The completely redesigned Scaler 3 takes everything that made Scaler 2 the world’s most beloved music theory plugin and evolves it in ways you never imagined. Scaler 3 will make it easier to take new directions, solve musical puzzles, and improve your work on the fly in entirely new ways.
Browser Everything you love about Scaler 2 is here, and now it’s easier than ever to browse chord sets, find scales, and create chord progressions. Scaler 3 has a host of new features that make the creative process smoother and more intuitive. Chord Creation Scaler 2 revolutionized chord creation, key shifting, and modulations. Scaler 3 makes these tools even more accessible, with new pages like Explore and Colors designed to make harmony creation easier and more enjoyable. Scaler 3’s Arrange page also supports multi-track functionality, letting you sync multiple parts to your basic chords. Note editing, fine-tuning density, range, and more are all seamlessly integrated into your workflow. And the Arrange page is packed with powerful new features and surprises we can’t wait to share. Mixing VST/AU Hosting – Load your favorite third-party instruments and effects plug-ins directly into chord tracks and MIDI tracks with full support for both MIDI and audio effects. Easily integrate your sounds and expand the creative potential of Scaler 3 within your workflow. Works both in your DAW and standalone.
- Redesigned UX/UI Scaler 3 has been completely redesigned to remain instantly familiar to Scaler 2 users while providing a streamlined experience for newcomers. The interface is organized into three main pages: Browse , Create , and Arrange
- Scaler 3 Standalone App can now work as a standalone app as well as a plug-in in any DAW, offering a complete and flexible songwriting tool.
- Multi-Track Timeline The Arrange page now features a timeline-based layout with dedicated tracks for chords, melody, bass, and phrases. Each track is synced to the main chord track, and clips are fully customizable with independent controls for each track or clip.
- VST/AU Hosting Load your favorite third-party instruments and effects plugins directly into Chord Tracks and MIDI Lanes with full MIDI and audio effects support. Easily integrate your sounds and expand the creative potential of Scaler 3 into your workflow.
- Explore Page Discover a harmonic universe of chords that are not tied to any specific scale. Divided by genre and feel (e.g. Dark, Bright, Neutral), the Explore page offers compatible and experimental chord progressions, opening new avenues for unique and bold harmonic structures.
- Colors Page: Explore a comprehensive overview of all chord voicings and harmonic alternatives on one, unified page. Instantly access parallel and relative chords, as well as a variety of voicing options and substitutions, to add expressiveness and creative flexibility to your compositions. • Movements
: Scaler’s favorite licks, licks, melodies, and basslines have been reimagined as Movements , now with mood-based tags for easier browsing. Scaler 3 introduces hundreds of new Movements created by professional musicians, including the all-new Passages Movement .
- Note Editing and Harmonic Modifiers: A comprehensive note editing matrix allows users to customize or create new Movements. MIDI tracks can be set to follow or work independently of the chord tracks, with new harmonic modifiers and motion controls to adjust note range, density, pitch, and clip rotation – all within the selected scale.
- Expanded Content. Scaler 3 offers a significant expansion of content, including new chord sets, harmonic universes, motions, and scales, courtesy of samplify and a network of top-notch artists.
- Improved Categorization. Improved filtering and search features make it easy to navigate through Scaler 3 content. Search by mood, energy, note count, scale, and more.
Scaler v.1.0.3 / 3.0.1
- ADDED chord panel display (shows notes and chords on MIDI input)
- FIXED a bug where the bounding box would not return to white keys
when turning Lock | Chord Notes/Extensions/Scales Profile keys. - FIXED a crash when dragging multiple chords onto the sketch page when the chords extend beyond the line
- FIXED a crash when adjusting the velocity of individual notes when selecting multiple chord clips.
- Improved stability.
Installation
Install Scaler 3 v3.0.0
Copy and replace files from the distribution to the corresponding folders on your PC
Activation
Copy the file “8ee6df9696d67d1fcfe63c7c4b4506e7” to C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming
Enjoy!
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