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Tech reviews: new products, October 2023

Kate Rounding reveals what’s new this month in music technology.
Scaler 2 analyses incoming MIDI or audio data and offers chord progressions
Scaler 2 analyses incoming MIDI or audio data and offers chord progressions

Price: £59.99 for computer, £19.99 for iPad

Scaler 2 is a software designed to make finding chords, melodies, basslines, and progressions easy. Scaler 2 analyses incoming MIDI or audio data and offers chord progressions that harmonise with your music, saving time and effort. It also offers modulation suggestions to help you move between tonalities and key-signatures. The software includes a sound library with over 600 chord sets and 45 internal electronic, acoustic and orchestral instruments. With 300 genre-based chord sets, including jazz, cinematic, EDM, and metal, Scaler 2 caters to a range of musical preferences. The Guitar Fretboard view and Chord Charts provide visual representations that make understanding chord structures easier. The Bind MIDI function enables one finger chord playing, making it accessible for beginners. You can export sessions to your preferred DAW. It is suitable for Mac, Windows and iPad OS.

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