Scaler 2 Workflow | Writing an Entire Track

[@alper471]

This beast is just saved my life. I was sturggling with coming up with chord progressions and melodies I even considered to sell all my equipment because thinking myself maybe if I don't have a talent for this. But this is a game changer for me. Thank you so much for making this and giving it with a very reasonable price.

[@SeanMarsh]

Key Lock and Chord Extension BLEW MY MIND!! I've never been sold so hard AFTER buying a plugin haha

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Enjoy it! There's much progression on its way!

[@Hyperlink60]

I was on the fence and almost purchased another plugin. This tutorial has fully convinced me that Scaler 2 is the way to go.

[@shimza9761]

scaler 2 has just revolutionized digital audio production

[@arpeggioblues5924]

Enemy Mine.. (nice one.. hehe)

[@jeromeweaver809]

This is what I been waiting for, seeing how all these features work, I already feel like I know how to play the piano. Thank you for creating a tool especially for those who cannot play.

[@benjaminsarcofilms]

Put this to any good teacher and music will be closer to its limits, thank you!

[@amulpatel]

Thank you scaler team for making the hidden obscured world of musical ideas accessible! Please add the ability to create modulate our own performances.. or the ability for users to share each other’s. API to extract midi events to a lumi keyword would be amazing .. integrations with advanced controllers like roli.. would be next level

[@davidecarbonemusic]

All on our roadmap and all a yes!

[@thegroove2000]

This saved my life, working with samples to find the chords scale and keys to fit. Im not a keyboard player so this is essential for me.

[@elle.w.p]

Outstanding Plugin. Probably one of the most important pieces of music tech I have purchased. Well done.

[@davidecarbonemusic]

Thank you very much, this type of acknowledgement is what drives the entire team. We are continuing to make something special.

[@rayderrich]

I have been binge watching your Scaler videos and learned something new every single time. Thank you Davide, I start to understand what I can really do with my purchase.

[@davidecarbonemusic]

You are most welcome and thank you for supporting. New video out to support 2.5 due for release in November with some lovely features great for those starting out with scaler

[@ejb6758]

Very clear and informative walk through. Scaler 2 is a game changer, what a brilliant way to push your own musical boundaries and learn in depth musical theory along the way.

[@haro82]

This is amazing honestly. Dream come true for non players. In my opinion it's not cheating. You've still got to have an ear for what works and to arrange. Excellent work.

[@davidecarbonemusic]

🙌 AKA you can't polish a turd! No one is going to make a good tune with scaler unless they have taste.

[@mariohartmann0001]

well of course it's not cheating. I think one should generally take a step back from the thought that anything is truly original. I mean we all use the same 12 notes in western music to create something... how original can your stuff truly be using the same 12 notes since hundreds of years. the same is true with things like presets of instruments. even the default preset is a preset in the end, it's just a pretty basic, barebone thing that someone decided to be the startingpoint. the same is true with things like this. someone who doesn't understand theoretically how notes, scales, intervalls, chords and so on work should still be able to express what he/she wants to express and even if you took the time to learn all of the said things... why not have a tool that is able to make your workflow more productive or spark inspiration in you. We as artists really need to get that stick out of our asses thinking that we are so freakin unique and therefore better than others just because we use the most barebone setup possible... in the end it doesn't mean anything and no one who is touched by your creation will ever ask if you used alot of tools to help you or if you literally just banged two sticks together... the important part is the art.. not how the art was made

[@meinland4439]

I think this is definitely worth closer to 100-120$ instead of the 50$ it’s going for right now. Makes trying out different combinations fast and efficient I love it!

[@WDSCRNRAD]

Totally agree! There’s so much crap out there charging 4 times the amount of this!

[@davidcross4816]

I ordered this plugin and now im a professional thank you. Absolutely brilliant!

[@freethinkers-inc.]

One of the best Plug-Ins I've ever bought. Thanks for the tutorials.

[@pushinkeys]

Just purchased Scaler 2 last night and I’m already loving it!!!

[@fischergreen4134]

The best just got better. Brilliant update. Inspirational

[@TedTalksBass]

Two minutes in and I’m sold. Thank you.

[@Drfresh1402]

This is insane on so many levels.

[@SiTheMon777]

This is so well done. I loved Scaler but this new version is insanely useful. Thanks for the vid

[@jamikedike6837]

Just bought this. I'm fairly decent with coming up with chord progressions as I can play from ear fairly well but this is really gonna help to consolidate my Knowledge

[@Ofishu]

A real step by step process. A real tutorial. Thanks 🙏 a million times.

[@montazownianr1]

It was long wait, but as version 2.0 worth waiting, lot of changes, lot of additions. This with other no music theory tools will be beast ;)

[@Chillnote]

Thank you so much, this saves me years of music education. I can maximize my enjoyment with the limited time I have to make music.

[@derekbilderoy7162]

I was thinking along the same lines as you, but I intend to learn a lot of music theory as I go. I hope you do too.

[@davidecarbonemusic]

Thank you so much for using it. Scaler never ceases to inspire me. We are working very hard to make it more accessible and easier to use whilst building its rasion d'être!

[@Ahmad-Mounir44]

I love this software, seriously! What a massive ideas generator!

[@DigiMixAudio]

Ah yes, this second video hits the spot! Thanks!

[@pioxonaq9864]

got it! now the world is mine!!! Thanks Scaler 2!

[@MrPabloLas]

Ridiculos value for money. Infinite posibilities at the tips of your hands. As a guitar player is greatly influencing how do I approach my progressions now on a piano

[@cahlajthepoetmc9746]

Nice. I appreciate you showing your workflow. It helped a lot.

[@tigermoth100]

i remember buying music programs in the 80's and maybe even 90's. Every manual had a GET STARTED section, where they would show you pretty much all the workings, but as you say, a WORKFLOW. you don/t get that now. The manual just explains what each button does.. but not how to USE it. Then you have to waste time googling trying to find a proper workflow tutorial. I wish they made manuals like in the old days lol.

[@PADR]

Excellent clear "how to"! Can't wait for the update to 2.0.

[@zeSpammmmmer]

pretty good video, you have a talent to teach as well, making things easy to understand, and replicate. sidenote: i would either lower your hats, or maybe EQ them a little, to make more room for your melodic instruments.

[@leroycarr9]

Excellent tutorial. Scaler 2 is truly useful. Thanks.

[@blossbeats8035]

I really love this tool so underrated

[@blendertutorialdotnet]

This plugin makes history!

[@TonyThomas10000]

Carbon Electra is a great little synth. Very cool sounds!

[@TerenceKearns]

This video was worth coming back to for some revision. Great stuff. I picked up more ideas.

[@sujoybose77]

I have heard from the forum that Scale is in development for iOS. We all know how efficient Scaler is to come up with tracks & compositions in a studio setup. But I would like to use Scaler in iPAD for mostly live situations as accompaniment for the main singer. In order to perform live “Key Lock with Chord Extension” is a must-to-have feature. My humble request to you is to bring that feature into iOS so that live chord-melody players are benefitted.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

We're told all features are being ported across.

[@sujoybose77]

@@SchoolofSynthesis Great!! Eagerly waiting for iOS version.. Thanks for all your tutorials.. It helps a lot!!

[@Hochmann2]

I love this video. And the song has a very Peter Gabriel-esque feeling to it.

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

This was a fantastic tutorial. Thank you for creating this.

[@mjmongwai6883]

i'm about to write some serious awesome music.

[@Spaced_Invader]

Great plug-in. Interesting and inspiring video. Thank you

[@fluctura]

Bought and didn't regret :) It's amazing!

[@davidharrington1133]

Such a fantastic plugin. Great job

[@er2ondatrack820]

Bought it right now, thanks for the video! Amazing plugin to be creative!

[@-l5905]

Did you get it working? I'm using Ableton and it's not showing up in my VST folder. I've been trying to figure this out for hours... Help

[@BeatsbyPremebeatz]

Thanks for this video! This was truely helpful to me. You explained the plugin very well! 👍👍👍

[@davidecarbonemusic]

You are most welcome and thank you for watching, more videos in the playlist @t​ you may like the 'starting with a melody'

[@PC-stuk71]

Looking forward to playing with this later.

[@stonelark]

Very useful tutorial. Loving Scaler 2!

[@netuno_music]

This is a fantastic VST

[@alexkalimat]

Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your process!

[@davidecarbonemusic]

You are most welcome glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching.

[@TerenceKearns]

15:50 is a bit like Chord Prism. Very cool.

[@michail_777]

Thank you, very informative. I'll look into it.

[@meghusn]

Thank you for such an amazing plugin.

[@brianmi40]

The only thing in development that is this HUGE, is *UNIFY* by Pluginguru. His vision for MIDI BOX, and how it can enable you to take a MIDI file, and use that in your playing in amazing new ways. When it comes out people are going to have a field day digging around for MIDI files to try this with. You have to watch the full video, but here's a starting point to see MIDI Box: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGTQc6WubrSUgqc This is shaping up to be an AWESOME MONTH, with Scaler 2 and Unify / Cloud City coming our way!

[@johnnygarcia6359]

Love these tutorials! You do an amazing job

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Glad you like them!

[@davidecarbonemusic]

Thank you very kind words!

[@melvinsimpson1651]

nice stuff davide thanks mate✡️

[@ancestrallmusic]

AMAZING! thank you

[@philipsgarage]

Purchased today, can't wait to get 2.0!

[@dubtube6691]

Isn't it called 2?

[@machoman7655]

This is a insane!! Take my money!!!

[@Sneakycat1971]

Just have Scaler connect to other instances of scaler in your project like Captain chords and chord prism

[@ACelebrationofLIFEMendoza]

Loved this tutorial very helpful

[@ian2593]

Great tutorial. Can you show the steps to where Scaler 2 will automatically play a melody?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Sure thing, try this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGnLdaVtg7N-h5o

[@michaeladams3906]

JUST FREAKING AMAZING!!!!!

[@onetontex7615]

Sold at the chord notes feature!

[@nacho501]

Muy buen tutorial gracias

[@devarni]

This was very helpful! How handle changes to a different scale to make it more interesting eg. for the Chorus?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Thanks. Have you seen some of the other videos in this playlist? The Modulation video could help!

[@devarni]

Thanks, I'll have a look!

[@Christontoast]

Great program and tutorial! I noticed you used keys on your keyboard to control which section is bound to your keyboard. I tried to midimap in Ableton but it didn't work. Any suggestions?

[@planetblue3632]

OMG!!! brilliant.....thank you!!!!

[@jbognap]

Well done. Looking forward to more videos. Please touch on audio chord capture and the circle of 5ths features.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Yes dedicated videos coming for Modulation and Detection. Stay tuned.

[@jessartisan]

Wow, this version looks absolutely amazing! OT: Can you please tell me which vocal instrument you used? It's beautiful.

[@jessartisan]

@@davidecarbonemusic Thanks so much!

[@ryanborotra8264]

@@jessartisan what was the name of the vocal instrument? The reply is gone

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

@@ryanborotra8264 How weird Davide used sonuscore's lyrical vocal phrases

[@obsidiananvil9719]

Really helpful. Thank you.

[@vikingakor1]

Thank´s for a very good tutorial. What I don´t under stand is why you do the midi capture after you recorded the progression from Scaler. Why not just copy that midi to the track where you had the piano plug-in?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

You can do that but Midi Capture captures everything you do in Scaler including any melodic notes you play or any switching between performances you may do! Dragon drags the chords with any performances baked in.

[@lordshiva83]

You Sir are a God!!

[@davidecarbonemusic]

That kind Sir I am not! Blessed by God to be given such an opportunity yes. Hope you love Scaler 2. It's wonderful ✌️

[@calmyourmind8952]

Praise the lord ..finally someone who has a clue about this plugin! Very good job! What keyboard do you use? best wishes and cheers from germany...

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Davide is using the Komplete Kontrol K88 from Native Instruments in this video.

[@Clasam09]

Thanks for these tutorials! What is the difference when you use Scaler as a Midi Effect vs when you don't?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

No difference, Logic Pro X has an native MIDI FX utility which allows for instant routing to a third party VST as opposed to having to set it up in other DAWs (which is easy enough)

[@robertlee5038]

When I chose "key-lock" and "chord extensions" I see that the keyboard mapping is fixed with which keys are for chords and the green tipped keys are for notes. Is there any way I can do my own mapping instead of the fixed mapping? Also, I have a wish that in future updates Scaler can scan ahead and predetermine which chord is following and to be played from a pre-recorded track.

[@nikirose7673]

There are VST plug ins that you could use to redirect MIDI input quite easily

[@MariaGoJa]

This is amazing! Are the single MIDI notes of each chord being recorded with the same velocity? It seems as if there is no dynamic variety happen as it does, when you actually play the chord on a piano. I mean that some notes are heavier then others and create their own melodic focus. Then I would prefer just to tweak some chord progression ideas with the help of scaler and then to play the actual chords on the piano myself for the sake of musical expression.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

You can make velocity edits but you can also turn on the humanize and apply to velocity, timing or both - that's a global setting and will make playing much more natural!

[@ujshy4627]

Please i really need your help me......am finding it hard to verify scaler 2 on my daw fl studio 20...it brings up this {api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll is missing from your computer} whenever i try verifying it please what can i do to fix it

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Head over to the Scaler community. May find some help there: forum.scalerplugin.com

[@mrconcept]

Can't access Computer at the moment to check but when did voice grouping get added? That's amazing and i've not noticed it before.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Voice Grouping was initially introduced in 1.6 but Scaler 2 has introduced several new Voice Grouping profiles.

[@lukather1]

Hi any idea on pricing ? Would it be better to upgrade or wait to buy version 2 on 27th ?

[@chadderz]

christopher short on plugin boutique website if you buy scaler right now before 25th of may you get a free upgrade when v2 releases

[@OwenPrescott]

My family think I'm a savant now

[@gitarman666]

Can’t figure out how to extend the arpeggio to additional octaves I’ve been using the DAW midi editor thus far but I assume there is a way to play through 3-4 octaves in scaler 2

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

That feature is coming a free update soon

[@mikewhiteman23]

great video!!!

[@robertlee5038]

Thank you very much for your prompt reply! Yes, I understand that. But is there a way just using the already recorded chords on another track as a trigger so I can input the chord notes on the same track or another track without having to play the chords again while inputting the chord notes? Thanks again in advance!

[@shadowhenge7118]

I can finally get rid of my komplete kontrol keyboard now that easy scale mode is basically available on everything.

[@jroc2k]

I have a komplete kontrol also, but I'm still going to use mines even though I have Scaler 1 and 2

[@tcr333]

Komplete kontrol is still great if you have native synths

[@es__music]

at 14:32, does scaler make it so when you play your melody, you can’t press a wrong note? and if so, can you export the actual correct notes in that scale to midi so I can layer other tracks to it?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Yes correct - no wrong notes and just use 'Midi Capture' which will capture and export the actual correct notes!

[@es__music]

@@SchoolofSynthesis My apologies, I should have just finished the video lol. Thank you! This software is amazing.

[@DICARLOPRODUCTIONS]

This is AMAZING!!!! :)

[@ModelWhatYouSee]

This may be a stupid question, but will this work with a non-full sized keyboard? Like a MiniLab etc?

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Of course, works with any keyboard. Obviously same key range limitation in terms of notes you can play but in a way scaler makes it easier by binding entire chords to one finger

[@davidtreasure5906]

Great video.... When is it coming out? love Scaler from it first came out. Saw MGTHEFUTURE use it and I was sold.. This is a major update...looking forward to it.

[@deepakchoppa2912]

May 27th

[@johnplainsong9769]

Wonderful!

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@edinatl2008]

Great video, thanks!

[@sybreedsTV]

gem

[@juliodrums9456]

Sooo helpful!!!!

[@itmanning]

About 13 mins in this shows Scaler controlling/changing the rhythm of the DAW track. I've tried this in Reaper and changing the rhythm does not affect the rhythm of the Reaper track which had previously been created (via Midi recording & dragging in Scaler). Is this feature incompatible with Reaper??

[@montazownianr1]

It could be nice to mix and borrow scales

[@dubtube6691]

Nice plugin for everyone who is not a mathematics

[@diedforurwins]

Mathematician?

[@dubtube6691]

@@diedforurwins ups, right👍

[@diedforurwins]

@@dubtube6691 oops?

[@diedforurwins]

@@dubtube6691 lmao

[@lebinolivier6548]

Very interesting video. Could You tell me what is the brand and model of Your keyboard with the lights on the keys ? I am looking for something like that to learn the scales. Can it light according to Scaler scales ? Also, what is the DAW in this video ? Logic ? Thanks.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

NI Komplete Kontrol 88. Scaler light integration not in there yet but coming soon apparently.

[@Vancejabariali]

is the Scaler 2 AU plugin only available for logic ? VST3 works for routing instruments in Ableton but Scaler 2 AU control doesnt show up in the list of plugins.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Scaler 2 Control is a MIDI FX for use in Logic, you can load it in the MIDI FX slot and then load any instrument in the regular instrument slot or you can load Scaler 2 AU as an instrument in the instrument slot.

[@ThomsenTower]

Thanks for this video! Since I am unsatisfied with my left and right hand coordination, what workflow would you suggest for creating the melody? I would already have a track triggering the progression, a track with this progression as captured by Scaler... Could any of those two "guide" Scaler while I try to play melodies? I hope I am expressing myself clearly.

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Sure just record trigger notes first. The play your DAW and the chords will be triggered via midi and you can play melody with one hand - either hand. Or even write in your DAW. You can decide to hear the chords or have them silent so they are only triggering just like in the video.

[@haidendavis4517]

what vocal instruments do you use? Thanks!

[@SchoolofSynthesis]

Davide used sonuscore's lyrical vocal phrases

[@quadbox3577]

great tutorial BUT.... Could you please do some zoom ins on the actual functions... so we can see where the items you are selecting are... I am having to wind back 3-4 times to see what you are hitting, and where it is in the interface...