Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI

Name: Mela – AUv3: Synth, FX, MIDI
Rating: 4.8 (80 reviews)
Author: Nikolozi Meladze

By: Nikolozi Meladze App

Modular Music-Making

Overview

Version:

7.15

Last updated: 2026-09-21

Ranking

#144,693 ▲ 589

Overall

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

(80)

Version:

7.15 Last updated: 2026-09-21

Version code:

891606221

Creation date:

2023-05-10

Bundle ID:

com.nikolozi.mela4

Compatible devices:

Size:

28.97MB

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Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-10-01

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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

This thing is deceptively powerful. I use it as an effect chain a midi processor and a synth. It’s completely modular so ur imagination is the only limit and unlike so much of the music apps on here, the dev is actively adding to it. With so much abandonware on iOS it’s nice to have something that gets regular updates beyond just bug fixes. Dude is responsive with the community and seems eager to help when u have an issue. Oh yea and it runs great, I have made some monster patches on this thing and my iPad doesn’t break a sweat. Buy it!