Scaler 3

Please note: This is the full Scaler 3 purchase path. Owners of Scaler 1 & 2 can upgrade to Scaler 3 HERE.

Re-imagined and Powered Up

Scaler 3 makes it easier to take new directions, solve musical puzzles, and improve your works-in-progress in completely new ways.

Build Progressions

Drag and drop chords to build a progression. Choose from hundreds of chord sets categorised by artist and mood, and Scaler will be able to tell you which parent scales fit well with those chords. Stuck for ideas? Ask Scaler to suggest chords that will work next.

VST/AU Hosting

Load your favourite third-party instrument and effect plugins directly onto Chord Tracks and MIDI Lanes, with full support for both MIDI and audio effects. Seamlessly integrate your sounds and expand Scaler 3's creative potential within your workflow.

Multi-Lane Timeline

The Arrange page now includes a timeline-based layout with dedicated lanes for chords, melody, bass, and phrases. Each lane is synchronized with the main chord track, and clips are fully adjustable with independent control per lane or clip.

Standalone App

Scaler 3 can now run as a standalone app for Mac and Windows in addition to a plugin within any DAW, offering a complete and flexible songwriting tool with multitrack operation and plugin hosting.

Explore Page

Discover a Harmonic Universe of chords untied to any specific scale. Categorized by genre and feel (EG, Dark, Bright, Neutral), the Explore page suggests compatible and experimental chord progressions, unlocking new paths for unique and bold harmonic structures.

Colors Page

Explore a comprehensive view of all chord voicings and harmonic alternatives in a single, unified page. Instantly access parallel and relative chords, as well as diverse voicing and substitution options, to add expressivity and creative flexibility to your compositions.

Motions

Scaler's beloved Phrases, Performances, Melodies, and Basslines are reimagined as Motions, now with mood-based tags for easier browsing. Scaler 3 introduces hundreds of new Motions crafted by professional musicians, including the all-new Passages Motion.

Circle of Fifths

Get alternative chords for your progression. Choose a root note that's closer or further from your selected chord, or in a relative minor or major scale, and you'll see which variations of that chord fit with your current scale in blue. You can experiment with chord inversions and transpositions here too.

Modulation Pathways

Get alternative chords for your progression. Choose a root note that's closer or further from your selected chord, or in a relative minor or major scale, and you'll see which variations of that chord fit with your current scale in blue. You can experiment with chord inversions and transpositions here too.

Note Editing & Harmonic Modifiers

Get alternative chords for your progression. Choose a root note that's closer or further from your selected chord, or in a relative minor or major scale, and you'll see which variations of that chord fit with your current scale in blue. You can experiment with chord inversions and transpositions here too.

Features

• 100s of Chord Sets and Scales categorised by mood, artist and genre. Scaler 3 greatly expands the number of chord sets and makes them easier to work with.
• Build Chord Progressions using the sequencer and get suggestions based on your currently selected chords.
• Play your favourite instruments with VST/AU Plugin Hosting, including effects too.
• With powerful Detection of MIDI and audio, Scaler can determine what key and scale you’re in and suggest chords that match your music.
• Standalone mode for working on your desktop computer without needing a DAW.
• Huge library of Motions lets you play chords as melodies, arpeggios, basslines and strums, and to modify them using the piano roll editor and global Note Properties..
• Check the Circle of Fifths to find nearby chord substitutions and their extensions.
• Solve your modulation puzzles in five ways: Progression, Secondary Scale, Modal Interchange, Mediants, Neo-Riemannian.
• Experiment with Voice Grouping to keep your chords within a certain range or apply drop voicings, guitar voicing and more.
• 50 Internal Sounds to play your inputs, chords and progressions, or load VST/AU instrument plugins.
• Use Bind to Keyboard to control chord playback with notes, for one-finger chords, arpeggios and more.
• Discover new chord expressions – chord substitutions, inversions, variations, voicings and extensions – in the Colors page.
• Line up seven progressions with different motions to compare in the Sketch Pad page.

System Requirements

macOS

• macOS 10.14 or higher
• Natively compatible with Apple Silicon
• Standalone and Plugin Formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX
• DAW’s Supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, Reaper, Reason + more.
• Compatibility: 64-bit compatible only

Windows

• Windows 8 or higher
• Standalone and Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AAX
• DAWs supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, Reaper, Reason + more.
• Compatibility: 64-bit compatible only