I started with Melda Free, upgraded it. Bought Melda Creative Bundle on KVR about 8 years ago and then MMixing Bundle (second hand) and then the occasional purchase. I don't know how many additional plugins were added free to the libraries in the interim but it has to have been at least a dozen. I have about 108 of their plugins; obviously there is overlap.
I recommend the free bundle and upgrade to anyone who will listen. I don't really want them to change too much. I can think of a few Melda plugins that I stopped using due to less than optimal workflow but most of it is more than usable. I bought Tantra (1&2) to replace MRhythmizer and Waves Brauer Motion for additional panning capacities. I don't use MGuitarArchitect as I prefer the workflow of IK Amplitube and Guitar Rig. I wish more people uploaded their presets to their servers. I uploaded about 20 (mostly for Mxxx Core) and I always look for others. Melda could promote that a bit more. The Melda SoundFactory LE was amazing value and I picked that up over the holidays.
I have never had a problem with licensing when hard drives got swapped out or a new OS was installed or the more frequent than average new PC builds. I have them installed on my Macs as well. Their development and update cycle is insanely fast and the plugins are compact. I think if you get to know about 5 plugins that are in different categories you'll have things sorted out across their catalog.
If Melda came up with enhanced and robust skinning support, they might inspire a third party cottage industry. I'm happy with what I have. They are so efficient. I don't need the bloat associated with pretty and I wouldn't want to slow the developer down. They don't need to be all things to all people.
I recommend the free bundle and upgrade to anyone who will listen. I don't really want them to change too much. I can think of a few Melda plugins that I stopped using due to less than optimal workflow but most of it is more than usable. I bought Tantra (1&2) to replace MRhythmizer and Waves Brauer Motion for additional panning capacities. I don't use MGuitarArchitect as I prefer the workflow of IK Amplitube and Guitar Rig. I wish more people uploaded their presets to their servers. I uploaded about 20 (mostly for Mxxx Core) and I always look for others. Melda could promote that a bit more. The Melda SoundFactory LE was amazing value and I picked that up over the holidays.
I have never had a problem with licensing when hard drives got swapped out or a new OS was installed or the more frequent than average new PC builds. I have them installed on my Macs as well. Their development and update cycle is insanely fast and the plugins are compact. I think if you get to know about 5 plugins that are in different categories you'll have things sorted out across their catalog.
If Melda came up with enhanced and robust skinning support, they might inspire a third party cottage industry. I'm happy with what I have. They are so efficient. I don't need the bloat associated with pretty and I wouldn't want to slow the developer down. They don't need to be all things to all people.
Statistics: Posted by Scotty — Sat Jan 04, 2025 8:53 pm