Wow! That’s fun. I had to add an instrument so I could hear the midi chord before it worked.
For people still fiddling, Record Midi is a new option in Logic. If you click under the Scaler instance, it should appear as the drop down
using scaler with logic new features would be a dream. counting the minutes the video comes out
it works can add chords, please davide see if i can make work also the performances, perform,keys-lock, voice-chords, voice-grouping, humanize, inversions etc
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Has anyone tried the new (somewhat hidden) “Internal MIDi control” in Logic Pro 11.
I did a quick test and it seems to work as a Midi track master track where you do not have to insert Scaler 2 on each instrument track. You can even mute it and the other instruments will play.
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Welcome to the forum @DonRomanchuk Indeed it works really well and a great way to feed multiple scalers and other VSTs. Will be making a video to cover some of this stuff today.
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Yes, and if there’s anyway to use the fretboard in Scaler to build chords, instead of the keyboard and then export to Logic… yeah, baby! Or, input on a fretboard in Logic and bring back into Scaler!!! I need fretboard input 
Yes, you can layer now multiple instruments controlled by one Scaler. And mix multiple Scalers as masters to taste.
And here’s a video. Lots more can be done that I haven’t covered in this video but wanted to make something so people can get moving right away! Hope you enjoy and thanks to all of you for the ‘investigative work!’ Particularly @2KA
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It was a pleasure to watch how you enjoyed Scaler. Love your reaction on the last chord after Cmaj/G in the “I want more” section. Thanks for your hard work with Scaler. Can´t wait to see what you will come up with the new possibilities.
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I haven’t gotten around to making music for a long time. However, I have to update to the latest Logic Pro X during the weekend, because it seems that there are some great new things! Apparently, Scaler has also become a new version.
Thank you for this very helpful video. Actually, I had bookmarked the video when it first came out and put it on my must watch list to watch later. I had to upgrade my computer so I could run Logic Pro 11 first!
I was able to follow along quite nicely until I ran into one little glitch that has me a bit stumped.
Scaler 2 did not seem to follow the Halve Chord Rhythm command for me. The chords are displayed in the chord track correctly, 4 bars now spread across 8 bars. In Scaler, I dragged the chords down to Pattern 1, activated DAW sync, hit play and the 4 chords played back with the original timing.
Maybe I missed a step?
I should also add that the video served as a gentle reminder for me to finally go ahead and buy Scaler EQ, which I did! (was on my Plugin Boutique wish list for months!)
Anyhow, thoughts / suggestions on my half time issue are most welcome.
Thanks!
Hey @Turtletunes I’m struggling to understand, any chance you could post a video and link it somewhere or some screens so we can better diagnose? Thanks.
Hi Davide,
Thank so much for following up with me. It’s just a small issue, so don’t want to take up too much of your time.
This is regarding the Bossa Nova track example in your video, “Logic Pro 11 Chord Track with Scaler 2 for Infinite Possibilities!”
I’ll describe my issue as best I can with the corresponding timestamps and transcript from the video.
I was following along with you, building my own track, etc.
10:14 want chords going half speed
10:22 right click and half the chord rhythm…
Stretched the 4 bar pattern to 8 bars
Right clicked on the chord track
Selected “Halve Chord Rhythm”
10:24 chords there
So, timing correct, as displayed (half time)
Then…
10:27 Scaler DAW sync
10:30 open Scaler MIDI control
10:32 bring chords down to Pattern 1 (C)
10:34 activate DAW sync in Scaler, start DAW
10:37 Scaler chords playing back
Did the above, however with DAW sync on (as described and shown above)…
once I hit play, Pattern 1 started but the timings did not follow the chord track and played with original chord timings.
Perhaps I missed a sync setting. Is there a separate sync parameter for timings?
Of course I know how to change the chord durations within Scaler. Just wondering if I might be missing a tine-saving shortcut.
Or maybe you edited them between takes?
Thanks again! Love your work!
Ahh! I think I got you @Turtletunes Yes there is a global ‘Chord Duration’ setting. See attached:
PS - Did you get the Scaler 2 Official Course as part of your purchase? It’s really handy in getting the most out of Scaler 2 and covers everything - well worth having for reference.
Thank you, Davide! Going to get the official course right now! Good advice and silly me, especially since I’ve been using Scaler 2 since I purchased it back in 2020! I’ve got it on iPad too.
There’s just so much great stuff you can do with Scaler, I find I get carried away discovering new things but then wondering later how I got there.
Thanks again!
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