Scaler 3 - Released

[Alexander_D]

I haven't used since it was first released. Is it in a better state now or still buggy?

It's better for sure since it was released, but still have a lot of bugs honestly...

[Menji]

Very Cool.

[Alexander_D]

Scaler 3.1.2 was released. Some nice additionals and bug fixes as well

[osiris]

I've followed too many tutorials and it just won't work in FL Studio.

[Choikdoi]

I've followed too many tutorials and it just won't work in FL Studio.

Won't work in what way?

[UltraByte]

still regretting having upgraded from 2 without checking it first.
i cant stand version3.

[TheMaestro]

It's still a mess.
Try going to Settings, the (deliberately or accidentally) click Help...
Just tells you a lot about testing, overview, and care.

[Andrei Marchenko]

still regretting having upgraded from 2 without checking it first.
i cant stand version3.

I have just opened my account and realized that I can't download version 2...

UPD: I remembered that I bought v2 on PluginBoutique. Thanks god

[DaveClark]

Hi all,

Saved state files can be enormous as others have noted, but what may not be so well known is that these files can be extremely wasteful, in the example below literally 99% wasteful.

Scaler 3 with SampleTank 4 loaded as VST3 using LoFi Piano as preset, then saved current state of Scaler 3. The saved state file was about 400 MB which became about 5 MB after 7Z compression:

>>>> Two very long lines of binary deleted

>>>> Followed by about 100,000 lines of structured "code" like this using spaces to indent:

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    "value0": {
        "value0": [
            {
                "key": "type",
                "value": {
                    "index": 7,
                    "data": "project"
                }
            },
            

>>>> Followed by:

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                                    }
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

>>>> A bit more structured "code" then:

>>>> About 6,000,000 lines of data with spaces to indent:

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                                                        "data": [
                                                            112,
                                                            108,
                                                            95,
                                                            116,
                                                            114,
                                                            101,

>>>> Then:

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                                                            1,
                                                            1,
                                                            2,
                                                            0
                                                        ]
                                                    }
                                                }
                                            ]
                                        }
                                    }
                                }
                            ]
                        }
                    ]
                }
            }
        ]
    }

>>>> Deleted line with binary, then:

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    "value0": {
        "value0": [
            {
                "key": "loop_start",
                "value": {
                    "index": 5,
                    "data": 0.0
                }
            },
            {
                "key": "loop_end",
                "value": {
                    "index": 5,
                    "data": 16.0
                }
            },
            {
                "key": "is_looping",
                "value": {
                    "index": 1,
                    "data": false
                }
            }
        ]
    }

>>>> Deleted long line number 6,301,519 of binary

This is in my opinion irresponsibly wasteful.

Thanks to Scaler Music, this demonstration post is also wasteful, but at least I didn't post 6,301,519 lines containing mostly empty space!

[tumface]

Serializing binary data as formatted text, by printing out the bytes as decimal digits, with white space indentation... yikes

[Dr.Gunjah]

I've tried to use Scaler 3 a bit more and downloaded the latest version a few days ago, but there are still severe bugs in the most basic functions, it's actually hilarious.
The latest version seems to have ruined the circle of fifth. The right side where suggestions and variations should appear just stays empty now when you click a chord in the circle. Only the manual search works.

Also, if you bind the master track (or any other bindable chord row) to the keyboard so you can play one note chords the button will turn orange and it works fine. Then if you load the project again Scaler will only play the notes, not the assigned chords. You have to turn the button off and on to make it work again.

[pdxindy]

I've tried to use Scaler 3 a bit more and downloaded the latest version a few days ago, but there are still severe bugs in the most basic functions, it's actually hilarious.

I haven't tried the latest version... I made my calculation of the stability trajectory, and decided I'll look at it again some time early next year

[Dr.Gunjah]

yep... just designed some chords for 20 minutes... and crash. F*** this

[writheuk]

I tried loading the Scaler 3.1.2 update into REAPER 7.44 and 7.45 a couple of days back: immediate crash both times. Maybe my mistake.

Loaded ok in REAPER 7.46!

[Alexander_D]

I think that probably will be more productive to post about the bugs and crashes on Scaler forum.