Scaler 2.9 New Features | Passages, Live Suggest Mode, Arps and Content

[@tregdemedia]

These updates have made scaler one of the best purchases I made for my musical journey

[@gamefantasticcuz]

100% Agree.

[@agentcalm]

I have one of the earlier versions. Can I check for updates from within Scaler?

[@DeeArroyo]

As I am sure Davide agrees, Scaler allows you to create and use your heart and soul to originate music without having to worry about theory, voicings, arpeggios, bass lines or anything else for that matter. It changes the landscape of music creation completely for producers, arrangers and composers alike. Thank you for sharing yet another masterpiece video of Scaler Davide with us!

[@davidecarbonemusic]

Davide agrees! Thanks for the kind words and support. I adore Scaler. It has helped me remain passionate about writing music and it is dearly touching that many other people feel the same way. 🙏

[@gamefantasticcuz]

Shoutouts to everyone who worked on Scaler you all have done amazing.

[@ahzootube]

Thank you for your commitment to the Scaler Project guys :)

[@LucyRacquelandme]

Impressive live suggestion, great job

[@jdisrael7607]

Thanks, Scaler has saved me from needing to watch hours of music theory online. Scaler teaches you as you create and removes all confusion.

[@jimmythebold589]

eh. watch teh two 45 minute introductory music theory videos from rick beato. worth your time, and the knowledge will help you with these amazing tools. i've known music theory for a long time, rick shows everything, but these tools are an amazing add on for someone like me who already knows music theory, but for you, you should learn it. 90 minutes of your time. rick is a great teacher, you won't be confused. period. music theory is cut and dry. if you can speak and write in english, music is a million times more simple.

[@ELLIOT8209]

I highly doubt it .

[@dorukaras]

Scaler 2 is an indispensable application for me :)) thank you very much .. A very well thought out and very useful application...I'm glad to have you :)

[@mikethemusicman1978]

Scaler is coming along fantastically and to end it's journey on 3.0 would be perfect.

[@tusharjamwal]

why end it there?

[@albertneilhowson]

A brilliant product that just keeps getting better. Thanks, David. I love it.

[@nikirose7673]

Tuned in to check out the new features (love the passages), but wow that vocal library!

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

It's lovely isn't it? Davide does a good job of showing how Scaler can really help integrate these powerful libraries into our tracks,

[@ELLIOT8209]

Which vocal library?

[@markbelcher1777]

The gift that keeps on giving - last update! I’ll be upgrading to scaler 3… really really helps with my education

[@MukeshRathore]

You guys are really doing great with this amazing plugin. Happy to be a paid user of it! Thank you!!

[@constair]

I don't regret buying Scaler. Great plugin and another interesting update. Thank you!

[@whtmst]

Amazing update 👍👍👍

[@BlackMlami]

Absolutely amazing. Well done to the team. The consistency and the overall iterations have made this one of the most powerful tools in my arsenal. Much love from Kenya.

[@indiegroundvid]

Some cool new features here ! thx for the hard work. Scaler is one of my very favorite plug for sure. Keep on good work the V3 is not so far now ! I'll be there

[@rayderrich]

You did it again, Davide, a superb video about a very nice upgrade. Thanks to you guys out there for the continued work.

[@djba]

Hi Davide … thanks for this video and for all the new features.

[@SayceBuckleyFreak]

this video explained more about Scalar, than anything else on youtube ! thank you !

[@RLeaguer_Saint]

Incredible to see how much development you’ve put into the earliest versions of Scaler, and now it’s a really comprehensive tool. Thank you for all the updates. Looking forward to seeing what you guys do next. Big fan of your work.

[@pc9611]

Other than a DAW, Scaler 2 is the single best practical music-making software I've yet purchased.

[@ErixSamson]

Passion + dedication = one of the best plugins ever.

[@TheDrifteffect]

Of all the plugins I've bought in recent years, this one is right at the top. I look forward to updating!

[@johnny5kmusic346]

Thank you for the live suggestions feature! Saves time from fishing for alternatives... Especially for people like me who sometimes struggle to imagine progressions. APPRECIATED

[@carlmartin360]

These updates always feel like Christmas morning. Looking forward to exploring the new features.

[@ronnyb5890]

again a incredible update Davide, muchos graçias

[@vispyhomavazir]

Thanks for the left-handed guitar chords preview option. Great 👍🏻

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

Thank you SO VERY MUCH!!! Scaler 2 is EASIEST the best R.O.I. of ANY music software which I have EVER purchased!

[@thegroove2000]

SCALER IS ESSENTIAL. For me anyway. Keep em coming Davide.

[@KenDavis761]

Amazing update. Passages is what I was missing in the earlier versions. Well done.

[@brianmi40]

Always had hoped you would go the route of enabling content packs to be sold that easily drop in. Originally for chord sets, but as you've added functionality it would now include Bass patters, passages, etc...

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Devs have some plans that will facilitate this and we are expecting an announcement soon!

[@blessingsthroughfaith6313]

Thanks Scaler 2 team! Best VST ever!

[@DJeMo]

Happy days, this is pretty cool, cheers David n Co 👊

[@hjvarfjell]

Thanks for putting in all the effort to make Scaler such an amazing tool. It both helps me understand music theory, visualizing chords and progressions, as well as going beyond my still limited understanding of theory and very limited technical playing skills, and just play around with music making it sound fun and cool. It's a wonderful tool. ❤👍

[@fldrummerman]

So my favorite program just got better.

[@Iziello]

The goat plugin gets even better absolutely love your work Dave and the scaler team ❤️

[@abcdubeatmaking]

Thank you for your good work on saler !!!❤

[@davidedozza]

👍 Great, thank you! Just downloaded... The live suggestion is amazing, thank you! 👏

[@contraxx5882]

I was very impressed by Davide's presentations of Scaler 2 and immediately purchased it. Still, that was only the surface and the software was 10x more impressive to use, create and study. To me this is the ultimate music theory assistant, a must have. I'm really happy with its development :) GJ

[@haro82]

Thanks for continuing to keep the updates coming! Amazing app.

[@WilliamThomas2040]

Love Scaler2. It’s brought me hours of joy 😊

[@Phadddy]

Love the key switches, what about using them more, like for the arpeggio styles?

[@ThreeBeingOne]

Nice idea. Totally customizable would be nice. 3.0 is coming I think this and drums will be next.

[@bigmanmike12]

I really need to start using this, I got Scaler 1 when it first come out and as I no my music theory to a small degree I never open it but the possibilities are endless, downloading the new update NOW!

[@Strontium90X]

Great overview. Thanks

[@sanjaycolaco]

I found the "passages" feature in the Scaler 2.9 update to be quite impressive. It reminded me of UJAM's virtual piano, where performances gradually progress from soft to intense. Having this feature in Scaler is truly beneficial. Moreover, I am hopeful that this feature can be expanded to include various passages for piano, strings, brass, and other instruments. Thanks Davide.

[@trippleetrax3783]

You guys are wizards....hats off very impressive

[@javierpenya]

Really impressive Scaler. Excellent tool. Good explanation.

[@aummura]

This makes me look forward to the iOS update!

[@AGtheGEEK]

Thank you for this amazing product

[@BanyanMakes]

Pretty Cool, I would love to see key switching on Performances and Arpeggios too. Currently I've been Midi capturing the output while clicking through them in real time. This program started off amazing and has continued so far beyond what anyone could have expected. Some of the best money ever spent on a plugin!

[@12handzG]

Great Update !!

[@toddwmac]

Thanks Davide and team, for making a great tool even better. Loving Passages as the provide fantastic building blocks, and they also serve as perfect seed notes to feed back into some of Scaler's perform modes or midi transformation tools. Also really appreciate you guys keeping non-contiguous chord selection (ctrl-click) and Preview Selected Chords active during Live Suggest mode. It is great for trying variations on multiple chords that are off the screen w/out the chords swapping out. Also, was wondering if you are doing any automation of Scaler EQ? I'm loving the control you guys gave us for adding movement dynamic texture. Keep up the great work!

[@paapawilliams2317]

An absolute MUST HAVE for any songwriter/composer/producer!

[@JeremiahWept]

Bought it now because of your tutorials, I didnt know this existed.

[@bondson0094]

I love this Program...easily my top plugin .

[@somejetdude]

Would absolutely love a suggestion feature that is used for chords within a progression. Such as having your first chord and your third chord and the suggest mode would find a passage chord

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

You kind of have that in modulation with the pivot chords suggestion, secondary dominants and in Live Suggest Mode!

[@MrTADEUSARIUS]

BRAVO SCALER ANOTHER ONE TIME!

[@RedCloudServices]

LEFTY GUITAR PLAYER HERE THANK YOU!!! David can you create a midi track with a random midi effect that controls the key switch? that way, you would have an endless performance for each passages?

[@x1two]

I am in awe with capabilities, instant purchase

[@AkEl-Man]

I can watch david show cool stuff on the greatest plugin ever made for hours lol

[@es__music]

When will you add ostinsto patterns, or a midi visualizer so we can more easily move a note in the chord if we wanted to before dragging it to our daw?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

There are several Ostinato patterns through out under sequences and also melody in the Performance Section. The rest may be coming soon!

[@filledeminuit7710]

Is there no way to create a custom pattern in Scaler for the performance mode? It would be truly fantastic to be able to choose how many times the tonic and the fifth are played, how often the third is played an octave higher, etc., and then apply this custom pattern to our chord. I haven’t bought many plugins in my life, but I got Scaler 2 a month ago, and I've never improved so much in music theory. I’ve finally been able to try everything, experiment-it's so visual. Scaler 2 transforms the only boring part of music theory into an adventure of curiosity and experimentation. Thank you to the whole team; this plugin is fantastic. 😇

[@RenevolutionAccount]

excellent! - Hi Davide, It would be great if you could drag chords and melody phrases from the DAW track (Cubase) into Scaler to edit them further in Scaler. You should then be able to drag them back to the DAW track once you have finished editing them. (for Scaler 3) 😍❤

[@timspencer1]

What an awesome plugin.!

[@scorpionleader1967]

Live suggest mode in included in an online program that's $200.💩 Thanks for this.🥰 The updates are always meaningful even though much of this program isn't even touched by me. Someday I'll just understand it.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Don't forget the official online course it's $15US at the moment and was designed by SOS and Davide just for the purpose of covering every single detail.

[@easyneal]

I just purchased the course and noticed it only goes up to module 8 for Scaler 2.8. will there be an addition to the course for 2.9? Cheers

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

@@easyneal The team is working on this now @easyneal. Hopefully up end of next week.

[@fischergreen4134]

Still one of the best plug ins Ive ever purchased and it keeps getting better Wonder what is planned for scaler 3 Full blown compositional DAW maybe 🤔

[@davidecarbonemusic]

Maybe 😉

[@H3rdKl3nSing]

My guess is that Scaler 3 is coming

[@Muzaert]

Thanks so much for all the very helpful improvements you and your team tirelessly come up with every so many months! However... what about the next new feature in upcoming Scaler 3: suggesting chord-progressions to a given melody? Wouldn't that be the mother of all gamechangers?

[@carlmartin360]

When will 2.9 drop for iPad?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Devs are working hard to get that up on the App Store very soon! Week or two we are guessing.

[@siliconbrush]

That was beutiful sir, thank you, reminded me of an old track, This Mortal Coil: Song To The Siren

[@sarakisou]

celtic chord ! This whata I waiting for!

[@mischamim744]

Hi and thanks.Very useful plugin. I hope that in time with the help of Scaler I will understand more about music theory. I have a large library of MIDI files and now I don't know if I will need it or not. As far as I understand, you can create both simple and very complex chords and even melodies in Scalar. This is very exciting.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

It's worth the learning curve, one way or another Scaler has a role to play in every music making venture we embark upon. Enjoy the journey and hope it gives you some great rewards

[@dorukaras]

Will Scaler 2's 2.9 update come for iPads?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Yes we are expecting it shortly!

[@dorukaras]

@@SchoolofSynthesis Thank you very much for the answer :) Best regards to the Scaler 2 team and Davide Carbone.

[@dorukaras]

@@SchoolofSynthesis Thank you very much for the answer :) Best regards to the Scaler 2 team and Davide Carbone :)

[@dorukaras]

@@SchoolofSynthesis Thank you very much for the answer :) Best regards to the Scaler 2 team and Davide Carbone :)

[@tomfoolery4077]

For switching passages, you can assign certain keys on a midi controller keyboard to play those? thats why they are green correct? if so, would you mind sending a link to a video on how to assign that.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Hey Tom what you see is what you get! C1-B1 are the default key switches to switch between Passages 1-7. You can also assign command mappings but that is a little more cumbersome. Please refer to the command mappings or watch here kzbin.info/www/bejne/hn2wda1vrd2He8Usi=Sehkaupqojz-2pOE&t=921

[@athonygraham8353]

Scalar2 is wonderful, thank you. In the passages section you're changing passages on the fly, how do you get Scalar to remember and store what you're doing within a pattern?

[@patchstein810]

Scaler is the greatest

[@pappysheart6710]

I haven't watched the video yet, but I LOVE the "free updates" way of doing business. Same with FL's lifetime updates. I think i got Scaler when it was 2.1. So many awesome improvements! Always pleasant surprise.

[@TrueFakeNews]

have scaler since release and dont get it how to use it and i think i will never understand it

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Don't forget the official online course it's $15US at the moment and was designed by SOS and Davide just for the purpose of covering every single detail.

[@es__music]

Can you tell me what voicing only gives me 4 notes in a chord? I really wish scaler had a midi visualizer or something to let us know what notes will actually be played before doing it.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Hi @es_music There are many ways to get four voiced chords, there's quite a few in the Voice Grouping profile and you can always create your own voicing and apply it all globally. May I suggest checking out some of our other videos or having a look the manual? The community forum over at forum.scalerplugin.com is a great place too and the Official Scaler 2 Course covers everything. There's a lot of depth it's just a case of how to navigate. Hope that helps.

[@Eugene_Mack]

That live mode is dope got dammmmmmm

[@JBauerProject]

I guess the obvious next question is, when are we going to see anything about Scaler 3 teaser features? Noticed how you mentioned this is the completion of "Scaler 2", which can only mean you've got Scaler 3 in the pipeline almost ready to go?

[@davidecarbonemusic]

Soon! 😊

[@Banquet...]

Great update! Can we expect this for the iOS version as well?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Yes! We are expecting this anytime now!

[@AaronMatthews71]

are you using record in Logic to save the changes each time you make changes

[@jakubjunga]

Hi. How to export Passage march to DAW to midi track?

[@bernardadjei]

Please allow the triggering of more octaves without any work arounds. I select the chord set, and it can be triggered by all the keys on my keyboard in one click please 🙏🏽

[@petertremblay3725]

Am i doing something wrong here with live mode since when i try to slide the notes choice and pick one it always reset to first one and it is not doing this without live mode?

[@T3Rmin4LCuRi0siTy]

When will you allow external midi loop to be adjusted using chords from scaler? Scaler 3 maybe!

[@aitzipercu]

Hi, when I try to use the keyswitches to manage passages.. they trigger also performance on the piano, and the keyswitches always has a sound. How can I separate those functions? Thanks!

[@jakubjunga]

Again, how do you export - save an arpeggio to a DAW to a midi track?

[@santoshgujar5237]

✨Thank you, Sir, 🙏✨

[@terilamarco515]

When using phrases or melodies in scaler or other similar programs out there, and composing a tune, how do you avoid copyright issues? Im sure the chances of different people coming up with compositions can be similar, correct?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

You can use anything in Scaler copyright free. The beauty of Scaler is that all users contour the sounds, shapes, chords and scales differently not to mention their own music. Nothing comes out the same!

[@anarchy0208]

When is it out?

[@Ahmad-Mounir44]

Hey Davide, you always bring very valuable features to the table in every new version. Many thanks for that :) When upgrading, do I have to uninstall the old version before installing the latest? OR Does the installer upgrade the version on the fly? Thanks a lot

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

No need to uninstall - all updates install over the top. Hope that helps.

[@ThreeBeingOne]

Predictions for 3? Ill go first. 1 Drums drums drums. 2 Schillinger interference patterns as rhythmic/melodic options. 3. playback options generated from input (drum loop, midi clip, listen function) rhythm, passage, and bass as 1st priority. 4 bundled or integrated MIDI BUS FUNCTIONALITY. Reply with yours please 👍

[@lalboiray]

Is there any possible way to import my midi melody into scaler to detect scale from the melody and scaler to suggest chords for the melody and also the passing chord base on melody and experiment with different mode of the scale?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Drag and drop on Scaler! That's why it was made for exactly this. You will need to feel which of the diatonic chords work best for you over your melody but this is exactly how we use it!

[@hashbolt]

Hi. A query regarding "Bind incoming midi notes to chord triggers". Would it be possible to bind the chord to keys of the scale? Currently for example if I choose 'E' scale. Then to play the 1st E major chord I have to hit 'C'. Input keys are fixed no matter what the scales are. A bit annoying. Could you please make the binding scale aware? Thanks.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Sure thing - you want to go to SETTINGS/BIND MIDI and select TRUE SCALE from the ACTIVE BIND KEYS dropdown menu! For more help head over to the wonderful community at forum.scalerplugin.com

[@BetterTimers]

I might have missed it, but when is Scaler 3 coming out?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Nothing announced officially but we are expecting something big Q4 24!

[@stephenrudolph1064]

after binding the chord progression (not in pattern), i started the recording. The first chord, i selected passage 1 and selected passage 2 for the second chord. It appears that the passage selections are not recorded into my track.. when playing the track, passage 2 is being applied to both chords.. its like the passage data is not part of the data being generated. I see that i can do it correctly via the PATTERN.. whereby in the EDIT mode , i choose passage 1 for the first chord, and passage 2 for the second chord. in this fashion, the passage data is written to my track and played back correctly.. Is there a way to live play my chord progression and choose different passages while i'm recording and have this played back correctly ?? I suppose doing it in edit mode makes it easier.. i don't know

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

If you make the changes in EDIT mode and then record the trigger notes whilst you have you chords BOUND then that should do what you want. Hard to diagnose here on KZbin, may we suggest you head on over to forum.scalerplugin.com where there are thousands of users who might be able to help you and you may be able to post a video or screenshots of what you're doing

[@hamed2011]

nice so i learned my random chord progress called passages now nice! i have one question i asked before but you never answer anyway... for second time can we record a manually midi performed chord by keyboard and import it to scaller to get full scale and progressive also enhance it to final version ? how we can do that ? i asked that because not all type of Performances or Arpeggios or chord rhythms Covered in Scaller 2 so i want to add some customized perform ones with my hand

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Hi I think these types of questions are best posted over at the community where the helpful devs and large scaler community are best to help. Very hard to answer Q's back and forth properly on KZbin as it's hard to know exactly what you are trying to do.

[@thaexception3406]

Man - more! Request a way to bind the Suggest feature so maybe a split bind with section C bind or something. It will make it easier and smoother to test the suggest chords with what one has in section C.

[@thaexception3406]

I completely missed that you have allowed the suggest chords to bind! Good thing I watched this video again.

[@thaexception3406]

Exactly what I wanted!