Your Personal Scale Assistant | New in Cubase 11

The Scale Assistant is one of the new features in Cubase that adds a significant tool to your songwriting toolkit, making composing without musical theory knowledge much easier and more accurate. When you open a new MIDI part in the Cubase 11 key editor, if you activate the Scale Assistant and choose a key it can prevent you from playing out of scale and stop you adding wrong notes, guaranteeing that you are composing in scale. Knowing that your musical scales will be correct makes songwriting in Cubase more intuitive than ever, keeping your music production sounding great and your inspiration flowing.
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[@Nathe85]

Sometimes as someone who knows theory well, it's hard to keep coming up with new and interesting lines. This feature means when I'm stuck or bored, I can forget everything I know bash random keys and see what happens, super cool, an extra weapon.

[@Sheyvanrocks]

Same goes for me. This is such an unnecessary gimmick - I love it. :D

[@GuitarLucius]

This is what I was thinking as well

[@onesong2001]

@Nathe When I don't have inspiration I do something else. That way I make less dreadful music.

[@g.o.9513]

Cubase excels in this regard.

[@zoeyyz]

Bashing is the keyword here :D

[@sbastian_mov]

You can't possibly imagine how much I love you Steinberg. Thanks for making the art of making music much more enjoyable than it is.

[@BlackDollMurder]

For me, this is the feature i was waiting for. And steinberg makes it more usable. This is deal breaker, with absolutely precision. I don't have a keyboard so I compose just with mouse. Thanks Steinberg, for understanding the different creative minds we have and make this great product who makes my dreams come true.

[@plekkchand]

Are you serious?

[@onesong2001]

@@plekkchand In Cubase 25 there will be a single button on the screen with the words "cre8 muzik" unless you use my time machine to go back in time and kill the guy who started Cubase. Are you with me?

[@Steve_Nice]

I would seriously be lost if it wasnt for some of this guys videos, thanks man!

[@enzoeltrago2362]

Dom sigalas I love you. You have been helping me so much discovering and using cubase .

[@arsalino1116]

As a guitar player who knows theory this helps alot to play the keys correctly, so now i can play all my digital instruments with precision, just like my guitar. Thank you Steinberg, ihr seid super.

[@redfordmusicofficial]

My goodness! This feature alone is worth the upgrade for me! As I always struggle to lay down good chords and melodies. Thank you Steinberg and a big thanks to you Dom for these awesome videos!

[@dna0101]

Dom lots of great ideas can evolve out this tool. Just transposed a few lines into harmonic possiblities without frying my brain. 🎶 Boom! 💥

[@djnaydee]

Great feature, although I get the feeling Fruity Loops users have had this for ages. Never the less, glad we now do as well.

[@mirr1984]

Even though the key helper in FL Studio is useful, it's very basic and annoying to use compared to this. I've been an FL Studio user for over a decade but I'm seriously considering switching to Cubase. FL Studio is very gimmicky and tacky and feels limited after a while.

[@djnaydee]

@@mirr1984ah ok. Me being a Cubase user for 10+ years I find FL totally confusing in regards to the timeline since its loop based and Cubase has a typical timeline. With some patience anything can be learned

[@mirr1984]

@@djnaydee Yeah, FL Studio is really unique in its workflow. I like the fact that you can place anything anywhere on the arrangement window, but the pattern system is really annoying. If they got rid of the pattern system in FL Studio it would be so much better in my opinion. Also, a lot of the plugins seem really cheap, gimmicky or overly complex in FL Studio. However, you can't beat FL's piano roll for speed.

[@djnaydee]

@@mirr1984 yea, from videos I've seen online it seems you first have to create patterns and then drop them into a timeline. I'm having that struggle now with maschine as its a similar concept

[@ermessete]

Reaper has it since years. As usual so much hype on Cubase new features that are old on other DAWs.

[@cjackson8174]

Great for even trained musicians! You may get inspired by ideas or moves that you might never have thought of using this feature!

[@mubiomusic]

I'm worried that this is where my will to learn music theory ends. At the same time I'm really excited for the possibilities that scale assistant opens up for creating harmonies.

[@clintcompose]

this feature works so well from watching you im sold on it

[@DamonHodgesOfficialPagePlus]

WOW CUBASE IS THE BEST DAW... I REALLY LOVE MY CUBASE 11 PRO, MAKES THIS LOCKDOWN INTERESTING FOR SURE....THANKS FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO

[@shonatarisa]

One of my favorite go to scales is the Mixolydian scale, so it's a game changer for me :)

[@ArshadNiaziArshad]

Soooooo nice. Thank you, Ustad Ji. Live long.

[@dharrisofficial2101]

These days I'm struggling with off keys notes, This video safe my music career, Thank you very much!

[@hornstrum]

Am really loving the musical power of Cubase 11 > can't wait to start using it exclusively as my primary DAW. Thank You DOM !! #HHNET #CC121 #Console1 #Console1Fader #Cubase11

[@philipvarghese1358]

really thank you sir

[@DM-hv6sc]

Thank you Dom. Very cool, indeed.

[@djmad]

This vid is way better than the cubase guy. Made it more fun and exiting. Thanx

[@TeleporterM11]

Sweet Steinberg. I love it all, great job. Take my money.

[@yadinmichaeli12]

Best feature ever! :)

[@millardbrown4769]

1:20 "Maybe I'm not a keyboard player" LOL! Dom, these are great and informative demos. Clearly lots of work to do these. Thanks.

[@heyiplaybassguitar]

A part of me likes to think that Dom had to use every fiber in his body to play the wrong keys deliberately for the demonstration 🤣 Pretty sure he's perfect pitch as well

[@aziouzfiguir5344]

Wow who cannot produce music now!? I have it but didn't explored all the features thanks Dom as usual you are my best assistant!

[@efexzium]

Cubase is king 👑

[@razakkarivellur6756]

Super tutorial

[@KadrianThomas]

Great video sir🙏🙏🙏

[@angrycat3525]

In the future, we will see people sitting down at a piano in the mall trying to find the Scale Assistant button.

[@xxloverbynightxx]

hahaha

[@NikolaosTsarmpopoulos]

Maybe there will be no such button... because that'll be the default mode! :D

[@dharrisofficial2101]

😂

[@jasonanthonywebster8859]

One day machines will make the music.

[@umangmishra9328]

Many people are even sitting on piano keyboards but not ready to learn music.😂

[@stevebanham4475]

Quick question..what is the controller to the left of your qwerty keyboard? Thanks for all your great vids...they're all extremely helpful

[@TanyaOwens]

Hmm, I initially thought you meant if you had a vocal recording that you could find out the key/scale the singer is singing in. Lemme know when y'all implement that feature.

[@camelCased]

There's a catch - to be able to play with a tune you need to know what scale the tune is in, and you have to know some music theory to determine that. What's worse - some tunes change scales between chorus and verse or "just because we can", so it's not that easy. But still, a great tool to have lots of fun and inspiration.

[@victornoagbodji]

😅 😅 exactly... unless you abuse the chord track with all your key modulations oh you have to reset the key in the key editor every time it is opened...

[@brianmi40]

No "catch" at all. And playing "with a tune" implies playing along with something you didn't write, whereas most people starting to use a DAW are either writing their own chord progressions (and therefore know what chords went in along with the key used), or are using loops (which most identify the key in their name), or remixing something like a bit from a pop song, where song keys (and chord progressions) are easily found on many web sites (including free web sites like GetSongKey.com, AudioKeyChain.com, etc. where you can upload any .wav file and it will tell you the key center, or Chordify.net, where it will tell you the chords in any song. Most people that are interested in making music it turns out also have decent or better relative pitch detection (not perfect pitch, but relative pitch: being able to better recognize the distance between notes to pick out a melody, or hear "off" notes). And so, most people shown how a scale is constructed of half and whole tone steps, can loop a section of music and find the relevant notes to define it down to a key or two (Major or Relative Minor). So, all that failing, there are then fully automated tools, including things like Scaler (better than Cubase for chords for Noobs), Traktor Pro, deCoda, NNxT in Reason or Reason Rack, Hornet Songkey ($13), Serato Sample, just to name a few, which ALL will just tell you key of any audio fed into them. And lastly, guitarists can simply hold a tuner in front of their speaker and just play bits of the audio to write down the notes it displays as a starting point for determining a key center from any audio. Any serious musician will also tell you that figuring out the key, as well as then transcribing melodies, rhythms and chords *IS* the path to truly learning to understand music in depth. Even if you go learn formal music theory, you are going to be asked, or realize on your own along the way that you need to figure out what others have done, and rightly should in the genre that interests the person so that they start to learn the "language" of that idiom. So the sooner anyone gets started down that path, the better as it becomes part of their training to develop strong Relative Pitch (which CAN be taught, whereas Perfect Pitch CANNOT). Lastly, anyone "playing around" with music will already know, or quickly learn about "key changes can happen", and usually can break down any material into verse and chorus sections and use detection on those separately to learn the two (or more) keys involved., Because no one's going to start out writing Modal Chord Progressions without some serious study or training...

[@orrinbynum5978]

Hi Dom. This was an excellent video on the Scale Assitant. I missed a few things and I would like to know how you got the piano solo to play in thirds with out play them on the piano. Also I would like to know if you can do the very same in Cubase 12 just like you did in Cubase 11? Please respond to this message. I would truly appreciate if you could. Again I wish continued success in all of your musical videos. Please keep sharing your knowledge of Cubase with us all. Have a wonderful day and week.

[@orrinbynum5978]

Hi Dom. I keep watching this video over and over again and again. You keep amazing me with all the ideas that you come up with. I would love to know the settings or the presets that you use in Retrolouge to make those wonderful Bass note sounds. If you would, would you please let me know the name of the preset that you are using for your bass notes. I would really appreciate it if you would pass that information on to me. I am not very knowledgeable with how to get around that instrument but, I love how you use it. I am trying to learn how to duplicate some of the sounds that your create in some of your videos. You make your music sound so great. You are an amazing musician. You play several instruments very well, you have a wonderful voice and you know a lot about engineering. Plus your knowledge of Cubase is just off the charts. I am so glad that you are sharing so much of your gifts we us. Now, I am like a sponge, trying to get all of the knowledge I can from you and your videos. I do wish you continued success with all of your videos, projects, and your music career. I also wish you continued success financially as well. You motivate me to become much better at my craft. I do hope that you get a chance to view a few of my questions and I hope that you will be able to answer a few of my questions in the very near future. Have a wonderful day and thank you again for all that you do in helping us with our musical growth.

[@giorgosfrangiskos5173]

Damn, I need to upgrade from 10... Good video Dom!

[@orrinbynum5978]

Hi Dom. I have watch this video many times and I have enjoy it tremendously. I’ve got to know what is the preset in Retrologue that you are using to make the Bass note sounds. I have not been able to find it. I must have it. So please, please, please respond to this message at your earliest convenience. Please. Thank you in advance.

[@bani_daciu]

The is insane!!!

[@ShaharHarshuv]

@Cubase I want to propose an improvement. The snap-to-scale feature is nice, but it always snaps the key UP when sometimes you want it to snap down. Let's say I want to play only on the white keys (for example, for a glissando) but I want it to be played in Eb major. The way it works now, E natural will be fixed to F, but F will stay F. That will result is a pentatonic scale instead of the Eb major scale. I could be nice if this could be configurable. Also - the chord assistant automatically suggested D# when I played Eb. Considering D# has 5 sharps and 2 double sharps but Eb has only 3 flats, I think it should be programmed to suggest Eb. The only scale that has the exact number of sharps and flats (in which you should give both options) is Eb/D#. When selecting Eb I expect the note names in the piano roll to display flats instead of sharps too. Also this should be configurable in a click of a button. I know I can program it to "follow chord track" in the preferences but it's not always comfortable to do so.

[@dkblive]

Thanks for all your vids DOM! question for ya? I love to tune to 432hz instead of 440hz. Is there a way on Cubase 11 pro to adjust the base pitch for corrections and editing in vari audio? I've been vocal editing by ear and site with shift key and I would love to be able to snap to a grid that starts on 432hz. IS THERE HOPE FOR ME?? MANY THANKS

[@j.v.1493]

Thanks for creating this functions! Sold me the new version. I don`t play any instrument and i have been composing for 15 years. This really helps me.

[@javierpenya]

Great.

[@antony.emmatty]

1. Can you please add a feature for the live arranging with ease of patch changes for instruments during live performance? 2. Also Cubase Remote feature would have been great to easily switch the patches/arrangement sections as well during a live performance. The Show Page in Studio One 5.3 is a very appealing feature. A similar one in Cubase would be a great addition which enables live shows as well.

[@navidsyed]

I upgraded to 11 today, I loved this feature in Logic Pro (yes Logic Pro had this for years and years) anyway how do activate it on a new MIDI track it seems like this feature only works if there i MIDI data already in project? maybe I am missing something I don't even see the scale assistant in Inspector???

[@kriyeted2370]

Hi, sir. Just wondering if the features that you are talking about is in elements, artist, or pro version? thank you for the answer

[@nivenvojkovic9201]

I wonder if scale assistant can help with analysis of solos like what would work over the jazz tune ‘Giant Steps’ chord progression.

[@Feedyyy]

hello i would like to know if cubase already has piano roll strumizer? thanks

[@gonzalodominguez229]

Time handles like in Logic in Cubase please... lots of us want to move over.. and Stretchable Notes directlx in Key editor are needed to let breath the music... and please directly inside the key editor. For me.. in rhis regards.. Cubase is like a Ferrari but to switch gears you need to turn to to the back seat. There are loooots of things you can do with Stretchable groups of Notes. I Know Steinberg has no difficulty to implement this but do not understand. Any Pro would tell you .. this is a must have.. and a Top Feature.. Otherwise you are pretty much cinstrained and limited. Thank You Dom!!

[@mcdebugger]

Wow!

[@njm20music]

Hi Dom, sorted, to get the scale assistant to function, the Record in Editor button must be activated. not just the track record,

[@kbnamedia2423]

what best srings back ground in cubase 10.5?

[@evodem]

Now i love cubase more, its getting fuller every year. Dom, you should change the colours of your cubase, its too dark and hard to differentiate anything. I adjusted the colours like in ableton, looks easy to the eyes.

[@andreascarrenobravo628]

this ist the reason why i chose cubase as me daw its the feat that i misss in oll other daw

[@GranulatedStuff]

You could play within a scale previously by using the midi transform filter.

[@heyiplaybassguitar]

Just learned how to do this today! Not the friendliest method, but that's how you do it pre-Cubase 11. Folding/hiding the off-key notes in the piano roll is a godsend though, especially if you're playing without a MIDI keyboard controller!

[@MichaelSmith-on1ig]

Does it work for harp glissandi drawn with the line tool?

[@orrinbynum5978]

HI Dom. I am not sure how you got to making the 3rds work in the example. Would you please explain to me how you were able to make those runs using the 3rds again please. I missed a step. Or please tell me of another video that will explain how you made that run using the 3rds please.

[@ashkanaref4056]

Can we use it in variaudio?

[@Ledjent]

There are no wrong notes in music... It's called Jazz

[@sirlordcomixx1]

well yes.

[@brianmi40]

there are no notes used in any jazz song, that haven't been used in more than a dozen pop songs.

[@mindus5760]

Hahah true ...i think its quite interesting, listening to Jazz since it Sound so "weird" many Times lol

[@Dzineboy]

What is that black controller to the left of your Apple Keypad?

[@njm20music]

Hi Dom, I have a 4bar, C-F-G, I have the same settings except C major scale selected the 3 boxes checked, my scale suggestions has 24 in the left box, I Play Gb Ab Bb notes in my second track another Halion SE, it records what I play, I then have to select all, quantise Pitches to get it into Key, I also need to remove overlaps to get a single midi track, I also selected the record in editor button, I have tried different notes but it record exactly what I play is there a global setting that needs changing, I also don't see the global setting you have just above Expression Map

[@Jeff.Heffner-music]

Dear Steinberg, I am using Cubase 11 PRO for a one month trial. And the scale assistant function "Snap Live Input" option does not work! It is on. But I can play the wrong note on my keybord same like when it's OFF. It did not corrected the wrong played notes. As shown in this tutorial video. Is there any solution in the 11 PRO trial version?

[@brianmi40]

Wish you could change the color of the enabled scale tones as a configuration option... would like something a tad more obvious than two shades of grey at work -- like ANY soft pastel color. grey, ugh...

[@heyiplaybassguitar]

I totally agree with this... the colours are too similar! Like telling shades apart lol. I think there's a way to edit the colour brightness/contrast in the preferences, but it should really be visually obvious from the get-go

[@njm20music]

Hi Dom, I haven't solved the question, Cubas 11 Pro records exactly the notes I play, I then have to quantise Pitches to get them into key, you didn't need to do that, Cubase did that for you as you played wrong notes as you said, is there a setting I haven't set, your pro11 works mine doesn't and with the missing global setting at the top is my version fully loaded?

[@paulovpan1]

Could someone please tell me on win 10 what key command do I need to create the harmony trick @ 6.34.

[@WAVSAudioStudio]

I noted tat in cubase, that in the midi editor area I spoted the keys names say c2 c3 and so on is not corrected named up. Please verify it!

[@tigermoth100]

A killer plugin to go with this is SCALER 2.... watch the video.. You can come up with chord progressions., record them in cubase.. and the scale assistant will know the key and you can just compose the rest of the sone

[@orrinbynum5978]

Hi Dom. How are you doing today? I would like to duplicate the Bass sound you use in this video from Retrolouge. Will you be kind enough to tell me how to get to the name of the sound you used for that Bass sound please? I would truly appreciate it very much.

[@lX-NDR]

in ableton 11 you see only the keys highlighted(in colour) in that specific chords, also in cubase?

[@foljs5858]

He shoes that around 08:00

[@TrueDeva]

I am dying by the fact that Dom is actually showing us where all the PITCHES are at!! :D Quantize them PITCHES! lmao - How convenient we also got a new SAMPLE EDITOR to play with. - This version is gonna be great! imma buying it soon

[@maddscientist8817]

😂😂😂

[@maddscientist8817]

I Thought I was the Only One Over Here 💀💀

[@viranimediakenya3272]

The snap live function does not work as well as old school transpose. The keys do not play some scales when you play only white keys but snap to another key.

[@brianmi40]

Most MIDI keyboards have a transpose button that raises or lowers by half stops to solve the issue by letting you put "C" as any pitch.

[@user-zx1eq2pm9k]

We need the option to use b instead of # ( C# Major = Db Major )

[@rajakhan2668]

🤦

[@schiribeats]

🤔🤔🤔😡😡😡

[@tigermoth100]

i can't find the RECORD IN EDITOR BUTTON.. the help says choose like, MERGE for a mode.. i did.. button still not showing........

[@yuchimu]

What's the difference between B Aeolian and B Aeolion (7:50)?)

[@tonylancer7367]

B sharp.

[@cdcdplayer]

i may not know music theory very well, but i do know that this guy has a great head of hair

[@atashbeats8055]

This is amazing. Now for future updates we need Cubase to analyse audio like midi. Studio One does this but doesn't have the chord suggestion in midi editor yet. Thanks Don for another great video.

[@brianmi40]

Variaudio does that. Along with Melodyne and other tools... Scaler will also detect keys and chords...

[@lavoicebrandon27]

It is a great feature but it seems as though I'm missing something I think that's great you can create a harmony just by clicking a button I think it's great for creating brass section but I think I'm missing something in the video is very difficult for me to do I guess I'll figure it out

[@kniffelbeats2369]

Make a video with 808 glides

[@atrothe]

No matter what i Cannot see "Scale Asssistant" in the midi track?

[@jmac2050]

The problem with Scale Assistant is that we are just now getting it at the of 2020. should of had it with Cubase 6 or something.

[@theblackcountrybandit1430]

Is this feature fully featured in artist 11 or a basic version , thanks

[@unisonproto]

I think it's in every version, though I'm not sure.

[@brianmi40]

@@unisonproto it is in all 3 versions thankfully.

[@diggumjones]

Cool. Adobe Audition 3.0 introduced this back in 2007. I think I still have a patent on it.

[@ActualKaktus]

Let's see what your boss has to say.

[@FRANKRICECOLD209]

Steinberg Please FIX Elicenser Control I CANT REGISTER Cubase 11 i Called Tec support They Said there is a Problem Please FIX IT

[@jantwiest576]

'Without musical theory knowledge', ok.. so what is a scale, something I need assistance with?

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

When you do not need to apply anything directly, but merely need definitions and references, to come back and use for the application... Then that is less about music theory knowledge. ...It actually falls under the #2021WebSearchTheoryPrecedence for "Music Scale": www.google.com/search?q=music+scale&oq=music+scale&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3j0i395l4.3341j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[@brianmi40]

You shouldn't be getting anywhere near a DAW until you've at least watched a bunch of KZbin videos on topics like: 1. basics of music (pitch, harmony, rhythm) 2. basics of music theory 3. basics of musical keys (diatonic and non-diatonic chords) 4. basics of writing chord progressions 5. basic melody writing If learning that stuff is FUN (when well taught...) or at least very interesting for you, you're a strong candidate to get into writing or producing music as a hobby and will be ready to start with something like Cubase Elements, which, after owning and using 5 different DAWs, is my top pick with what they've added in version 11 for noobs)... if not, time to look for another hobby...

[@stealth797]

This one feature is worth the cost of upgrading to Cubase 11 alone....

[@bmusician08]

It seems SA is not available in VariAudio!

[@brianmi40]

Why would it? You don't add or create audio in Variaudio, you simply detect the pitches, which is what it can do.

[@protobaby1]

i cant activate use chord track ... very weird

[@Paiyce]

Its like autotune 😂Great, now i can play correct notes 🙌🙌

[@jbognap]

There is no need to fear these innovations - if one cannot differentiate the output of these tools from that of talented human composers, then there is a bigger problem. On the other hand, if these tools can help one create great music, I don't see the problem.

[@satiyarfl3kz]

It doesn't work on my Cubase, same as many other tutrorials you made ! the options are available, the inputs are all correct but it just doesn't work the same as the tutorials !

[@ShaharHarshuv]

You did know you should center your part around G (the tonic) when you played. But a nice feature anyway

[@brianmi40]

To paraphrase Hans Zimmer (Cubase user), they guys that are fully up on and using their theory aren't the guys coming up with the completely new stuff; it's the kid out in the sticks who doesn't "know the rules" and breaks them in a new and musically interesting way. So, no, parts do NOT need to center around the tonic.

[@elmandarino]

I am not skilled at all this but when Dom decides to get harmonies he does something and suddenly we see scissors and plus signs. What did he press? I have highlighted tracks but haven't a clue.

[@brianmi40]

shortcut keys in your manual...

[@heyiplaybassguitar]

If you're using Apple/Mac, you can hold down the option/alt (on the keyboard), click and drag to duplicate a selection [works for all types of clips]. Hope that helps!

[@specialkcitizen6263]

The problem with Cubase's scale and chord stuff is its to damn hard to figure out. That circle of chord thing that pops up. Years now and I still dont know how to use it. I've watched videos on all this stuff (really boring videos btw) and I still cant figure it out. When I have used this stuff I just get Twee sounding nonsense - you know literally elevator style music. And that Chord track - Not a clue, never been able to get a thing out of it.

[@viranimediakenya3272]

The snap live input function needs careful application some notes will not play if you just imagine going up and down the white keys yet the song has black keys.

[@brianmi40]

Use transpose key on your MIDI keyboard to step up/down pitch to set C to whatever starting note of your key (or set A if in Minor key), and you'll be happily banging away on just the white keys...

[@viranimediakenya3272]

@@brianmi40 truth

[@brianmi40]

@@viranimediakenya3272 thanks, enjoy!

[@viranimediakenya3272]

@@brianmi40 still did not work. When i tried to raise this frustration to date have not got a response from anyone at cubase or DOM

[@brianmi40]

@@viranimediakenya3272 I would submit during their weekly casts to have them demo how to make it work for you. Give them a specific scale you're trying to play.

[@viranimediakenya3272]

from 2:32 to 3:42 does not work correctly as advertised here.

[@PanosNikolakopoulos]

Scale assistant on an Aminor scale it mutes A3 note !!!! ??? what the heck !?

[@brianmi40]

Use Transpose key on your MIDI keyboard to set C to the starting pitch for your desired Major Key, and to set A to any desired Minor Key, and rock on with the white keys...

[@SoundPeaks]

Before this version you could play in key with a help of Transformer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJCvlqx8lLyXmtk Cool that you don't need a chord track anymore to be sure you are in key. No bezier curve for pitchband? Any way to automate pitchband as automation line?

[@KOISANX]

For newbies - this function has been around for ages in the arrangement inspector...just saying

[@deejaySilence]

Where exactly?

[@mimikoss]

magic bye bye Scaler

[@brianmi40]

Huh? Scaler does WAY more than this (starting with key and chord detection, and going right up through suggesting how to change keys to say nothing about melody generators and rhythmic patterns...).

[@sekritskworl-sekrit_studios]

Light gray?! Dark gray?! For those of us with degrees of color blindness, it looks like the same thing. This is not a friendly tutorial color layout (fact). #ADA

[@brianmi40]

Agree, they support color changes in Cubase, and should simply add the scale note color so anyone can pick, as I would like something brighter like a pastel shade...

[@heyiplaybassguitar]

Colourblind gang, checking in! I could hardly tell when he turned it on/off haha

[@bassbuzzmusic6681]

Thanks Roman Reigns

[@fcf8269]

The thing that worry me is that Cubase make it easier to write music without any knowledge of theory. This is a great aid for people that know theory and want to get things easier on their side; but it is a very dangerous tool for people that have 0 experience and knowledge, and let them think that the software can basically do everything for them. I am more in favor of tools that help knowledgeable people to work faster and better; because we already have millions of wannabe musicians and producers that just like app store developers, make a ton of sub average compositions that just drown the good composers and musicians that actually spent years learning how to play an instrument and how to compose and arrange on books and classes.

[@brianmi40]

What exactly is wrong with people having fun with music without the need to master theory? There's nothing "dangerous" about a person having FUN that hurts no one else, and posting it on Bandcamp for no one but family members to ever listen to. The software is not "doing everything" for them. It isn't picking the key, or the chords, or writing a melody. Relax. Because many people get HOOKED on something that's fun, and then decide to take it to the next level and actually study things like theory, otherwise they remain an irrelevant hobbyist with no audience. But if everyone HAD to start out in music by having to learn ALL their scales and the modes before writing anything (as my mother, a piano teacher for decades had to), we would have a LOT fewer hit songs. And for CERTAIN, nobody writing crap that gets posted on Bandcamp for their family to hear is taking even a DIME out of the pocket of knowledgeable and talented composers because the fact is, that even knowing all the theory in the world doesn't mean you can write anything worth listening to.

[@moogsmiley4157]

Or just get a Keystep 37...