Plugin Boutique Scaler 2 (MAC)
£10.99
Product Description
System Requirements
Mac
- OS X 10.8 and laterย (macOS Monterey compatible M1)
- 64-bit compatible only
Apple M1 Mac compatibility:ย Scaler is compatible with M1 machines natively and under Rosetta, we recommend using Rosetta for better stability. For more information,ย find out how to start Logic using Rosetta.
Formats
- Audio Units (AU)
- VST2
- VST3
Empower the Composer Within
Scaler 2 is an inspirational and powerful music theory workstation that gives you access to a world of new ideas, expressions and melodies. With powerful detection of MIDI and audio, Scaler 2 can determine what key and scale youโre in and suggest chords that match your music. The plugin helps you discover the perfect melody with performance expressions, and can even suggest ways to change from one key to another.
Already Own Scaler 1?
If you already own Scaler 1, you canย upgrade toย Scaler 2ย HERE.
Scaler 2 makes finding chords and progressions intuitive and fun! Itโs a comprehensive but easy to use toolbox that will help anyone make better music.
Benefits
- Discover your musicโs keyย and explore alternative scales, modesย and chord sets
- Choose from hundreds of keys and modes,ย quickly build progressionsย in the sequencer
- Over 200 artist chord setsย from the likes of Carl Cox, MJ Cole, The Temper Trap, Mitekiss, CeCe Rogers and Mike Huckaby
- Over 300 unique genre, common and mood-based chord setsย such as Chill, Drum & Bass, Jazz, Cinematic, EDM, Metalโฆ
- Browse chord variationsย to get suspended chords, extended chords, dominant sevenths and jazz chords
- Create unique chords by searching & selecting from theย circle of fifthsย or by entering note by note on your keyboard in Chord Create / Editor mode
- Playย melodic expressionsย with over 200 phrases, performances and rhythms by professional musicians across various time signatures
- Use theย arpeggio or strumย features to perform in real-time and synced to your DAW
- Discover chord substitutionsย that lend variety to your progressions
- Experiment with differentย chord voicingsย to spread notes across the keyboard
- Export MIDI to your DAWย simply by dragging and dropping
- Assign any VST / AU instrumentย to Scaler 2 to control your favourite synths or use over 30 internal electronic, acoustic and orchestral sounds
- Play and recordย one-finger chords and melodiesย using Scaler 2โs Bind MIDI function
- Establish your scale withย audio detectionย as well as MIDI detection
- Generate bass lines adapted to your current scale and chords withย Bass Mode
- Generate melody lines adapted to your current scale and chords withย Melody Mode and Sequence Mode
- Change keys, performances, melodies and basslines on the fly byย MIDI Mappingย to your computer keyboard or MIDI Controller
- Get more natural-sounding melodies and expressions with theย humanise and quantise function
- Navigateย between modes and pages using keyboard commands or UI buttons
What’s new in version 2?
- Redesigned from the ground up with overย 600 new chord sets, hundreds of new scales, and 45ย new instruments
- Playย melodic expressionsย with over 500 phrases, performances,ย sequences, basslines, melodies and rhythms by professional musicians
- Establish your scale withย audio detectionย as well as MIDI detection
- Keys Lockย helps you create emotive melodies by locking keys to your chords
- MIDI Captureย lets you perform inside Scaler 2 and then export the results as MIDI
- Modulation suggestionsย give you new ways to reach musical destinations
- Suggest Modeย – Scaler 2 helps you add complexity and artistry to
your chord progressions - Get more natural-sounding melodies and expressions with theย humanise function
- Edit Modesย for adjusting length, velocity, inversion, octave, timing and performances more per chord in a pattern
- Pad Viewย helps you to arrange and play through multiple patterns and key switch between them
- Audition new progressions in context withย DAW Sync playback
- Voice Groupingย can keep your chords within a certain range for voice leading
- Chord editing and moving tools includeย lasso, drag n drop, replace and insertย
- Midi Mappingย allows you to change, performances, scales and
patterns on the fly - More than 100 new expressions in triplet feel and across several time signaturesย including 3/4,ย 5/4,ย 6/8,ย 12/8
- New Chord Create / Editorย mode – create chords by searching &ย selecting from the circle of fifths or by entering note by note on yourย keyboard
How it Works
Detect
Scaler 2 can listen to incoming MIDI or audio data and detect the key your music is in. After this, it will suggest chords and chord progressions that will fit with your song. Scaler 2 can send MIDI to a virtual instrument in your DAW, and it has 45ย onboard instruments to play with as well.
Chord Sets
Scaler 2 comes with over 400 song and genre-based chord sets and over 200 artist chord sets to inspire new progressions and melodies; plus, choose from hundreds of scales and modes to get your creative juices flowing. Simply drag the chords you want into the sequencer to build a pattern thatโs unique to you.
Explore
Explore alternative chords thatโll fit with your progression, with loads of suggestions, voicings, chord extensions and variations on particular chords to help you choose the perfect feeling with every step of your song.
MIDI Capture
New Audio Detection Technology means you can detect and analyse chords and scales from existing audio sources. With MIDI Capture, you can record Scaler 2โs output โ whether youโre clicking keys or chords, or playing progressions โ in order to drag the resulting MIDI to outside the plugin.
Create
Suggest mode gives you chords compatible with your chord progression. Lock keys to your chords to create complex melodies by intuitively moving around on your MIDI controller. Humanize Scaler 2โs performance by introducing variations to velocity and/or timing. Voice Grouping profiles lets you automatically invert notes to restrict playback within certain octaves or by using open voicing.
Edit
Edit Mode lets you dial in Duration, Octave, Inversion and more parameters per chord, and there are new ways to edit chords when right-clicking. DAW Sync links your chord patterns to your DAWโs playback, making it easy to audition new progressions or alter existing chord patterns alongside your DAW project. Pad View makes it easy to construct entire arrangements, moving chords and whole progressions on a higher level.
Modulation
Scaler 2 makes Modulation Suggestions for movement between your current key and a destination. The majority of suggestions have been sourced from professional musicians, and some are generated algorithmically.
Performance
With Performances, Phrases, Sequences, Basslines, Melodies and Rhythms created by real pianists and musicians, Scaler 2 isnโt just about creating chords and arpeggios โ it can lay down melodies as well. Over 500 Expressions let you experiment with riffs and melodies, which can be locked to notes of your scale or a chord.
What’s new in version 2.5.0?
Suggest Mode
- Generate chords compatible with your progression – follow Tonal or Scale relationships to build complex patterns
- Works by analysing your current progression and suggestions based on internal artist based content
- Generate random progressions and get inspired quickly
Guitar Overhaul
- Chord Charts: Displays a guitar chord diagram for any chord in your Section C
- Fretboard Views: New โScale Degreeโ and โScale Intervalโ views to explore the neck of your instrument
- 5 New guitar-focused Voice Grouping profiles
Content
- 4 New Sounds (Steel Acoustic, Electric Guitar, Retro Electric, Vintage Keys)
- New Expression Mode: Strummed Sequences with 30 strumming patterns and variations
- New Chord Sets (Pop Rock, Contemporary RnB, Pop Ballads, Deep House)
- 20 Synth Sequences
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I love how intuitive and user-friendly this software is, definitely a game-changer for my music production workflow!
I love how easy it is to come up with unique chord progressions using this software – definitely a game-changer for my music production!
This software has completely revolutionized my music production process – the chord suggestions are spot on and the interface is user-friendly. Highly recommend!
I love how intuitive the interface is, made composing so easy. Would definitely recommend to any music producer out there!
Absolutely love this software – it has revolutionized my music production process! Easy to use and incredibly versatile, highly recommend.