Scaler Music – Scaler 3 for MAC

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.

Creating chords

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.

Arrangement Page

Scaler 3 also supports multi-track functionality, allowing you to sync multiple parts to your main chords. Note editing, fine-tuning density, range, and more are all seamlessly integrated into your workflow. And the Organize page has been updated 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 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.

Possibilities

• 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
  
  
• Standalone App Scaler 3 can now work as a standalone application, as well as a plugin in any DAW, offering a complete and flexible songwriting tool.
  
  
• Multi-track timeline. The Arrange page now includes 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 plug-ins 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 aren’t 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 up 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 phrases, performances, melodies, and basslines are reimagined as Movements, now tagged based on mood 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 motions. MIDI tracks can be set to follow or operate independently of chord tracks, with new harmonic modifiers and motion controls to adjust note range, density, pitch, and clip rotation—all within a selected scale.
  
  
• Expanded Content: Scaler 3 offers a significant expansion of content, including new chord sets, harmonic universes, movements and scales, provided by samplify and a network of top-notch artists.
  
  
• Improved categorization: Improved filtering and search features allow you to quickly navigate through Scaler 3 content. Search by mood, energy, note count, scale, and more.