Plugin Boutique has announced an update to the plugin that gives you access to a world of new ideas, expressions and melodies.

Version 2.9 of the Scaler 2 music theory workstation comes with various new features and improvements, including a new Live view in the Chord Suggest mode, Passages Articulations with live Key Switching, and new arpeggio.

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.

Changes in Scaler v2.9

  • 8 new Arpeggio Patterns (Converge, Diverge, Converge/Diverge, Thumbs Up, Thumbs Up/Down, Pinky Up, Pinky Up/Down, Spanish Tremolo).
  • 22 New Song Chordsets (Celtic, Chill, Country, Alternative, Progressive Rock).
  • 13 new Bass Expressions in the new Triplet Bass category.
  • “Progressive” Chordsets category renamed to “Progressive House”.
  • New Live Suggest mode: Generate chords compatible with your progression based on your currently played chord. Suggestions update in realtime per chord.
  • New ‘Passages’ Articulation: 7 New ‘Passages’ that add movements to chord progressions. Key-switches allow switching passages whilst performing.
  • Left-handed representation for Fretboard and Chord Chart display.
  • Improved automatic chord detection.
  • General bug fixes and DAW compatibility.
  • Re-introduced ‘Slap bass’ Internal sound missing in Scaler 2.8.

The update is free for Scaler 2 users. New customers can purchase the plugin for $39 USD instead of $59 USD until May 12th, 2024.

More information: Plugin Boutique / Scaler 2