Custom MIDI Motions That Follow Chords: Import, Edit, Reuse

Scaler 3 Feature Requests
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I absolutely love this idea and second this request!

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I agree. I would like to be able to drag midi clips from my DAW into Scaler

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Thanks a lot David ! Working on projects where such feature would be really interesting. Do you have an approximate date ? Thanks a lot ! And other than than Scaler is amazing ! Thanks !!!

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Is this function coming in Scaler 3.1as previously mentioned???

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Hey @stingray No one mentioned in for 3.1, you can see in my earlier post we talked about later this year. Letā€™s hope for it! Thereā€™s so much we want to introduced based on so many things. Kind of like moving targets really!

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Is it possible to import custom patterns like arpeggios for a chord progression as a midi into scaler3 arranger?

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I Hope you have a positive answer
I Hope so for that issue too

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Hi @venkat welcome to the forum. For patterns like arpeggios there are plenty of preset patterns built in, and Scaler 3 has extensive real-time MIDI modifiers for creating limitless harmonic/rhythmic variations of these patterns.

As far as importing your own MIDI files, there is a new User Track feature currently being implemented which allows you to write your own MIDI patterns from scratch, so MIDI import is possible. But it is yet to be confirmed if this will be possible at launch. It not, it will likely come as an update after launch.

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Hi, Iā€™m noticing that many users have the same concern regarding importing MIDI files as patterns/motions.

Iā€™m glad a user track is being created for this purpose, although I think each track should have its own MIDI import. That is, if I want a new bass or guitar riff, I import it into the desired track and thatā€™s it.

Now for a programming question (I program in C# and VB.NET, and I think it could be done).

I know your patterns/motions come embedded within the executable file, and are possibly XML or JSON data.
Okay, here comes the question:

If itā€™s not possible to import a MIDI file as a pattern, would it be possible to import it as a different data, that is, a writable file (.XML, JSON, etc.).

The notes in the piano roll are just X, Y values ā€‹ā€‹and their durations, so importing and exporting editable patterns wouldnā€™t be very complicated.

Iā€™m looking forward to the new motionsā€¦ (Itā€™s definitely the most creative part of this update) Thank you so muchā€¦

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Yes. It would be great to import a MIDI file as a melody so chords could then be tested and selected. The MIDI section is a bit clunky for inputing melody lines note by note.

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Any news on getting a User Track in Scaler. This would make the arrangement page so much more powerful.

Oopsā€“just saw the video on Youtubeā€“it is accessed via Articulations.
It would be nice to import a MIDI file here.

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I tend to have a lot of melodies floating in my head but insufficient knowledge as to which chords would suit the melody. Is it possible for a future feature to allow users to import a MIDI or audio of their melody and for Scaler to suggest possible chords.

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Hi @keggs, thanks for your feature request. Iā€™ve moved your post to this topic since it pretty much covers what youā€™d like to see in Scaler 3. Cheers.

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Hi @keggs
When I come back from vacation in two weeks, Iā€™ll create a tutorial about importing a melody, MIDI or audio, and find the chords that could fit. This is my main use of Scaler and although not perfect, works quite fine.