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Scaler 2 – Empower the Composer Within
Scaler 2 is an inspirational and powerful music theory workstation that gives you access to a world of new ideas, expressions, and melodies. With over 400 song and genre-based chord sets and over 200 artist chord sets to inspire new progressions and melodies, plus hundreds of scales and modes to choose from, Scaler 2 is the perfect tool to get your creative juices flowing.
New Features in version 2.7.0
- Divisi 4 Part Chord Sets (Intended to work with Multi Midi Out)
- Over 500 Expressions let you experiment with riffs and melodies, which can be locked to notes of your scale or a chord
- Fixed Bass Chord Sets (Triad and Extended)
- Add Live Sync ability to keep the Progression Builder (Section C) synchronised across other Scaler instances in real time
- Add Auto Play in the browser (Section A) to enable a quick preview of chord sets
- Add new modes for Parallel Harmony to generate progressions by thirds, fourths, and fifths
Scaler 2 supports the following DAWs: Ableton Live 9 – Ableton Live 11, Bitwig Studio 2 – Bitwig Studio 4, Cubase 9.5 – Cubase 12, FL Studio 12 – FL Studio 20 (VST, not VST3, MIDI routing available from VST2 only), Logic Pro X – Logic Pro 10.7.5, Pro Tools 12.8 – Pro Tools 2022.6, REAPER, Studio One 3 – Studio One 6
MIDI Routing Notes: Maschine 2 (No MIDI Routing: Use Blue Cat Audio Patchwork for MIDI Routing), Reason (No MIDI Routing: Use Blue Cat Audio Patchwork for MIDI Routing)
Additional Features
- Pad View makes it easy to construct entire arrangements, moving chords and whole progressions on a higher level
- Edit Mode lets you dial in Duration, Octave, Inversion and more parameters per chord, and there are new ways to edit chords when right-clicking
- Scale-Based Sequences
- 45 onboard instruments to play with as well
- Humanize Scaler 2’s performance by introducing variations to velocity and/or timing
- Performances, Phrases, Sequences, Basslines, Melodies and Rhythms created by real pianists and musicians
- Modulation Suggestions for movement between your current key and a destination
- Chord Charts displays a guitar chord diagram for any chord and Fretboard Views allows you to explore the neck of your guitar








