Got a progression that needs somewhere to go? Scaler Music’s Scaler 3.4 puts fresh chord ideas within reach. Released on 11 November, version 3.4.0 introduces Discover and Variations, a redesigned suggestion system with playable alternatives, hands-on note editing and more room to sketch out different directions before committing them to your track.
Stay in key. Or take a different turn.
Open the Suggest tools and Discover lets you explore three kinds of harmonic direction: Diatonic, Borrowed and Adventurous. You can stay close to your chosen scale, try borrowed harmony or push into less familiar territory. Randomise Suggestions draws ideas from different chord sets and adapts them to the selected scale when one is active. The useful bit is being able to audition a direction immediately: Discover MIDI Bind maps suggestions onto MIDI keys so you can play through possibilities rather than just look at them.
Find the right shape for the chord
Scaler 3’s Variations tools go deeper into how a chord is voiced. Dynamic, first and second inversions, Open 1 and 2, Guitar, Drop 2 and Drop 3 modes provide different ways to spread the notes. There is a note editor inside Variations, a search for particular chords and MIDI keyswitches for triggering alternative voicings. Suggestions update as you add or remove notes. If a change is harmonically right but feels too dense or jumps too far, those controls give you a practical way to reshape it.
Keep a few ideas on the go
Sketch Lanes now have clearer individual selection and independent playback, alongside their own semitone transposition controls. You can append chords or replace a lane, fill empty positions with suggestions, and transfer the result to the Main Track. That makes them a useful place to compare a more restrained progression with a bolder version before choosing what belongs in the arrangement. The update also adds 30 Explore constellations across 10 genres, with Bright, Dark and Neutral variations: 480 new chord positions in total. Named styles include Neo Soul, Afro House, UK Speed Garage, Melodic Techno, Modal Jazz, Modern Film Score and Indie & Dream Pop.
Smaller changes that help the session along
Individual chord notes can be added or removed using MIDI input. Note names, velocities and transposition feedback are clearer in the MIDI Editor, and chord durations gain Relative and Absolute options. Motion clips can be dragged straight onto User Tracks. There is also precise numerical tempo entry when running standalone or outside DAW sync, an adjustable metronome, a custom startup preset and master dBFS peak metering. Scaler has refined MIDI-capture feedback and folder scrolling, while the fixes address project recall, chord editing, MIDI focus, Motion displays and some unexpected octave changes.
Ready to try a different progression?
The official release notes confirm Scaler 3.4.0 is available now. Existing owners get the installer through their Scaler Music account. If you are adding Scaler to your setup, our Scaler 3 product page brings together the interface gallery, requirements and current Plugin Boutique price. Start with a short progression from an unfinished track: compare a few suggestions, play the voicings and keep the one that gives the next section a direction.
