Mela 7.15 introduces Time Scrub, an audio delay designed for varying the playback speed of incoming audio. Its Position parameter lets you jump anywhere in the delay buffer. At 0%, you hear the live input. At -100%, you hear it delayed by the full buffer length. Modulating Position changes the playback speed, letting you speed up, slow down, hold, or reverse audio. Stepped modulation can create beat repeats, while holding Position steady gives you a conventional delay. Try the new “Time Origami”, “Repeat Rush”, and “Tape Stop” factory patches to hear Time Scrub in action.

This update also brings back Scroll Lock for the musical keyboard, letting you choose between sliding across notes and scrolling the keyboard while holding them. Vel-to-Amp’s Range is now bipolar, so higher velocities can produce quieter levels, and both Pitch-to-Amp and Matrix graduate from Mela Lab.

For the full details, check out the Changelog.

Latest Tutorial

In this video, I showcase Time Scrub, which lets you change the playback speed of incoming audio by simply modulating its Position parameter. The Mela 7.15 update also includes 3 factory patches that demonstrate different ways to use the module, including beat repeats and tape-stop effects.

Mela 7.15 Changelog

Time Scrub

• The new Time Scrub module is an audio delay that lets you jump to any point in its tempo-synced buffer using Position.
• Sync parameter defines the buffer length using tempo-synced values from 1/64 to 4 bars, including triplet and dotted options.
• Position parameter selects where to read within the buffer: at −100%, the output is delayed by the full Sync duration, while at 0%, it follows the live input.
• Modulating Position changes the playback speed. Ramping from −100% to 0% speeds up the audio, while ramping from 0% to −100% can slow down, hold, or reverse playback.
• Stepped modulation can create beat repeats.
• With Position held steady, playback stays at 1×.
• The Rate readout displays the playback rate resulting from Position movement.
• Factory Patches: Added “Time Origami” and “Repeat Rush” to the Audio FX folder, demonstrating how the Time Scrub module can be used for playback speed changes and beat repeats.
• Factory Patches: Added “Tape Stop” to the Audio FX folder, demonstrating how Note Event can trigger a tape-stop effect using Time Scrub.
• Time Scrub is a Mela Lab module and part of Collection 5.

Musical Keyboard

• Added the Scroll Lock button, bringing back the behaviours available before Mela 5.1.
• When enabled, sliding between notes plays the keys under the fingers.
• When disabled, the keyboard scrolls horizontally while holding notes.
• Octave Up and Down buttons now dim and become disabled at the corresponding edge.
• Fixed missing plus signs and incorrect octave values at the end of the keyboard.
• Fixed an issue on iOS 27 where keys would only trigger notes after sliding a finger.

Other Changes

• Mod Steps: MIDI mode now more accurately displays the value produced when modulating velocity and CC parameters.
• Vel-to-Amp: Range is now bipolar from -60 to +60 dB, allowing higher velocities to be quieter than lower velocities.
• Pitch-to-Amp: The module graduated from Mela Lab and can now be found under the Audio Processor category.
• Matrix: The module graduated from Mela Lab and can now be found under the Signal Router category.
• Factory Patches: Added “Classic Trance” to the Leads folder.
• Remote Views: Fixed layout issues across different control configurations.

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