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"When a sound is too plain or needs character - boom - Lifeline Expanse is the shortcut."KSHMR. Musician, Songwriter, Record Producer & DJ
"[about Lifeline Expanse] This may be the only multi-effect plugin you need - it has all you need for drums, bass, melody and anything else."L.Dre. Lo-fi Beatmaker & Hip-Hop Producer
"Lifeline Expanse’s array of effects are superb in their own right but chained creatively they bring an exciting route to discover new musical frontiers. 10/10."Computer Music Magazine. A monthly magazine that covers the topic of creating digital music on a computer.
Instant Music Theory + Powerful Multi FX
Unleash your inner composer with Scaler 2, an inspirational and powerful music theory tool that gives you access to an array of chords, melodies, expressions and a range of new ideas. Create an authentic and realistic sound with Lifeline Expanse Lite, an amazing multi-effect that breathes life into your music by using intricate re-amping techniques.
Empower the Composer Within
Scaler 2 is an inspirational and powerful music theory workstation that gives you access to a world of new ideas, expressions and melodies. With powerful detection of MIDI and audio, Scaler 2 can determine what key and scale you’re in and suggest chords that match your music. The plugin helps you discover the perfect melody with performance expressions, and can even suggest ways to change from one key to another.
Scaler 2 makes finding chords and progressions intuitive and fun! It’s a comprehensive but easy to use toolbox that will help anyone make better music.
Benefits
- Discover your music’s key and explore alternative scales, modes and chord sets
- Choose from hundreds of keys and modes, quickly build progressions in the sequencer
- Over 200 artist chord sets from the likes of Carl Cox, MJ Cole, The Temper Trap, Mitekiss, CeCe Rogers and Mike Huckaby
- Over 300 unique genre, common and mood-based chord sets such as Chill, Drum & Bass, Jazz, Cinematic, EDM, Metal…
- Browse chord variations to get suspended chords, extended chords, dominant sevenths and jazz chords
- Create unique chords by searching & selecting from the circle of fifths or by entering note by note on your keyboard in Chord Create / Editor mode
- Play melodic expressions with over 200 phrases, performances and rhythms by professional musicians across various time signatures
- Use the arpeggio or strum features to perform in real-time and synced to your DAW
- Discover chord substitutions that lend variety to your progressions
- Experiment with different chord voicings to spread notes across the keyboard
- Export MIDI to your DAW simply by dragging and dropping
- Assign any VST / AU instrument to Scaler 2 to control your favourite synths or use over 30 internal electronic, acoustic and orchestral sounds
- Play and record one-finger chords and melodies using Scaler 2’s Bind MIDI function
- Establish your scale with audio detection as well as MIDI detection
- Generate bass lines adapted to your current scale and chords with Bass Mode
- Generate melody lines adapted to your current scale and chords with Melody Mode and Sequence Mode
- Change keys, performances, melodies and basslines on the fly by MIDI Mapping to your computer keyboard or MIDI Controller
- Get more natural-sounding melodies and expressions with the humanise and quantise function
- Navigate between modes and pages using keyboard commands or UI buttons
What's new in version 2.5.0?
Suggest Mode
- Generate chords compatible with your progression - follow Tonal or Scale relationships to build complex patterns
- Works by analysing your current progression and suggestions based on internal artist based content
- Generate random progressions and get inspired quickly
Guitar Overhaul
- 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
Content
- 4 New Sounds (Steel Acoustic, Electric Guitar, Retro Electric, Vintage Keys)
- New Expression Mode: Strummed Sequences with 30 strumming patterns and variations
- New Chord Sets (Pop Rock, Contemporary RnB, Pop Ballads, Deep House)
- 20 Synth Sequences
Learn more about Scaler 2.
Breathe Life into Audio
The Lifeline series begins with Lifeline Expanse Lite – a fast and intuitive multi-effect that breathes life into any sound by adding character, space and width. The full version of Lifeline Expanse is also available.
Lifeline Expanse Lite creates authenticity and realism by using intricate re-amping techniques. Re-amping is the process of taking an audio signal and playing it out in an environment. The signal is sent through amps, mics and effects to add colour, texture and depth, then re-recorded.
Lifeline Expanse Lite distils this complex technique into a modern, sleek workflow that offers producers instant flexibility and control over every element. Rearrange the signal chain and delicately blend effects using each module's unique controls.
Features
- 5 Effects Modules (Re-amp, Dirt, Format, Width & Space)
- 20 Unique Algorithms (1024 different combinations)
- Drag & Drop Modular workflow
- Resizeable UI
- 100 Presets
- Zero Latency
Global
- Linkable Input/Output Gain Controls
- Frequency Smoothing & Gain Safety control
- Global Bypass
- Low-Cut/Hi-Cut Filter
- Dry/Wet Mix Control
Re-amp
- 4 Speaker Emulations
- Speaker Age control
- Output Gain, Tone, Dry/Wet Mix controls
Dirt
- 4 Saturation/Distortion algorithms
- Drive control (With Adv. Multiband processing)
- Dry/Wet Mix, Output Gain & Tone controls
Format
- 4 audio resolution reduction algorithms
- Crush control
- Dry/Wet Mix, Output Gain & Tone controls
Width
- 4 Stereo Width algorithms
- Stereo control
- Dry/Wet Mix, Output Gain & Tone controls
Space
- 4 Reverb algorithms
- Reverb Time control
- Dry/Wet Mix, Output Gain & Tone controls
Learn more about Lifeline Expanse Lite.
Scaler 2 System Requirements
Mac
- OS X 10.8 and later (macOS Ventura compatible)
- 64-bit compatible only
- Apple Silicon Native
Formats
- AAX
- Audio Units (AU)
- VST2
- VST3
Windows
- Windows 8 and later
- 64-bit compatible only
Formats
- AAX
- VST2
- VST3
Scaler 2 DAW Compatibility
Important Note: Scaler 2 is only 64-bit compatible.
- Ableton Live 9 - Ableton Live 11
- Bitwig Studio 2 - Bitwig Studio 4
- Cubase 9.5 - Cubase 12
- FL Studio 12 - FL Studio 20 (VST, not VST3, MIDI routing available
- from VST2 only)
- Logic Pro X - Logic Pro 10.7.5
- Pro Tools 12.8 - Pro Tools 2022.6
- REAPER
- Studio One 3 - Studio One 6
- REAPER
MIDI Routing Notes:
- Maschine 2 (No MIDI Routing: Use Blue Cat Audio Patchwork for MIDI Routing)
- Reason (No MIDI Routing: Use Blue Cat Audio Patchwork for MIDI Routing)
Lifeline Expanse Lite System Requirements
macOS
- macOS 10.7 or higher (including Catalina & Big Sur).
- Plugin Formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone
- DAW's Supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason + more.
- Compatibility: 64-bit compatible only.
Windows
- Windows 7 or higher
- Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AAX, Standalone
- DAWs supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason + more.
- Compatibility: 64-bit and 32-bit compatible.
Please Note: An internet connection is required to authorise this software.
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