Also worthy highlighting is that all three areas have a “Bind MIDI” button that will route the incoming MIDI to that particular area, allowing for easy chord triggering.
Lastly, the lower section is quite a handy feature that is noteworthy since it enables the user to preview a progression before going to the DAW with it.
The middle section is probably where the bulk of the work will be done, and to facilitate that Scaler offers easy octave shift and also chord substitution buttons to quickly access the III mediant and VI submediant of a given chord. Moving past that, Scaler’s interface is organized on three main sections: top keyboard area for detecting chords or picking notes, a middle section for scales or chords, and a lower section that allows for chord progressions to be played.
On Pro Tools it’s an AAX instrument and follows the same principle of Cubase, where it shows up as an input or output for MIDI tracks. On Logic Pro it’s a de-facto MIDI Effect that uses that appropriate insert slot - it’s important to note that it also shows as an “AU generator” but this way you’ll only be able to use its onboard sound without sending MIDI to other instruments, which is done through the aforementioned MIDI Effect. For example on Cubase it’s a “VSTi” or VST Instrument plug-in instead of a MIDI effect, with Scaler showing up as a source and/or destination on MIDI tracks once the “VSTi” is loaded on the instrument rack or track. In use: As mentioned before this is a MIDI effect, but its implementation varies from one DAW to the other. Overall these presets are mostly catered towards modern-sounding music, but they’re also universal enough to provide good starting points for most styles. In order to offer more practical examples Scaler also packs a good set of presets that includes 50 chord sets for a “mood” or certain genre and also 50 chord sets from artists such as Carl Cox, CeCe Rodgers, Mike Huckaby and others. There are 12 scales with 12 modes, totaling 144 different options (see attachments for all options). The user can also simply pick a key and a mode (minor, major, Lydian, etc.) and Scaler will show the respective diatonic chords, voicing options and chord alternatives. Upon clicking on each chord Scaler will immediately show all its corresponding scales along with tags for their style and “mood”. Once this first option is made - detect a chord or pick a chord - then it flows to the same stream. The first mode displays chords as they are played on the keyboard, while the second is really a library of chords and scales. It is built around two main operating modes: a “detect” mode and what I’ll call a “librarian” mode. The Scope: Scaler is a MIDI effect that is focused on offering the electronic musicians a quick path to two of the most essential aspects of songwriting - chords and scales. By clicking register you accept that we will send you this information by email. On average, we will send you marketing communications on new releases and promotions up to 3 times per week.
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