Feature Requests

Users on the Loopy Pro Forum expressed frustration not being able to view help and use tweak the help at the same time. 2 possible improvements can be made in this area: Instead of showing the module help view as a popover, display it next to it arranged like a module, or below/above in between the lanes. (Possibly experiment here) Consider generating the User Guide pdf and/or html based on the built-in help views. Samu > @Nikolozi Personally I think it would be good idea to have a document with all the modules help-texts in once place for quick reference. > Currently it's not possible to tweak a module while the help text pop-up is displayed as one example. > Having all the 'help-texts' in a separate document would also make it easier to 'read & study' what each module is intended to do. (Think something like Module Help Reference Document or something similar). > I know it would add yet another layer of documentation chore but it would also allow potentially new customers to discover what Mela and its modules are capable of doing :) motmeister : > Is there any chance of making the help panels at least selectable? That way a user could copy them into a text file for offline use. Without some way to do that, constantly leaving the main interface to go to a help screen, then returning, is not only irritating, but interrupts the flow of using the app. motmeister > Having documentation separate from the app allowing a user to look at the documentation on another screen, an iPad or Mac for example, while experimenting with apps would be the most helpful. Preferably the document would be in pdf form, downloadable from the app's web site.

The Crossover module uses second-order high-cut and low-cut filters to create a band. It is ideal for creating custom multi-band processors, such as multi-band compressors or distortion effects. The module employs crossover filters to maintain a flat response. Simply feed the same audio into multiple parallel instances, ensuring that adjacent bands have matching cutoff frequencies—the High Cut of one instance must match the Low Cut of the next. To ensure the cutoff frequencies match exactly, enter the precise numeric values. For example, to create a 3-band processor, set the Band parameter of the first instance to Low, the second to Mid, and the last to High. Then, ensure that the Low Cut parameter values for the Low and Mid instances match the High Cut parameter values for the Mid and High instances, respectively. Crossover is part of Collection 4.

Currently, lanes are automatically named as Lane 1, 2 etc. Would be great to be able to rename them like modules.

Introducing Stack, the first module that processes its submodules in parallel rather than in series, like sublanes. The Stack module feeds a copy of its input signals to all its submodules. The module's output signals depend on the Mode parameter, which has three states: Sum Audio, Merge MIDI, and Passthru. Sum Audio: Stack's output Audio, or the Audio components of the Poly signal, is the sum of the submodule output Audio and/or the Audio components of Poly signals. Sum Audio: If Stack's input and all submodule outputs are Poly signals, the module's output will also be Poly; otherwise, it will be Audio. Sum Audio: The MIDI signal and non-Audio Poly signal components (unless collapsed) remain the same as Stack's input. Merge MIDI: Stack's output MIDI signal is a merge of the submodule output MIDI signals. Merge MIDI: The Audio and Pitch signals, or the Poly signal, remain the same as Stack's input. Passthru: The submodule outputs are ignored, and Stack's output signals are identical to its inputs. You may want to process multiple sublanes in parallel for more complex setups. To do this, simply stack Group modules. With the Stack module, you can create simple MIDI effects, such as converting notes into chords by stacking Transposer modules, or build complex sequencers by combining Group, Euclid, and others. You can also easily create layered synths or effects. Stack lets you view submodules individually or as an expanded horizontal stack. When viewed as a horizontal stack, unlike sublanes, vertical lines replace signal indicator arrows, indicating that the submodules are processed in parallel. Stack is a Mela Lab module and part of Collection 4. Mela 6.4 Build 416: Moved Stack from Mela Lab to the Signal Router category. Mela 6.4 Build 414: You can now think of a Mela preset as a root Stack module with Group submodules. Because that's exactly what it is. Mela preset is now simply stacked, chained, and nested modules. Mela 6.4 Build 413: The MIDI Stack module has been generalised and is now simply called Stack. Instead of having separate MIDI Stack and Audio Stack modules, there is now a single Stack module with different modes. Mela 6.4 Build 411: OK the wait is over, the first stack module is here and ready for testing: Introducing the first stack module: unlike sublanes, where modules are processed in series, a stack module runs its submodules in parallel. The MIDI Stack module feeds a copy of its input signals to all its submodules and merges their output MIDI signals at the output. You may want to process multiple sublanes in parallel for more complex setups. To do this, simply stack Group modules. With the MIDI Stack module, you can create simple MIDI effects, such as converting notes into chords by stacking Transposer modules, or build complex sequencers by combining Group, Euclid, and others. MIDI Stack lets you view submodules individually or as an expanded horizontal stack. When viewing them in a horizontal stack, unlike sublanes, you will notice vertical lines instead of signal indicator arrows, indicating that the submodules are processed in parallel. MIDI Stack also feeds copies of the Poly, Audio, and Pitch signals to the submodules for processing, but their non-MIDI signal outputs are ignored. This means the Poly, Audio, and Pitch signals pass through unaltered. MIDI Stack is a Mela Lab module and part of Collection 4.

Mela 6.3 Beta: The module transforms a straight beat into a dynamic rhythm with accents and shuffle. Sync Parameter: Sets the timing grid for accents and shuffle. Accent Parameter: Sets the amount of accent applied to notes at odd grid positions. Shuffle Parameter: Sets the delay amount for notes at even grid positions, creating a swing or shuffle feel. Groove is a Mela Lab module and part of Collection 4.

Recently, I've been interested and looking into weird sci-fi sound design, and have seen how most designers use some kind of vocoder to make audio sound warbly and alien-like. It would be nice to have and Audio effect akin to something like Ableton's Vocoder module which accomplishes similar results while still having the fundamental aspects of a traditional vocoder. Edit: Included some examples of the sound design I was referencing https://youtu.be/_3a5B90Liqc?si=Y9bMi4FVrVBOZ5Tw https://youtu.be/1Ojd4PG_Ga0?si=KkR03GU3dtyyf6Ae

Samu had a great suggestion : > One thing I've been playing around with in Drambo lately is processing modulation signals like they would be audio and using them to modulate parameters. (various pulse thru a filtered delay/echo as one example). > As for Mela a module that converts modulation signal to audio and back could be something to add at some point? Some thoughts: I imagine it will be similar to the Audio-to-Mod modulator module, except it will have a sublane and a modulatable dial. The sublane will not receive any input and won't merge its output. It will have a dial/slider that the user will modulate. The modulation signal then will be sent to the sublane as input. The user will have audio processors in the sublane to transform the modulation signal. The processed audio will be converted back to the modulation signal. There probably will be a Depth parameter. Visualiser of the resulting modulation signal will also be useful.

Layer Module: Layer module lets you create an audio layer easily using its sublane. The sublane takes non-Audio signals, MIDI and Pitch or Poly (non-Audio components), as input. The output Audio signal (or the Audio components of the Poly signal) is the sum of the module's input and the sublane's output. All other signal types pass through unchanged. While the sublane can transform a copy of the MIDI and Pitch input signals, those aren't merged at the output, unlike the Audio signal(s). The module allows you to create synth layers, where each layer can have independent processors such as filters, amp envelopes, panners, and pitch transposition. The Volume parameter controls the volume applied to the sublane's output before the Audio signal summing. Layer is a Mela Lab module and part of Collection 4. Note: Originally, this module was called Instrument.

Dynamic Buses At the moment, both MIDI and Audio buses are limited to 4. There's no reason why it needs to be limited or be a static number. It's purely an implementation detail. It would be great if it could be made dynamic so the users can create and remove buses as needed. A preset may have only 0, 2, or 16 or whatever number the preset needs. Poly buses At the moment, Audio Out collapses Poly to an Audio signal. Sometimes, the user may desire to route a Poly signal to another lane to merge it with the Poly signal on that lane. Or if you are creating a polyphonic instrument that uses feedback, it would require the ability to feedback the Poly signal. So the Audio In, Audio Out and Feedback modules would need to support Poly buses. Poly buses would most likely just carry Audio components of the Poly signal and not Pitch and note information/states. Or at least, if they do carry full information, discard them when merging with another Poly signal. i.e. if 2 Poly signals are merging, there needs to be a way to set whose note/pitch information remains after the merge.

Effect module lets you create self-contained custom audio effects. It contains a sublane called Wet Path. Wet Path sublane receives a copy of the Effect module's input signals. The output Audio signal (or the Audio components of a Poly signal) is the mix of the Effect's input and the sublane's output. While the sublane can transform a copy of the MIDI and Pitch input signals, those aren't merged at the output, unlike the Audio signal(s). The Dry parameter controls the level applied to the module's input before the Audio signal summing. The Wet parameter controls the level applied to the sublane's output before the Audio signal summing. Effect is a Mela Lab module and part of Collection 4. A screenshot of a simple delay effect (with a feedback loop) example attached.