Melody Sauce 3 is EVAbeat's MIDI idea generator for melodies, chords and bass, with 1,000+ progressions, a piano roll, plugin hosting and audio export. From $79.
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EVAbeat Melody Sauce 3 vs Song Cage Melody Rack
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which midi tool to buy.
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Melody Rack is Song Cage's MIDI effect: sing or play a melody, then fourteen harmony-aware slots write chords and parts. $59, or $39 for Song Cage owners.
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Specs compared
| Signal | EVAbeat Melody Sauce 3 | Song Cage Melody Rack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $79 | $59 / $39 owners |
| Dubspot Score | — | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, macOS, Windows | AU, VST3 |
| Type | MIDI idea generator for melody, chords and bass | Harmony-aware MIDI effect |
| Idea length | Eight bars | — |
| Chord progressions | 1,000+, fully editable, with Maj9, sus2, Dim7 and more | — |
| Rhythms | 140+ chord and bass rhythms | — |
| Style presets | 350, plus a style randomizer | — |
| Internal sounds | 300+ across melody, chords and bass | — |
| Effects | Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Wobble | 14 slots including Chords, In Key, Harmony, Bones, Reply, Morph, Arp |
| Editing | Built-in piano roll, per-section editing, Movement and Chord Fit | — |
| MIDI | Import with key and chord detection; drag-out MIDI or audio | — |
| Plugin hosting | Host your own VST3, VST2, AU per layer (3.1) | — |
| Audio export | WAV stems and full mix with optional tail (3.1) | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AU MIDI FX (Logic); no AAX | AU + VST3 macOS 11+; VST3 Windows 10+ |
| System | macOS 10.14+ (Apple Silicon native), Windows 10+, 64-bit | — |
| Trial | — | 14 days, free Song Cage account |
| Price | — | $59, or $39 for Song Cage owners |
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