Changing the key and scale of a midi sequence in Ableton?
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2357 posts since 3 Mar, 2010
Hi Everyone,
I have a sequence of midi notes in a track in Ableton. I would like to easily change the key and scale of those notes. Is there an easy way to do this, either with a VST, M4L device or Ableton midi effect? I know that there are midi effects that I can drag to the track that cover a specific scale, but ideally I could drag a VST or M4L device to the track and simply select the key and scale that I want from a drop-down menu, without having to drag a new midi effect to the track every time I wanted a change.
Sorry for the basic question - I am relatively new to Ableton.
Thanks in advance!
I have a sequence of midi notes in a track in Ableton. I would like to easily change the key and scale of those notes. Is there an easy way to do this, either with a VST, M4L device or Ableton midi effect? I know that there are midi effects that I can drag to the track that cover a specific scale, but ideally I could drag a VST or M4L device to the track and simply select the key and scale that I want from a drop-down menu, without having to drag a new midi effect to the track every time I wanted a change.
Sorry for the basic question - I am relatively new to Ableton.
Thanks in advance!
- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
There are native Midi FX for that:
- Pitch - to transpose the sequence to desired root
- Scale - to force the notes into specified scale
Read about them here:
https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/live- ... reference/
- Pitch - to transpose the sequence to desired root
- Scale - to force the notes into specified scale
Read about them here:
https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/live- ... reference/
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- KVRist
- 192 posts since 4 Jul, 2019
Try Soundmanufacture Scale-O-Mat. It's an excellent tool:
https://www.soundmanufacture.net/scaleomat/
https://www.soundmanufacture.net/scaleomat/
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2357 posts since 3 Mar, 2010
Thanks, but it seems like I would need to manually select the individual notes corresponding to different scales to use these Midi FX (which is why I believe there are separate presets for different scales). I would rather be able to select a key/scale from a drop-down list while the sequence is running.antic604 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:47 pm There are native Midi FX for that:
- Pitch - to transpose the sequence to desired root
- Scale - to force the notes into specified scale
Read about them here:
https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/live- ... reference/
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2357 posts since 3 Mar, 2010
Looks perfect - thanks!Smapti wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:52 pm Try Soundmanufacture Scale-O-Mat. It's an excellent tool:
https://www.soundmanufacture.net/scaleomat/
- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
No. I believe there are presets for most popular scales.bharris22 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 6:14 pmThanks, but it seems like I would need to manually select the individual notes corresponding to different scales to use these Midi FX (which is why I believe there are separate presets for different scales). I would rather be able to select a key/scale from a drop-down list while the sequence is running.antic604 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:47 pm There are native Midi FX for that:
- Pitch - to transpose the sequence to desired root
- Scale - to force the notes into specified scale
Read about them here:
https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/live- ... reference/
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2357 posts since 3 Mar, 2010
I think you are correct, but I have to drag and drop the individual presets. To me, this is less convenient than selecting a key and scale from a drop-down menu.
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- KVRist
- 192 posts since 4 Jul, 2019
Haha wow... I know I shouldn't respond to notorious forum trolls, but just fyi: Scale-O-Mat was created at the request of Tyondai Braxton. Feel free to explain to all of us why he doesn't know about music, if you can! (Protip: you can't)
Anyhow, Scale-O-Mat is a lot better than the native Ableton scale device because you can (a) distribute the same scale across multiple tracks and (b) algorithmically change scales across those tracks. Also it's cheap!