Scaler 2 Workflow | Writing an Entire Track

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Watch Davide Carbone create all the harmonic and melodic content over an entire track using Scaler 2 to generate chords, variations, baselines, melody and lead line. He uses several instances of Scaler 2, both as an instrument, and as a midi effect to trigger various third part audio instruments. He also creates a melody using the new keys lock feature. This video demonstrates a typical workflow of how Scaler is used across an entire track.
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0:00 Intro
1:28 Creating a Chord Progression (Scale Selector)
3:08 Recording and Capturing the Notes (Midi Capture)
5:23 Adding Variety to the Chord Progression (Voicings)
8:50 Harmonising by using an External VST Instrument
10:00 Adding a Bassline from the Root of the Chord
12:20 Using a Scaler Rhythm to add Movement
14:02 Making your Own Melody (Keys Lock & Chord Extensions)
21:45 Humanising your Notes
23:33 Recapping the Process One by One
26:21 The Arrangement

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@alper471 2 жыл бұрын

This beast is just saved my life. I was sturggling with coming up with chord progressions and melodies I even considered to sell all my equipment because thinking myself maybe if I don't have a talent for this. But this is a game changer for me. Thank you so much for making this and giving it with a very reasonable price.

@DigiMixAudio 3 сағат бұрын

Ah yes, this second video hits the spot! Thanks!

@shimza9761 4 жыл бұрын

scaler 2 has just revolutionized digital audio production

@arpeggioblues5924 3 жыл бұрын

Enemy Mine.. (nice one.. hehe)

@SeanMarsh 2 жыл бұрын

Key Lock and Chord Extension BLEW MY MIND!! I've never been sold so hard AFTER buying a plugin haha

@SchoolofSynthesis 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy it! There's much progression on its way!

@Hyperlink60 3 жыл бұрын

I was on the fence and almost purchased another plugin. This tutorial has fully convinced me that Scaler 2 is the way to go.

@benjaminsarcofilms 3 жыл бұрын

Put this to any good teacher and music will be closer to its limits, thank you!

@Oblique.strategy 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding Plugin. Probably one of the most important pieces of music tech I have purchased. Well done.

@davidecarbonemusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, this type of acknowledgement is what drives the entire team. We are continuing to make something special.

@rayderrich 2 жыл бұрын

I have been binge watching your Scaler videos and learned something new every single time. Thank you Davide, I start to understand what I can really do with my purchase.

@davidecarbonemusic 2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome and thank you for supporting. New video out to support 2.5 due for release in November with some lovely features great for those starting out with scaler

@Chillnote 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this saves me years of music education. I can maximize my enjoyment with the limited time I have to make music.

@derekbilderoy7162 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking along the same lines as you, but I intend to learn a lot of music theory as I go. I hope you do too.

@davidecarbonemusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for using it. Scaler never ceases to inspire me. We are working very hard to make it more accessible and easier to use whilst building its rasion d'être!

@freethinkers-inc. 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best Plug-Ins I've ever bought. Thanks for the tutorials.

@amulpatel 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you scaler team for making the hidden obscured world of musical ideas accessible! Please add the ability to create modulate our own performances.. or the ability for users to share each other’s. API to extract midi events to a lumi keyword would be amazing .. integrations with advanced controllers like roli.. would be next level

@davidecarbonemusic 3 жыл бұрын

All on our roadmap and all a yes!

@davidcross4816 3 жыл бұрын

I ordered this plugin and now im a professional thank you. Absolutely brilliant!

@ejb6758 3 жыл бұрын

Very clear and informative walk through. Scaler 2 is a game changer, what a brilliant way to push your own musical boundaries and learn in depth musical theory along the way.

@thegroove2000 2 жыл бұрын

This saved my life, working with samples to find the chords scale and keys to fit. Im not a keyboard player so this is essential for me.

@fischergreen4134 4 жыл бұрын

The best just got better. Brilliant update. Inspirational

@jeromeweaver809 4 жыл бұрын

This is what I been waiting for, seeing how all these features work, I already feel like I know how to play the piano. Thank you for creating a tool especially for those who cannot play.

@Ofishu 4 жыл бұрын

A real step by step process. A real tutorial. Thanks 🙏 a million times.

@haro82 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing honestly. Dream come true for non players. In my opinion it's not cheating. You've still got to have an ear for what works and to arrange. Excellent work.

@davidecarbonemusic 3 жыл бұрын

🙌 AKA you can't polish a turd! No one is going to make a good tune with scaler unless they have taste.

@mariohartmann0001 3 жыл бұрын

well of course it's not cheating. I think one should generally take a step back from the thought that anything is truly original. I mean we all use the same 12 notes in western music to create something... how original can your stuff truly be using the same 12 notes since hundreds of years. the same is true with things like presets of instruments. even the default preset is a preset in the end, it's just a pretty basic, barebone thing that someone decided to be the startingpoint. the same is true with things like this. someone who doesn't understand theoretically how notes, scales, intervalls, chords and so on work should still be able to express what he/she wants to express and even if you took the time to learn all of the said things... why not have a tool that is able to make your workflow more productive or spark inspiration in you. We as artists really need to get that stick out of our asses thinking that we are so freakin unique and therefore better than others just because we use the most barebone setup possible... in the end it doesn't mean anything and no one who is touched by your creation will ever ask if you used alot of tools to help you or if you literally just banged two sticks together... the important part is the art.. not how the art was made

@SiTheMon777 4 жыл бұрын

This is so well done. I loved Scaler but this new version is insanely useful. Thanks for the vid

@pushinkeys 4 жыл бұрын

Just purchased Scaler 2 last night and I’m already loving it!!!

@meinland4439 3 жыл бұрын

I think this is definitely worth closer to 100-120$ instead of the 50$ it’s going for right now. Makes trying out different combinations fast and efficient I love it!

@WDSCRNRAD Жыл бұрын

Totally agree! There’s so much crap out there charging 4 times the amount of this!

@TedTalksBass 3 жыл бұрын

Two minutes in and I’m sold. Thank you.

@Drfresh1402 4 жыл бұрын

This is insane on so many levels.

@leroycarr9 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Scaler 2 is truly useful. Thanks.

@theblowupdollsmusic 4 жыл бұрын

This was a fantastic tutorial. Thank you for creating this.

@michail_777 Ай бұрын

Thank you, very informative. I'll look into it.

@chuuska1972 4 жыл бұрын

Great plug-in. Interesting and inspiring video. Thank you

@davidharrington1133 3 жыл бұрын

Such a fantastic plugin. Great job

@cahlajthepoetmc9746 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. I appreciate you showing your workflow. It helped a lot.

@tigermoth100 4 жыл бұрын

i remember buying music programs in the 80's and maybe even 90's. Every manual had a GET STARTED section, where they would show you pretty much all the workings, but as you say, a WORKFLOW. you don/t get that now. The manual just explains what each button does.. but not how to USE it. Then you have to waste time googling trying to find a proper workflow tutorial. I wish they made manuals like in the old days lol.

@stonelark 4 жыл бұрын

Very useful tutorial. Loving Scaler 2!

@Ahmad-Mounir44 Жыл бұрын

I love this software, seriously! What a massive ideas generator!

@fluctura 4 жыл бұрын

Bought and didn't regret :) It's amazing!

@stukedin 4 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to playing with this later.

@PADR 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent clear "how to"! Can't wait for the update to 2.0.

@meghusn 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such an amazing plugin.

@pioxonaq9864 3 жыл бұрын

got it! now the world is mine!!! Thanks Scaler 2!

@TerenceKearns 3 жыл бұрын

This video was worth coming back to for some revision. Great stuff. I picked up more ideas.

@blendertutorialdotnet 3 жыл бұрын

This plugin makes history!

@TonyThomas10000 Жыл бұрын

Carbon Electra is a great little synth. Very cool sounds!

@er2ondatrack820 4 жыл бұрын

Bought it right now, thanks for the video! Amazing plugin to be creative!

@-l5905 4 жыл бұрын

Did you get it working? I'm using Ableton and it's not showing up in my VST folder. I've been trying to figure this out for hours... Help

@alexkalimat 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your process!

@davidecarbonemusic 3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching.

@blossbeats8035 2 жыл бұрын

I really love this tool so underrated

@ACelebrationofLIFEMendoza 3 жыл бұрын

Loved this tutorial very helpful

@BeatsbyPremebeatz 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! This was truely helpful to me. You explained the plugin very well! 👍👍👍

@davidecarbonemusic 3 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome and thank you for watching, more videos in the playlist @t you may like the 'starting with a melody'

@obsidiananvil9719 4 ай бұрын

Really helpful. Thank you.

@jamikedike6837 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought this. I'm fairly decent with coming up with chord progressions as I can play from ear fairly well but this is really gonna help to consolidate my Knowledge

@johnnygarcia6359 3 жыл бұрын

Love these tutorials! You do an amazing job

@SchoolofSynthesis 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@davidecarbonemusic 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very kind words!

@michaeladams3906 3 жыл бұрын

JUST FREAKING AMAZING!!!!!

@melvinsimpson1651 4 жыл бұрын

nice stuff davide thanks mate✡️

@mjmongwai6883 4 жыл бұрын

i'm about to write some serious awesome music.

@edinatl2008 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks!

@planetblue3632 3 жыл бұрын

OMG!!! brilliant.....thank you!!!!

@reazallykhan8614 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for this software

@Hochmann2 4 жыл бұрын

I love this video. And the song has a very Peter Gabriel-esque feeling to it.

@mikewhiteman23 3 жыл бұрын

great video!!!

@montazownianr1 4 жыл бұрын

It was long wait, but as version 2.0 worth waiting, lot of changes, lot of additions. This with other no music theory tools will be beast ;)

@thomas_rellum 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing

@netuno_music 2 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic VST

@philipsgarage 4 жыл бұрын

Purchased today, can't wait to get 2.0!

@dubtube6691 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it called 2?

@machoman7655 4 жыл бұрын

This is a insane!! Take my money!!!

@juliodrums9456 3 жыл бұрын

Sooo helpful!!!!

@onetontex7615 3 жыл бұрын

Sold at the chord notes feature!

@nacho501 3 жыл бұрын

Muy buen tutorial gracias

@johnplainsong9769 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@SchoolofSynthesis Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@lordshiva83 4 жыл бұрын

You Sir are a God!!

@davidecarbonemusic 4 жыл бұрын

That kind Sir I am not! Blessed by God to be given such an opportunity yes. Hope you love Scaler 2. It's wonderful ✌️

@DICARLOPRODUCTIONS Жыл бұрын

This is AMAZING!!!! :)

@TerenceKearns 4 жыл бұрын

15:50 is a bit like Chord Prism. Very cool.

@Slang_Forever 4 жыл бұрын

🔥🔥🔥this is lit

@zeSpammmmmer 3 жыл бұрын

pretty good video, you have a talent to teach as well, making things easy to understand, and replicate. sidenote: i would either lower your hats, or maybe EQ them a little, to make more room for your melodic instruments.

@OwenPrescott 2 жыл бұрын

My family think I'm a savant now

@frankieho120 Жыл бұрын

genius

@MrPabloLas 3 жыл бұрын

Ridiculos value for money. Infinite posibilities at the tips of your hands. As a guitar player is greatly influencing how do I approach my progressions now on a piano

@jbognap 4 жыл бұрын

Well done. Looking forward to more videos. Please touch on audio chord capture and the circle of 5ths features.

@SchoolofSynthesis 4 жыл бұрын

Yes dedicated videos coming for Modulation and Detection. Stay tuned.

@jessartisan 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this version looks absolutely amazing! OT: Can you please tell me which vocal instrument you used? It's beautiful.

@jessartisan 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidecarbonemusic Thanks so much!

@ryanborotra8264 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessartisan what was the name of the vocal instrument? The reply is gone

@SchoolofSynthesis 2 жыл бұрын

@@ryanborotra8264 How weird Davide used sonuscore's lyrical vocal phrases

@sybreedsTV 3 жыл бұрын

gem

@robertlee5038 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your prompt reply! Yes, I understand that. But is there a way just using the already recorded chords on another track as a trigger so I can input the chord notes on the same track or another track without having to play the chords again while inputting the chord notes? Thanks again in advance!

@Christontoast 4 жыл бұрын

Great program and tutorial! I noticed you used keys on your keyboard to control which section is bound to your keyboard. I tried to midimap in Ableton but it didn't work. Any suggestions?

@sujoybose77 3 жыл бұрын

I have heard from the forum that Scale is in development for iOS. We all know how efficient Scaler is to come up with tracks & compositions in a studio setup. But I would like to use Scaler in iPAD for mostly live situations as accompaniment for the main singer. In order to perform live “Key Lock with Chord Extension” is a must-to-have feature. My humble request to you is to bring that feature into iOS so that live chord-melody players are benefitted.

@SchoolofSynthesis 3 жыл бұрын

We're told all features are being ported across.

@sujoybose77 3 жыл бұрын

@@SchoolofSynthesis Great!! Eagerly waiting for iOS version.. Thanks for all your tutorials.. It helps a lot!!

@ian2593 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Can you show the steps to where Scaler 2 will automatically play a melody?

@SchoolofSynthesis 2 жыл бұрын

Sure thing, try this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aJ6Yd9Vos7SvgWw.html

@MariaGoJa 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! Are the single MIDI notes of each chord being recorded with the same velocity? It seems as if there is no dynamic variety happen as it does, when you actually play the chord on a piano. I mean that some notes are heavier then others and create their own melodic focus. Then I would prefer just to tweak some chord progression ideas with the help of scaler and then to play the actual chords on the piano myself for the sake of musical expression.

@SchoolofSynthesis 3 жыл бұрын

You can make velocity edits but you can also turn on the humanize and apply to velocity, timing or both - that's a global setting and will make playing much more natural!

@calmyourmind8952 5 ай бұрын

Praise the lord ..finally someone who has a clue about this plugin! Very good job! What keyboard do you use? best wishes and cheers from germany...

@SchoolofSynthesis 5 ай бұрын

Davide is using the Komplete Kontrol K88 from Native Instruments in this video.

@Sneakycat1971 4 жыл бұрын

Just have Scaler connect to other instances of scaler in your project like Captain chords and chord prism

@Clasam09 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for these tutorials! What is the difference when you use Scaler as a Midi Effect vs when you don't?

@SchoolofSynthesis 7 ай бұрын

No difference, Logic Pro X has an native MIDI FX utility which allows for instant routing to a third party VST as opposed to having to set it up in other DAWs (which is easy enough)

@ThomsenTower 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video! Since I am unsatisfied with my left and right hand coordination, what workflow would you suggest for creating the melody? I would already have a track triggering the progression, a track with this progression as captured by Scaler... Could any of those two "guide" Scaler while I try to play melodies? I hope I am expressing myself clearly.

@SchoolofSynthesis 4 жыл бұрын

Sure just record trigger notes first. The play your DAW and the chords will be triggered via midi and you can play melody with one hand - either hand. Or even write in your DAW. You can decide to hear the chords or have them silent so they are only triggering just like in the video.

@davidtreasure5906 4 жыл бұрын

Great video.... When is it coming out? love Scaler from it first came out. Saw MGTHEFUTURE use it and I was sold.. This is a major update...looking forward to it.

@deepakchoppa2912 4 жыл бұрын

May 27th

@locutz 4 жыл бұрын

that camera is extra crispy

@montazownianr1 4 жыл бұрын

It could be nice to mix and borrow scales

@mrconcept 4 жыл бұрын

Can't access Computer at the moment to check but when did voice grouping get added? That's amazing and i've not noticed it before.

@SchoolofSynthesis 4 жыл бұрын

Voice Grouping was initially introduced in 1.6 but Scaler 2 has introduced several new Voice Grouping profiles.

@vikingakor1 2 ай бұрын

Thank´s for a very good tutorial. What I don´t under stand is why you do the midi capture after you recorded the progression from Scaler. Why not just copy that midi to the track where you had the piano plug-in?

@SchoolofSynthesis 2 ай бұрын

You can do that but Midi Capture captures everything you do in Scaler including any melodic notes you play or any switching between performances you may do! Dragon drags the chords with any performances baked in.

@brianmi40 4 жыл бұрын

The only thing in development that is this HUGE, is *UNIFY* by Pluginguru. His vision for MIDI BOX, and how it can enable you to take a MIDI file, and use that in your playing in amazing new ways. When it comes out people are going to have a field day digging around for MIDI files to try this with. You have to watch the full video, but here's a starting point to see MIDI Box: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hJmdddWpnrXFfHk.html This is shaping up to be an AWESOME MONTH, with Scaler 2 and Unify / Cloud City coming our way!

@devarni 9 ай бұрын

This was very helpful! How handle changes to a different scale to make it more interesting eg. for the Chorus?

@SchoolofSynthesis 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. Have you seen some of the other videos in this playlist? The Modulation video could help!

@devarni 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'll have a look!

@eddrupz1805 4 жыл бұрын

Looks interesting! Does keys lock work outside of performance mode? I would like to do my own performance and still use keys lock.

@SchoolofSynthesis 4 жыл бұрын

Yes of course.

@CRASS2047 4 жыл бұрын

May 27th? Well damn. Was ready to buy it. Will there be a discounted upgrade from 1?

@SchoolofSynthesis 4 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed, lots of talk of pricing over at the forums: forum.scalerplugin.com

@robertlee5038 4 жыл бұрын

When I chose "key-lock" and "chord extensions" I see that the keyboard mapping is fixed with which keys are for chords and the green tipped keys are for notes. Is there any way I can do my own mapping instead of the fixed mapping? Also, I have a wish that in future updates Scaler can scan ahead and predetermine which chord is following and to be played from a pre-recorded track.

@nikirose7673 3 жыл бұрын

There are VST plug ins that you could use to redirect MIDI input quite easily

@lebinolivier6548 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting video. Could You tell me what is the brand and model of Your keyboard with the lights on the keys ? I am looking for something like that to learn the scales. Can it light according to Scaler scales ? Also, what is the DAW in this video ? Logic ? Thanks.

@SchoolofSynthesis 3 жыл бұрын

NI Komplete Kontrol 88. Scaler light integration not in there yet but coming soon apparently.

@gitarman666 3 жыл бұрын

Can’t figure out how to extend the arpeggio to additional octaves I’ve been using the DAW midi editor thus far but I assume there is a way to play through 3-4 octaves in scaler 2

@SchoolofSynthesis 3 жыл бұрын

That feature is coming a free update soon

@lukather1 4 жыл бұрын

Hi any idea on pricing ? Would it be better to upgrade or wait to buy version 2 on 27th ?

@chadderz 4 жыл бұрын

christopher short on plugin boutique website if you buy scaler right now before 25th of may you get a free upgrade when v2 releases

@shadowhenge7118 4 жыл бұрын

I can finally get rid of my komplete kontrol keyboard now that easy scale mode is basically available on everything.

@jroc2k 4 жыл бұрын

I have a komplete kontrol also, but I'm still going to use mines even though I have Scaler 1 and 2

@tcr333 4 жыл бұрын

Komplete kontrol is still great if you have native synths

@sgurrtours 4 жыл бұрын

I got Scaler 2 today and it is awesome, bit of a learning curve but brilliant and enginious. I was following along with what you were doing to get the gist of things but what I got lost at was when you said you had Scaler binded to Carbon Electra which I have also, I'm using Ableton 10 Live and couldn't work out how to do this. Is there any help files regarding this or a video that shows you how this is done please that would be great. Many thanks

@SchoolofSynthesis 4 жыл бұрын

An oldie but a goodie kzfaq.info/get/bejne/obSJh69_sNecio0.html

@sgurrtours 4 жыл бұрын

@@SchoolofSynthesis perfect thanks very much, I knew I was missing something small. 👍🏻 Thanks so much. This plugin is absolutely amazing and for the price it's amazing. 👍🏻