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Update

Check update 2.1 coming Sep 9th.

Right on time as promised. What would you guys do without me.. .

Scaler v2.1.0 (available 9th September 2020):
Here is the video of new features: https://forum.scalerplugin.com/t/scaler-2-1-update-overview-video/4843

New Chord Editor
Control individual notes and velocities in each chord
Use the circle of fifths to easily create chord progressions
Search for any chord in Scaler
More than 100 new expressions in triplet feel and across several time signatures
Add bass/inversion display in chord name

- Audio-Detection
Improved accuracy of detection
Reduce the number of duplicate chords in results
Filter-out unlikely chord types to reduce noise
Add ability to detect from a file in the source dropdown
New Modulation Preset - Neo-Riemannian
Create harmonic transformations from any chord
Support custom sounds folder location
Support custom chordsets folder location
Multi-Select Pattern and Pattern Chaining improvements
Add ability to apply extracted voicing to a multi-selection of chords
Ability to export chord names to MIDI markers when dragging to DAW
New Arpeggio Octave Range option
Add ability to select the output MIDI channel
Keys-Lock - Chord Mute function now works properly when used with DAW-Sync
Ability to select and remove multiple notes with lasso in Detect panel
Add ability to synchronise the selected scale across instances

-Bug fixes:

Fix “Right-Click -> Select All” in Pad View
Fix erratic behaviour when deleting from a multi-selection in Pad View
Fix bind to suggested pathways refresh issue in Modulation
Fix UI not redrawing correctly after Clear State
Fix lowercase display for minor chords in Modulation panels
Fix empty large clip when dragging from MIDI Capture
Other fixes and overall stability improvements

By the way, this one is for Pipeline and me!

"Ability to export chord names to MIDI markers when dragging to DAW"

NO, that couldn't be right, we only just asked for that recently, that should take at least ten+ years if at all to do, shouldn't it ???
2008 Export Chord Notation with .mid Files


OMG don't let PG see that !

Changing MIDI channel for MIDI Supertracks in plugin

Can't believe I am back, but this program has had a big impact on my music. A little of this app appears in everything I do. It is now back on sale for the low price of $49. It reminds me a lot of BIAB in the way you can never really master the total content of what this program can do. It literally can hurt my head (in a good way ) thinking about what it is doing. Every use is a discovery. But if you have followed this thread, you already know that...

https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/93-Music-Theory-Tools/6439-Scaler-2

Here we go again.

Scaler 2.2 is amazing! So useful and inspiring.

Riddle me this Batman, where were these genius insightful "Carnac the Great" like developers 30 years ago? OK fair is fair, how about even 10 years ago?

Larry

Well someone has to do it, so it might has well be me. We all have our roles to play and apparently mine is to keep everyone up to date on Scaler.




2.3.0 (available 8th February 2020)

Playback
Add new Riffs to Melody mode
New 70’s Funk & Soul chordsets
Prevent notes from hanging when triggered from multiple sources at once.
Prevent overlapping notes from hanging in performance/phrases/rhythms/melody/bass modes.
Fix hung notes due to keyswitch not resetting properly after being pressed.
Fix a playback issue when using alt-click to preview chords.
Keys-Lock: Improve chord extension handling of altered chords.
UI
“Undo/Redo” is now accessible from the Scaler Logo - Right-Click menu.
"Import/Export State” is now accessible from the Scaler Logo - Right-Click menu.
EDIT panel: labels now refresh properly when changing chord parameters.
Add bigger “Bind” buttons on all screens.
Fix highlight of chords in Pad-View when using multi-pattern selection.
Add ability to search by style in the Scales panel.
Other improvements
Audio detection from a file can now be run multiple times in a row
Sync between instances now maintains multi-selection of patterns.
Prevent a crash when changing parameters on a chord in the EDIT Panel after removing/reordering patterns.
Prevent unexpected behaviors caused by the UI Keyboard creating notes with no velocity.
Fix a calculation error creating notes with a velocity higher than the maximum allowed.
The installer will now automatically move the sound library when using a custom location.
Improve stability of the audio detection for sample rates up to 96KHz.
Prevent a crash when resetting the playback.
Prevent a crash when changing a chord voicing after deleting the parent pattern.
Prevent a crash when removing Scaler from a track during playback.
Fix a voicing calculation error when extracting/applying a voicing to a chord.
“Right-Click > Detect” now refreshes the panel properly every time.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Moving from a desktop to a laptop. Reinstalling my music software. Scaler is definitely coming along.

Waves plugins are not. Had enough of all of the shells and especially of WUP.

Anyone remember Instachord and Instascale? Me neither. Same with AutoTheory.

I do like how the Captain Plugins from Mixed In Key have developed. They're coming along with Scaler.

There are some terrific MIDI tools out there in addition to all of the BS&W (Bottom Sludge & Water (from petro tank farms))!

Dan, will the new version of Scaler work with RealBand?

Jeff

Sorry for Delay Jeff, I never saw this question till now

So I don't use RealBand so I can't give you a quick answer. Ir does work well in a standalone mode or with Reaper. If you need this info, get back to me and I will check it out for you.

Dan

Ya, I have appointed myself the forum notification board for Scaler 2. While the first track in my DAW template is reserved for BIAB-VST, the second track is reserved for Scaler 2.

New version to be released on May 27. Who doesn't like to hear a nice modulation in there tunes.

Version 2.4.0 free update released today (available 26th of May 2021)

CONTENT
New “Common Progressions” Chord Sets
New Performances, Bass & Sequences
New genre Chord Sets: EDM & Metal
2 new Pluck sounds

MODULATION
Progression - Add “Maintain Voicing” option to adapt the suggested chords to your progression’s voicing.
Neo-Riemannian - Add “Minimise Movement” option.
Mediants - Add “Group Voicing” option to prevent jumps in octave between distant chords.

COMMANDS
Add new mappable commands to control Scaler with MIDI CC or keyboard shortcuts.

BIND
Add the ability to bind chords to “All” keys instead of “Only White” keys.
Add the ability to start the “Bind” area from any note of the keyboard.
Add the ability to switch between OCT/ST steps when defining the “Bind” area from the side menu.
Add new binding mode “True Scale” to map chords on notes belonging to the selected scale.

PLAYBACK
Prevents hanging notes when playing a chord while navigating to another panel.
Playback in Section A now follows global settings for “Perform Mode”.
Internal playback now cancels previously latched notes to prevent overlap.
Fix keyboard display showing keyswitch keys while in Chord Edit mode.
Fix an issue in the Detect source selector causing the source to appear empty.
Fix an issue in the Sound selector causing the selected value to change back to “Felt Piano” after turning it off.
Properly navigate to the “Detect” panel after detecting a chord selection.
Prevent latched notes from clashing with internal section playback.
Fix an issue preventing the last latched chord from starting playback.
Fix an issue in the Voice-Grouping causing the extracted voicing to reapply incorrectly when voiced across multiple octaves.
Fix an issue preventing latched chords from playing when triggered from the UI.
Avoid stopping playback on UI Close/Reopen.

AUDIO DETECTION
Prevent the first chord from being ignored after clearing the detection.
Fix an issue causing the result of a file analysis to not display properly.

INTERFACE
Improve “lasso” selection on Windows (clicking away from selected content now clears the selection properly).
Fix double drag of MIDI content in affected DAWs.
Improve “Save” function in Section C (saving individual patterns is now optional).
Improve “Save/Override” function in Section C (add ability to select the session to replace from a dropdown menu).
Add the ability to “Sync” new parameters between instances (DAW-Sync, Section C Looping, Chord Duration).
Add the ability to “Sync” the entire state between instances.
The “Add Chord(s) to" option in the Right-Click menu is now accessible from chords in the Section C.
Add “Replace Current Pattern” option in the Right-Click menu for chord selection.
Fix keyboard display showing wrong marker/icons on keyswitch keys.
Fix an issue causing the Section B chords to be hidden on navigation.
Fix a navigation issue when detecting chords from Right-Click > Detect.
Disable unavailable “Chord Mute” option in some Keys-Lock mode.

Thanks for the heads-up! There was also an update for reMIDI to v2.0.3 when I downloaded the Scaler update from Plugin Boutique.

On sale right now for 49USD. That is $10 off normal price.

https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/3...V7XoMsWDuoWXLyM

I could have put this video in a number of places, but I chose here. I have always realized the significant overlap between BIAB and Scaler but this video is the best I have seen of someone attempting to build a song, ala BIAB, using Scaler. In reality a workflow which combines both BIAB and Scaler takes advantage of the best of both.

In this video you can see BIAB VST integrated with Scalar 2.4 at 22:30. Also lots of other familiar software
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVihFIGAtDg

It is that time again. The folks over in Scaler forum are buzzin this morning with release of Scaler 2.4.1

WARNING: If this is your first introduction to Scaler 2, you may want to start viewing from the beginning of this thread. Scaler 2.4.1 is for extreme musical nerds only!



Just for those who need to know. Scaler 2.4.1 Change Log

Content & Playback
o New Common Phrases (Chordal & Progression)
o New Basic Performances
o Improve timing precision - Fix timing offset in recorded performance, prevent short notes from being added to recorded MIDI at looping points and prevent hung notes.
o Add the ability to Quantise and Latch chords with Perform mode OFF
o Fix “Chord+Melody” playback to avoid creating overlapping MIDI notes.

MIDI Mapping
o Add the ability to manually select the MIDI CC to map from a dropdown when creating an action.
o Add the ability to map "MIDI Panic" to a command binding
o Add the ability to bind dropdown menus' "Previous" / "Next" command to a MIDI CC
o Add new assignable commands for keyswitch actions (toggle chord/scale mode, toggle chord mute, switch melody patterns)
o Add the ability to disable keyswitch (green keys) from the side menu.
o Add the ability to override an existing command mapping.

Other Improvements
o Fix - Extracted Voicing - Avoid creating an extra gap in octave when re-voicing extended chords
o Include inversions when exporting MIDI markers (slash chords)
o Fix multi-selection not applying changes when modifying multiple chords in EDIT matrix
o Keys-Lock - “Scale Notes Mapped” profile now prioritise the natural position of each mapped note correctly.
o Forcing a chord set into a scale now refreshes the chord colours and Section B properly.
o Multi-selection of chords are now moved properly when dragged from a Section C pattern into an empty pattern.
o Fix an issue causing the Keys-Lock settings to be lost when entering/exiting the Chord-Edit view.
o Dragging a single chord with an expression ON now exports the duration of a single chord instead of the duration of the whole pattern.
o Fix a bug in the generation of modulation pathways creating duplicate suggestions in Modulation Popup.
o Fix an issue preventing the transposition of "Community" chord sets.
o Fix an issue causing the "..." button to appear in the wrong location

Ah, there is a 30-day demo, good. I do need to check this out, thanks. More electric glassware for the evil laboratory.