Melodyne 5 is Steve DeMott's Software Product Of 2020, he explains why.

I chose Melodyne as my favorite software tool for 2020. It not only allows me to fix a pitchy vocal, I’ve also used it to fix a bad note in a guitar solo and, because of its multi-timbral capabilities, I can even change one note in a piano chord to fix where the pianist’s finger slipped to an adjacent key. I’ve also tuned strings, horns & woodwinds, etc. Pretty much anything melodic.

Sometimes I don’t use it to tune, per se, but to reduce a vocalist’s vibrato to better center the pitch. I can even use the time tool to align vocalists or to shorten or lengthen a note when needed. Melodyne’s overtone correction has also come in handy, allowing for matching of tones in a different way than using an EQ. And with version 5, Melodyne brings sibilant control to its toolbox. It is a very deep program.

I don’t know if I’ve done any work this year without Melodyne on the mix session. From music to audio post, it’s been a big part of my workflow.