Group Module

• The Group module is now even more versatile.

• The module lets you group a sequence of modules using its sublane.

• The signal flow between the containing lane and the sublane depends on the selected mode: Insert, Isolate, Split, or Merge.

• The module actions menu icon displays the current mode instead of the ellipsis used by other modules.

• Tapping it opens a menu to change the mode and access standard module actions.

Insert Mode

• The Group module passes its input signals to the sublane and forwards the sublane's output to its output.

• Ideal for organising modules.

Isolate Mode

• The Group module doesn't provide input to the sublane and ignores its output.

• The module input and output remain identical.

• Ideal for creating an independent sublane that appears inline with the containing lane.

• For example, it can be used for generating an envelope follower signal from a side-chain input.

Split Mode

• The Group module forwards a copy of the input signals to its sublane and ignores its output.

• The module input and output remain identical.

• Ideal for pre-processing signals before sending them to Audio Out, MIDI Out, or Envelope Follower modules.

Merge Mode

• The Group module doesn't provide any input to the sublane, but merges the sublane's output signals with the module's input.

• The module's MIDI output is a merge of its input and the sublane's output MIDI signals.

• The Audio output is the sum of the module's input and the sublane's output signals.

• The output signal is Poly only if both the module's input and the sublane's output are Poly.

• Ideal for pre-processing signals coming from Audio In, Feedback, or MIDI In modules before merging.

Poly Buses

• Audio buses in Mela now support Poly signals.

• This means the Audio In, Audio Out, and Feedback modules can send and receive Poly Audio signals.

• If a bus sender or receiver module isn't receiving a Poly signal as input, the bus signal collapses to Stereo Audio at the receiver before merging with the lane Audio signal.

Note Hold Module

• The Note Hold module blocks note-off MIDI events and converts every second note-on event of a given note into a note-off event.

• Hold Parameter: When turned off, all held notes are released, and new events pass through the module. You can automate or modulate this parameter as needed.

• Notes View: The view displays up to 9 held notes. If there are more, an ellipsis symbol appears.

• Note Hold is part of Collection 4.

Feedback Module

• The built-in hard clipper threshold can now be set to +6, +12, or +24 dBFS.

• In most cases, +6 dBFS is recommended, but higher thresholds can be useful. For example, when creating a phaser effect with feedback.

• The new clip indicator shows when the clipper is triggered. If you're not using clipping creatively, adjust parameters to avoid activation.

• The Level parameter range has been changed to [–100, +100] %.

• Like the Digital Delay module, it now flushes noise below -160 dBFS to prevent buildup from the digital noise floor.

• To prevent a circular dependency, the Feedback module does not collapse the incoming Poly Audio signal even if the signal received from the bus is non-Poly. This differs from the behaviour of the Audio In module.

• The module has graduated from Mela Lab and is now under the Signal Router category.

Other Changes

• Group & Stack: The Mode parameters are now treated as internal, meaning they can't be modulated within Mela or automated from the host.

• Stack Module: Passthru mode renamed to Isolate to better reflect its behaviour.

• Lanes: Group modules used as lanes are always in Isolate mode. Turning a Group module into a lane automatically sets its Mode parameter to Isolate.

• MIDI Source: In the new "Flip-Flop on Note-On" mode, the modulation signal toggles between 0% and 100% on each note-on event.

• Overlap Remover: Now has a more consistent look with Note Hold.

• Overlap Remover: Improved the Log view to make it clearer when new notes are removed, even if they match a previous pattern.

• Overlap Remover: Now clears its history when it receives a MIDI panic message.

• Modules: Since modules can be freely renamed, the module type may not always be clear. To address this, the action menu now displays the module's type.

• Modules: The add module menu now displays the name of the parent module.

• Pop-up Lists: On macOS, the selected item title is now properly aligned with unselected items.

• Logic Pro for Mac: Enabled parameter smoothing even when Logic's Sample Accurate Automation is on, as its callback rate is much lower than the sample rate, causing zipper noise.

• Factory Presets: Updated the "All Pass Phaser" preset and added a new preset called "Subtle Phaser".