I'm on the fence about Scaler 3. Some of the workflow changes look welcome.I'm also a bit skeptical, to be honest. I'm starting to get DAW vibes with Scaler 3, which is quite far off from what I would want it to be: A simple tool to quickly create interesting chord progressions.
I don't need it to host VSTs
I don't need tracks inside a plugin
I don't need pre-programmed patterns
It's a pity that so much effort was put into something that my DAW already does for me. Still happy for everyone else liking this new direction, but I'm not sure if it's the direction that I was looking for personally.
But I'm also getting the DAW vibe which is usually a no-no for me. I don't care about adding VSTs and just seems like the kind of thing that will inevitably have bugs and of course it may take time to scan the plugin folders.
I'd rather just have Scaler output the midi to my plugins directly, not load the plugins in Scalar and then have to replicate it when I drag the midi out. Just seems way too complicated.
I can imagine the tracks and patterns being useful as a means to quickly explore the chords I'm experimenting with. That's if they are really easy to work with and don't require me to use too much mental energy.
I'll upgrade when it comes out. Whether I end up using V3 who knows.
Statistics: Posted by pdxindy — Thu Mar 06, 2025 4:41 am