Euclid, Macro Button, Mid-Side, Multiply-Add, Noise Gate, Note Chance, Note Event, Pitch Follower, Reverb, Ring Mod, Simple LFO, Stereo Pan, Stereo Tool. COLLECTION 4 Crossover, Delay, Effect, Feedback, Gain, Gain Computer, Groove, MIDI Delay, Note Hold, Note Pulse, Note-to-Pitch, Phase Distortion, Pitch Ramp, Quantiser, Splitter, Vel-to-Amp. COLLECTION 5 CC Modulator, Frequency Shifter, Limiter, Matrix, MIDI Echo, Mod Oscilloscope, Mod Steps, Pitch Shifter, Pitch-to-Amp, Slew, Time Scrub, Unison, XY.
Ratings & reviews
4.8
80 ratings
What’s new
Version 7.16 · Updated October 15, 2026
Macro-8 - The new Macro-8 module is a modulator whose Mod signals equal the values of its Macro 1…8 parameters. - Each Macro parameter sets its Mod signal value in the [0%, 100%] range. - On the Targets page, Source selects which Macro parameter modulates each target. - Only parameter controls assigned to targets are displayed. - Macro-8 is a Mela Lab module and part of Collection 5. One Pole - The new One Pole module processes Audio signals using a virtual-analog low-pass or high-pass filter with a 6 dB/octave slope. - Type selects LP or HP, and Frequency sets the cutoff frequency. - The high-pass output is the original signal minus the low-pass output at the same cutoff frequency. - This complementary relationship makes One Pole ideal as a gentle crossover filter for creating multi-band effects with Splitter. - Factory Patches: Added "3-Band Panner" to the Subpatches folder, demonstrating multi-band processing with One Pole, Splitter and Balance. - One Pole is part of Collection 4. Patches - Skill: Added "Patch Skill (Experimental)" under More in Settings, linking to instructions for AI assistants to create and edit Mela patches. - Factory Patches: Moved drum patches from Synth FX to the dedicated Drums folder. - Factory Patches: Added six new patches to the Drums folder: "Drum Synth Clap", "Drum Synth Cowbell", "Drum Synth Hi-Hat", "Drum Synth Kick", "Drum Synth Snare", and "Drum Synth Tom". - All six Drum Synth patches were created by AI using the Patch Skill and are included unmodified. Each comes with 10–12 remotes for tweaking the sound. Other Changes - Pop-up Lists: Fixed missing selection checkmarks on macOS 27 and misaligned checkmarks on iOS 27. - Menus: Restored action icons on macOS 27. - Menus: Restored cart icons for locked modules on macOS 27. - Standalone App: Improved responsiveness when starting audio, switching back to Mela, or changing audio devices. - Musical Keyboard: Fixed individual keys animating unexpectedly when showing the keyboard. - Musical Keyboard: Octave Up and Down now scroll by exactly one octave, preserving the position of partially visible keys instead of aligning C to the left edge. - Modules: Duplicated and pasted modules now receive unique names, making them easier to identify when assigning remotes and modulation. - Correlation: Simplified by removing the sidebar and bringing its design in line with the Meter modules. - Meter, MIDI Meter: Fixed broken module renaming by temporarily showing the sidebar while editing.
App privacy
The developer, Nikolozi Meladze, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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