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Scaler 2 Update Information / Changelog

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Current Version

2.7.3

  • Prevent a crash when loading an invalid state file.
  • Maintain timing information on the EDIT page when dragging new chords.
  • Fix the user chord sets list refresh using the custom user location.

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2.7.2

Improvements

  • Filter SysEx messages from ScalerControl on M1
  • Handle bind velocity based on default or custom chord velocity
  • Prevent a crash with the next user set selector when the folder is empty
  • Fixed a crash when sending too many change scale commands to multiple instances simultaneously
  • Fixed an issue causing the auto-play to jump to the scale playback when browsing chord sets

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2.7.1

Improvements

  • Edit chord velocities now uses the user input instead of the default velocity.
  • Prevent hung notes when using multi-voice-output with triggered note on MIDI FX.
  • Improve Next/Previous navigation in User chord sets when using Auto-Play.
  • Added the ability to Auto-Play while in detect screen.
  • Fix Avant-Garde 5 phrase for major chords.
  • Improve Daw-Sync playback
  • Fix calculation issue causing notes with 0 duration in played MIDI

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2.7.0

New Features

  • Added Live Sync ability to keep the Progression Builder (Section C) synchronised across other Scaler instances in real time
  • Added new modes for Parallel Harmony to generate progressions by thirds, fourths, and fifths
  • Added Auto Play in the browser (Section A) to enable quick preview of chord sets
  • Added Multi Voice Output (Multi Midi Out) option to split each note of chords onto separate channels
  • Added Global UI Velocity controls to change the strength of MIDI notes played through the interface
  • Added the ability to consolidate chords from multiple patterns into a single chord set file

New Content

  • Scale Based Sequences
  • 80s, Classical, HipHop & LoFi Chord Sets
  • Fixed Bass Chord Sets (Triad and Extended)
  • Divisi 4 Part Chord Sets (Intended to work with Multi Midi Out)
  • Avant-Garde Phrases
  • Avant-Garde Performances
  • Internal Orchestral Bass Instrument
  • Internal LoFi Instrument

Improvements

  • Made undo/redo buttons always visible in Section C
  • Cleared Undo/Redo history when clearing state or when importing a state file
  • Fixed Daw-Sync timing causing playback to start early in Cubase
  • Fixed Play-Quantize offset calculation
  • Functionality to remember the last selected scale on circle of fifths in the Voicing Editor

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2.6.0

Content & Playback

  • Added new Trap Bass sound
  • Added new Trap & Punk chord sets
  • Added new multi-stroke strum patterns
  • Added more guitar chord charts positions
  • Added 'Minimise Movement' option in the suggest chords popup

Other Improvements

  • Fixed an issue showing an incorrect number of chord/notes detected
  • DAW-Sync setting now properly synchronises to other instances
  • Show Bass/Inversion setting now updates the chord names properly
  • Fixed an issue when dragging and dropping chords onto themselves
  • Prevented the Welcome Screen from reappearing when changing some settings
  • Added an option to remove duplicate chords in detect panel
  • Improved handling of unison chords & single notes in detect panel
  • Added a placeholder for unknown chord chart positions
  • Prevented save function from overriding files

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2.5.0

Content & Playback

  • 4 New Sounds (Steel Acoustic, Electric Guitar, Retro Electric, Vintage Keys).
  • New Expression Mode: Strummed Sequences with 30 strumming patterns and variations.
  • 20 Synth Sequences.
  • New Chord Sets (Pop Rock, Contemporary RnB, Pop Ballads, Deep House).
  • New Suggest mode.
  • Generate chords compatible with your progression. Follow Tonal or Scale relationships to build complex patterns.
  • Generate random progressions and get inspired quickly.
  • New Guitar Features.
  • Chord Charts: Displays a guitar chord diagram for any chord in your Section C.
  • Fretboard Views: New “Scale Degree” and “Scale Interval” views to explore the neck of your instrument.
  • 5 New guitar-focused Voice Grouping profiles.

Other Improvements

  • Added differentiator for ScalerAudio and ScalerControl.
  • Clear state now correctly deletes timing information from the edit matrix.
  • Improved Command Mapping state recall.
  • Improved Internal Audio Engine.

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2.4.1

Content & Playback

  • New Common Phrases (Basic, Chordal & Progression).
  • New Basic Performances.
  • Improve timing precision - Fix timing offset in recorded performance, prevent short notes from being added to recorded MIDI at looping points, and prevent hung notes.
  • Added the ability to Quantise and Latch chords with Perform mode OFF.
  • Fixed “Chord + Melody” playback to avoid creating overlapping MIDI notes.

MIDI Mapping

  • Added the ability to manually select the MIDI CC to map from a dropdown when creating an action.
  • Added the ability to map "MIDI Panic" to a command binding.
  • Added the ability to bind dropdown menus' "Previous" / "Next" command to a MIDI CC.
  • Added new assignable commands for key-switch actions (toggle chord/scale mode, toggle chord mute, switch melody patterns).
  • Added the ability to disable key switch (green keys) from the side menu.
  • Added the ability to override an existing command mapping.

Other Improvements

  • Fixed - Extracted Voicing - Avoid creating an extra gap in octave when re-voicing extended chords
  • Include inversions when exporting MIDI markers (slash chords)
  • Fixed multi-selection not applying changes when modifying multiple chords in EDIT matrix
  • Keys-Lock - “Scale Notes Mapped” profile now prioritize the natural position of each mapped note correctly.
  • Forcing a chord set into a scale now refreshes the chord colours and Section B properly.
  • Multi-selections of chords are now moved properly when dragged from a Section C pattern into an empty pattern.
  • Fixed an issue causing the Keys-Lock settings to be lost when entering/exiting the Chord-Edit view.
  • Dragging a single chord with an expression ON now exports the duration of a single chord instead of the duration of the whole pattern.
  • Fixed a bug in the generation of modulation pathways creating duplicate suggestions in Modulation Popup.
  • Fixed an issue preventing the transposition of "Community" chord sets.
  • Fixed an issue causing the "..." button to appear in the wrong location.
  • The "MOD" button in the Quick-Navigation menu is now disabled when using an unsupported scale.

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2.4.0

Content

  • New “Common Progressions” Chord Sets.
  • New Performances, Bass & Sequences.
  • New genre Chord Sets: EDM & Metal.
  • 2 new Pluck Sounds.

Modulation

  • Progression - Added 'Maintain Voicing' option to adapt the suggested chords to your progression’s voicing.
  • Neo-Riemannian - Added 'Minimise Movement' option.
  • Mediants - Added “Group Voicing” option to prevent jumps in the octave between distant chords.

Commands

  • Added new mappable commands to control Scaler with MIDI CC or keyboard shortcut.

Bind

  • Added the ability to bind chords to “All” keys instead of “Only White” keys.
  • Added the ability to start the “Bind” area from any note of the keyboard.
  • Added the ability to switch between OCT/ST steps when defining the “Bind” area from the side menu.
  • Added new binding mode “True Scale” to map chords on notes belonging to the selected scale.
 

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2.3.1

  • Improved pitch naming to allow only one pitch class per scale.
  • Pentatonic scales can now use scale voicings in Section B.
  • Improved pentatonic scale navigation (recall the last open panel).
  • Circle of Fifths can now preview chords with a click.
  • Circle of Fifths can now switch between natural, sharp, and flat naming.
  • Prevented a crash when using the arpeggio on older macOS versions.
  • Prevented hung notes when using the Windows Audio Driver.
  • Prevented hung notes when performing melodies with the “Chord+Melody" profile.
  • Prevented a rare crash when reloading sessions with multiple instances of Scaler.
  • Improved stability on M1 systems.

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2.3.0

Playback

  • Added new Riffs to Melody mode.
  • New 70’s Funk & Soul chord sets.
  • Prevented notes from hanging when triggered by multiple sources at once.
  • Prevented overlapping notes from hanging in performance/phrases/rhythms/melody/bass modes.
  • Fixed hung notes due to the key switch not resetting properly after being pressed.
  • Fixed a playback issue when using alt-click to preview chords.
  • Keys-Lock: Improve chord extension handling of altered chords.

UI

  • “Undo/Redo” is now accessible from the Scaler Logo - Right-Click menu.
  • "Import/Export State” is now accessible from the Scaler Logo - Right-Click menu.
  • EDIT panel: labels now refresh properly when changing chord parameters.
  • Added bigger “Bind” buttons on all screens.
  • Fixed highlight of chords in Pad-View when using multi-pattern selection.
  • Added the ability to search by style in the Scales panel.

Other improvements

  • Audio detection from a file can now be run multiple times in a row.
  • Sync between instances now maintains multi-selection of patterns.
  • Prevented a crash when changing parameters on a chord in the EDIT Panel after removing/reordering patterns.
  • Prevented unexpected behaviours caused by the UI Keyboard creating notes with no velocity.
  • Fixed a calculation error creating notes with a velocity higher than the maximum allowed.
  • The installer will now automatically move the sound library when using a custom location.
  • Improved stability of the audio detection for sample rates up to 96KHz.
  • Prevent a crash when resetting the playback.
  • Prevent a crash when changing a chord voicing after deleting the parent pattern.
  • Prevent a crash when removing Scaler from a track during playback.
  • Fixed a voicing calculation error when extracting/applying a voicing to a chord.
  • “Right-Click > Detect” now refreshes the panel properly every time.

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2.2.0

Bass mode

  • Generate bass lines adapted to your current scale and chords.
  • More than 100 bass lines in many genres (Funk, House, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Synthwave, Trance, Urban).
  • 7 new bass sounds (Bass Guitar, Chorus Bass, FM Bass, Jazz bass, Retro Bass, Saw Bass, Tight Bass).

Melody mode

  • Generate melody lines adapted to your current scale and chords.
  • More than 100 melody lines to choose from.
  • New key switch for live-switching between melody parts.

Playback

  • New re-trigger and follow behaviours when switching chords before the end of an expression pattern.
  • Quantize and Swing - Align played notes on a grid or apply a global swing of various note lengths.
  • Enhanced Progression Editing.
  • Ability to create groups of chords
  • Ability to customise all playback parameters per group.
  • UI.
  • Quick Navigation - Switch between the various screens from the quick navigation menu or use keyboard shortcuts to navigate even faster.
  • Updated the expression selectors to accommodate new playback modes.
  • Increased the size of copy/move icons when dragging chords.
  • Added notifications when dragging chords outside Scaler while bind or perform mode is active.

Other improvements

  • Reduced playback interruptions when switching parameters live.
  • Sustain MIDI CC message can now be consumed internally or passed through.
  • Prevented a crash when loading user chord sets.
  • Prevented a crash when using Keys-Lock.
  • Prevented a crash when creating a chord from an empty pattern in Pad View.
  • Added 16 beats chord duration.
  • Syncing between Scaler instances now conserves Humanize settings.
  • Prevent notes from being cut off when using Keys-Lock - Chord Notes or Chord Extension profiles.
  • Prevent the fretboard view from triggering key switches.
  • Overall stability and performance improvements.

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2.1.2

  • Fixed an issue in the audio detection engine creating instability on the Windows platform and preventing mouse clicks from working correctly in some hosts.
  • Fixed a problem causing the chord notes to be held when triggered from Section C.
  • Fixed the playthrough of linked patterns; chords now play on the first trigger after switching patterns.
  • Rest chords now play properly with the UI closed.
  • Fixed notes being cut off on chord change when using Keys-Lock - Scale White Keys.
  • Fixed the triads button position in the Modulation panels.
  • Fixed a problem when cycling through the phrases list using the arrow keys.

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2.1.1

  • Fixed an issue causing Scaler to become unresponsive and stop processing MIDI.
  • Improved the accuracy of the event scheduler.
  • Fixed jitter in the MIDI output when using a large block size.
  • Improved the arpeggiator to respond to tempo changes correctly.
  • Prevent a crash when clearing the state.
  • Duplicating multiple chords now copies all playback parameters.
  • The greyed-out expressions in the Edit Playback view are now accessible.
  • Maintain playback performances when editing a chord voicing.
  • Added the ability to duplicate multiple chords on the Pad View.
  • Phrases now follow keyboard velocities like Performances and Rhythms.
  • Added the ability to transform chords on click in the Neo-Riemannian modulation panel.
  • The transformed chord in the Neo-Riemmanian modulation panel can be selected with the lasso.
  • Clicking on an open drop-down menu handle now closes it properly.
  • Show Bass/Inversion is now correctly remembered when set as default.
  • Added the ability to DAW-Sync a single pattern inside the Pad View.
  • Display loading indicators and instance number in the Sync Popup.
  • Added a notification when syncing multiple instances successfully.
  • Keys-Lock is now refreshed correctly on scale sync.

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2.1.0

  • New Chord Editor.
  • Control individual notes and velocities in each chord.
  • Use the circle of fifths to easily create chord progressions.
  • Search for any chord in Scaler.
  • More than 100 new expressions in triplet feel and across several time signatures.
  • Added bass/inversion display in chord names.
  • Audio-Detection.
  • Improved accuracy of detection.
  • Reduce the number of duplicate chords in results.
  • Filter-out unlikely chord types to reduce noise.
  • Added the ability to detect from a file in the source dropdown.
  • New Modulation Preset - Neo-Riemannian.
  • Create harmonic transformations from any chord.
  • Support custom sounds folder location.
  • Support custom chord sets folder location.
  • Multi-Select Pattern and Pattern Chaining improvements.
  • Added the ability to apply extracted voicing to a multi-selection of chords.
  • Ability to export chord names to MIDI markers when dragging to DAW.
  • New Arpeggio Octave Range option.
  • Added the ability to select the output MIDI channel.
  • Keys-Lock - Chord Mute function now works properly when used with DAW-Sync.
  • Ability to select and remove multiple notes with lasso-in Detect panel.
  • Added the ability to synchronise the selected scale across instances.

Bug fixes

  • Fixed “Right-Click → Select All” in Pad View.
  • Fixed erratic behaviour when deleting from a multi-selection in Pad View.
  • Fixed bind to suggested pathways refreshes issue in Modulation.
  • Fixed UI not redrawing correctly after Clear State.
  • Fixed lowercase display for minor chords in Modulation panels.
  • Fixed empty large clip when dragging from MIDI Capture.
  • Other fixes and overall stability improvements.

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2.0.9

  • Improved lasso selection, patterns can now be multi-selected and chained with ease.
  • Improved visual feedback on the keyboard when binding a multi-selection of patterns with empty chords.
  • Improved user chord set loading to support renaming & moving session files.
  • Added new option to play-quantised to chord duration or on next beat.
  • Chord Edit panel now suggests chords at the same octave as the currently edited chord.
  • Accessing the Pad View does not stop playback anymore.
  • Added the ability to Play/Loop progression from Pad View.
  • Added the ability to navigate back to Edit View from the Pad View.
  • Improved live expressions behaviour, avoid re-trigger when releasing a note while other keys are being held.
  • Fixed an issue causing the import/export state to break when overriding an existing session file.
  • Fixed a display issue when reloading the Chord Edit view from a saved state.
  • Fixed an issue causing octave jumps when using scale voicings.
  • Fixed modulation suggestions to prevent octave jumps between distant scales.
  • Fixed an issue when reordering chords causing them to shift to a wrong position.
  • Improve overall stability and performances.

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2.0.8

  • Fixed an issue causing Scaler to start its playback too early when using DAW sync.
  • Fixed a resizing issue causing Scaler to display at a wrong position on launch.
  • Prevent Scaler from hanging during start-up/validation.
  • Prevent bound chords from being stopped when adding arpeggiated notes.
  • Add a notification when dropping an unsupported file onto Scaler.
  • Fixed display issue in performance names with accent when using Poppins font.
  • Updating the arpeggio timing from the side menu now updates properly the live settings panel.
  • Prevent a display issue when recalling a saved state with multiple panels open.
  • Fixed an issue causing hung notes when using playback and a MIDI Controller.

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2.0.7

  • Prevent Scaler from hanging when reloading a saved project in Cakewalk - Windows.
  • Editing a chord voicing does not reset its custom playback settings anymore.
  • Added the ability to Enable/Disable blinking effects.
  • All font sizes have been slightly increased.
  • Added the ability to select between 3 font sizes (Small, Default, Large).
  • Shift-Click on a chord from your progression now opens the Chord Editor.
  • Further timing calculation improvement: Scaler 2 is now more accurate and consistent across the different trigger/capture modes: Live triggers, Section Playback, MIDI Capture and MIDI Output.
  • Prevent hung notes when dragging chords outside of Scaler in some DAW.
  • Prevent hung notes when holding a key not yet bound then activating bind.
  • Fixed an issue causing dropped notes when arpeggiating chords with voicing profiles applied.
  • Prevent the Settings menu from appearing behind other UI elements.

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2.0.6

  • Fretboard notes can now be used to create/edit chords.
  • Fixed a timing calculation causing Scaler internal tempo to drift.
  • Fixed a timing calculation causing Scaler to drift from DAW tempo when using DAW Sync.
  • Improve latch and quantise behaviour.
  • Prevent crash when voice-grouping chords with non-academic voicings.
  • Improve compatibility for users without OpenGL support.
  • Prevent crash of 'ScalerAudio 2' in Cubase.

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2.0.5

  • Fixed crash/hang when using the “Explore common scale” function.
  • Side Menu now reopens automatically after closing the UI or changing font.
  • Fixed multiple focus issue causing Scaler to steal keystrokes destined to the DAW.
  • Windows installer now displays version number on install.
  • Fix a playback issue causing some audio clicks on specific samples (Detroit).

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2.0.4

  • Fixed crash in MIDI detection with single notes.
  • Fixed a playback issue causing some audio clicks on specific samples (Housey).
  • Audio detection now uses the sample rate of the dropped file every time and switch back automatically to the DAW sample rate for the live detection to continue.
  • Multi-select changes can now be reverted in one single undo action.

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2.0.3

  • Fixed timing of the registration popup in demo mode.
  • Fixed (rare) crash when swapping between multiple instances.
  • Added FREQ and Bro Beatz chord sets.

2.0.2

    • Initial release.

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