Scaler 3 - Released

[gaf_thit]

stupid question guys, i use soemtimes CAPTAIN CHORDS and it is pretty simple and gives you nice suggestions to get some new ideas but it seems this is not possible what im looking for.
e.g. i want to set a scale and then click on the chords + suggested follow up chord progressions but i want to initiate it with a click or note press. in captain chords i always have to wait until it play and i cannot click/play a note and hear my selected 3rd party vst.

would it be possible with Scaler 3? and then of course drag these notes as midi into my daw

In Scaler (all versions afaik) you can bind chords to midi keys so you can play the chords with your keyboard in any rhythm and any time you like without having to start the sequencer or it´s internal one...
Of course they do play as well if you just click on them...
I hope I understood right...

And also host the said 3rd party plugin, it seems...

[maschineuk]

I wonder what will come of this. In fact, I wouldn't say that the announcements showed anything supernatural, rather it became more convenient.

[kraster]

It's weird to have the position that standardised music theory nomenclature to describe music theory is seen as a "waste of brain space".
...

Is it??
Please tell me what a producer... not muscian ... working in a standard DAW without any notation but usual midi clips via the PR Editor can make any use of traditional music terms...

For me the answer is absolutely clear: in not a single situation... not once in the past 30 years!

If I look in "normal arpeggiators" and sequencers found in the VST and native DAW world... surprisingly they use terms like up, down, up/down, random,... etc...
Right out of my brain I cannot remember a single one using "music theory nomenclature"...
How can that be if it´s the standard language for everybody making music??

So why can I not consider this as waste of brain space if I would need these terms just for a single plugin but nowhere else??
For me it would be similar to learning a dead language nobody I know speaks... it´s clearly waste of time and memory to put stuff in your head you won´t use anyway.

Because single words can convey something succinctly that would take more words to explain.

That's the point of any language. It's not "dead" either. Millions of musicians, producers, arrangers use those terms all the time.

Ironically by learning the nomenclature you save on "brain power".

Like for example the word arpeggiator that you used meaning a chord where the notes are played sequentially. That's a part of the nomenclature. You're hardly saying "switch on the thing that plays the chord notes sequentially" every time you use an arpeggiator.

I use musical terms all of the time with other musicians. I'm sure you do too. Like flat, sharp, arpeggio, staccato, chromatic, octave, pizzicato, portamento, glissando, tremolo, vibrato. etc.

All the other terms in scaler are no different they just convey a certain concept that is condensed into a single term.

[Trancit]

It's not "dead" either. Millions of musicians, producers, arrangers use those terms all the time.

I said "like a dead language" not that it´s dead...

I use musical terms all of the time with other musicians. I'm sure you do too. Like flat, sharp, arpeggio, staccato, chromatic, octave, pizzicato, portamento, glissando, tremolo, vibrato. etc.

We weren´t talking about the terms you named here... these are for sure some nearly anybody making music is aware of...
We are talking about the terms Scaler uses for it´s performances like
"Avant Garde, Adagio, Expressivo, Accento, Adantino, Affrettando, Cantabile...etc..."

Please don´t tell me these are terms everybody making music knows inside out and can explain every single one in a second and it would be a huge benefit for every one to learn them because you will use them on a daily base... that´s BS!

[Dirtgrain]

Please don´t tell me these are terms everybody making music knows inside out and can explain every single one in a second and it would be a huge benefit for every one to learn them because you will use them on a daily base... that´s BS!

Step up and give viable alternatives.

[Trancit]

Please don´t tell me these are terms everybody making music knows inside out and can explain every single one in a second and it would be a huge benefit for every one to learn them because you will use them on a daily base... that´s BS!

Step up and give viable alternatives.

That´s not my job...
This whole discussion started when someone assumed it would be best to learn them and some found it weird that I responded it would be for me personally a waste of time and memory to learn these terms because I mostly have no clue what they mean and I won´t use them anyway...

I have no idea if there are some more logical terms which could describe what these presets do in more understandable way without studying phrasing and articulation of classic music.

[Dirtgrain]

All right then. I submit that until we have a better idea, we defer griping about esoteric music terminology.

[HOTF]

reveal #6 midi editing and news!

[Alexander_D]

Thanks! Looks great! The release date is 25th of March?

[plopseaw]

Will it have midi import so we can use our own files?

[Alexander_D]

Will it have midi import so we can use our own files?

Hmm. Will be nice for sure, but I think it's not possible in Scaler 3...

[plopseaw]

Well it would be strange if its not there as all the alternatives have it Captain Plugins, Rapid Composer, Synfire etc etc

[Caine123]

Thanks! Looks great! The release date is 25th of March?

yes, i expected it earlier to be released. well cannot wait!

from the official mail

"We've just confirmed the release date and pricing for the new version of Scaler. You can expect Scaler 3 to be available for sale and download from March 25th, 2025, priced at $79.

Scaler 1 and 2 license holders will be eligible to upgrade to Scaler 3 for the price of $29. If you made your Scaler purchase through Plugin Boutique, you should purchase the upgrade from them."

[Alexander_D]

Thanks! Looks great! The release date is 25th of March?

yes, i expected it earlier to be released. well cannot wait!

from the official mail

"We've just confirmed the release date and pricing for the new version of Scaler. You can expect Scaler 3 to be available for sale and download from March 25th, 2025, priced at $79.

Scaler 1 and 2 license holders will be eligible to upgrade to Scaler 3 for the price of $29. If you made your Scaler purchase through Plugin Boutique, you should purchase the upgrade from them."

Perfect. Waiting then! 29 USD is a good price for the upgrade!

[Alexander_D]

Well. Right now we can upgrade to Scaler 3 from version 2. But at Plugin Boutique the cost is around 30.5 USD. I know that 1.5 USD is not the big deal, but why? If in the official announce it's 29 USD?