Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI

Name: Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI
Rating: 4.8 (75 reviews)
Author: Nikolozi Meladze

By: Nikolozi Meladze

Modular Music-Making

Features & Capabilities

Mela is a scalable modular music tool that lets you design custom polyphonic synthesizers, effects, and MIDI processors. Build your signal flow with lanes, route audio and MIDI, and use modulators to target any parameter across modules. With 107+ modules and growing, Mela supports a wide range of sounds from tight leads to lush textures.

Operate as an AUv3 plug-in in your DAW (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubasis, Drambo, AUM) or run it as a standalone app on iOS/macOS. It offers Instrument, Audio Effect, and MIDI Processor modes with the same features. Presets are grouped into collections (Collection 0 is free; others are paid one-time purchases). Over 200 presets demonstrate many creative possibilities. Learn more at nikolozi.com for guides, tutorials, and changelogs.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Music & Audio

By:

Nikolozi Meladze

Rating:

4.80

(75)

Version:

7.9 Last updated: 2026-06-07

Version code:

886577096

Creation date:

2023-05-10

Compatible devices:

Size:

24.27MB

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-13

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 164,766 ▼ 180

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Developed by:

Nikolozi Meladze

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mela-auv3-synth-fx-midi/id1668299428

User Reviews

Reviewers praise Mela as a cross-platform AUv3 instrument that also functions as a powerful audio/MIDI processor. They highlight its deep, modular sound design (sound, FX, MIDI) and the ability to patch in many ways, plus expressive performance controls and flexible routing. The universal license and Mac-to-iPad patch portability are repeatedly noted, as are ongoing updates and an engaged developer with a public roadmap. Overall, it’s seen as a distinctive, ambitious platform that rewards exploration beyond a traditional synth, while enabling quick ideas and robust sound design across devices.

Pros

Cross-platform compatibility and universal purchase with patch portability across iOS/iPadOS/macOS
Deep, versatile sound design with modular architecture (sound, FX, MIDI)
Expressive performance controls (breath input, precise MIDI modulation, low-latency smoothing)
Rich feature set beyond a basic synth (FX, MIDI processing, utilities like oscilloscope, quantizer, EQ, clipper, flexible routing)
Active development and community support (public roadmap, regular updates, engaged developer)

Cons

Recent reviews

When I drag my finger on the keyboard, I want to hear keys that are touched.

by RD*****, 2026-05-14

I’m a newbie and Mela has become a core instrument in my setup across both iPad and laptop (I want the same set up on both). I didn’t want to learn the well-known laptop synths (Vital, Pigments etc) because I want something good that works as a standalone and inside hosts on both iPad and laptop. Mela does: it’s quick to navigate, sonically deep, and scales from simple, musical presets to quite complex designs without ever feeling cluttered. I use it for ambient pads, evolving textures, and more rhythmic, sequenced material, and it responds beautifully to being driven by external MIDI tools and chord engines. CPU usage has been very reasonable on all my devices. If you’re building a cross‑device synth ecosystem and want something that rewards both thoughtful programming and playful experimentation, Mela is absolutely worth buying.

by Ge*****, 2026-04-06

The best eurorack environment on iOS. It’s cool that you can run it on your Mac for designing patches and then port them seamlessly to your iPad. I really appreciate that Nikolozi is always adding new features, including the just released sequencer. I’m already using Mela in 1 composition that I’ve performed a number of times. It just keeps getting better. :-)