I haven’t found a GUI settings section in SCALER 3. I would like to make some changes that help me see the text on the gui’s dark background. If I missed it,please let me know where to find GUI settings. If there is not a GUI setting available, please advise how to make a feature request.
Greatly enjoying the product!
I think that “themes” will come later
I am sorry too
I commented because I think to remember that devs stated that certain features that are currently lacking/flawed will be added/fixed in next versions of the same release; so e.g. SC3.1 or SC3.2 etc.
So true. But this seems to be a common problem in nowadays software: It seems “modern” to have terrible, much too dark GUI: Scaler 3, Sampletank, Chordjam, Audio Cypher, Magix Music Maker - all the same. Is it too complicated to program a much brighter GUI as an option? So the users can choose which one they prefer. And indeed: What can be more important than to offer a GUI the user is happy with?
It’s really hard to accomodate everyone. Same issue with Scaler 1, same issue with Scaler 2, same issue with practically every music software company I know.
One persons trash is another persons treasure. Yes, there have been a few of our valued users that struggled with the GUI, but a large majority loved it and still do. Having an interface that is customisable or a different skin will come and at least an alternative skin but even then it will not please everyone.
I created another thread about the GUI but will mention here as well. With all the huge 4k screens around today, it’s disappointing that Scaler 3 does not allow you to resize both vertically and horizontally - just proportionately. Lots of wasted space that would allow you to see so much more of the interface:
Not being mean here, guys, but did you ever think about the actual job of creating a pleasing GUI?
Then let me show you this. It’s the editor for an abandoned plugin called Nora (too sad it’s gone, btw!).
It looks quite simple … not much to change here. Really? Let me guide you through the process. Not the whole one, of course, because we all don’t have that much time.
The usual GUI:
Let’s change it! Because we can!
We start with the colour editor. The most interesting one, no?
Needs our closer look.
We’re not done yet, not at all.
Needs more decisions. Good decisions! Otherwise, someone will start shitstorm … Ok, here we go!
Look, dear Scaler-folks … sometimes it’s just the tip of an iceberg that you’re seeing when loading an app.
Oh, and sorry for the post that might come across as somewhat unfriendly. It isn’t. 
Hi David.
I think the more simple way as offering different UI themes could be
a -set UI, and binded key COLOR or/and brightness slider.
I would like to love it.
Just a inverted version (a bright one) maybe in the first step only a fix bright version and later more color options.
All good suggestions! Been learning and must admit that it is very disappointing, on my 48" 4k monitor in Lanscape mode, to constantly be scrolling through the GUI - because (as I mentioned above) Scaler 3 does not allow you to resize vertically and/or horizontally - like, for example, Toontrack products.
I think both options would be helpful for all those (ony a few?), which are disappointed by the nearly unusuable or stressing dark GUI. It seems the newest version (3.0.7) still has the same problem.
The save button is not visible until you hover over the presets section (why is it called a preset when you’re saving a current session?) and then when it does show it’s so small you can’t see what it is.
I’ve paid twice since November. It remains unused because of the, ridiculously, dark interface and lack of contrast. I’m, afraid it is no good the developers being offended with the ‘tone’ of comments like this. Users that are, apparently, ignored will remain unhappy. We are, after all, paying customers. I remain, unable to use something I have paid for.
@davide is there any hope to get a light skin in the near future?
Danke
Looking through this forum, I see a lot of, similar, comments met with the same, wait and see response. I was in medical sales for many years. One of the very, first lessons I learnt was to listen and design products with features that customers wanted.
Simply being able to read text/menus and, actually, see where things are would, for me (and I suspect many others) make Scaler, usable. Not too much to ask?
this would be fine. With the blueish colors of scaler. and of course with an optimized contrast. This I just a mockup by inverting a screenshot.
Thanks, yes we have been discussing this with our UX team. We are getting to a planning stage and always appreciate mockups and suggestions. We had a light skin in Scaler 1 which I always liked. I will report back here when we have some progress on plans.
A question: Wouldn’t increasing contrast help more than a lighter version? It would be good to understand what the problem is precisely. Low contrast? Is it too dark overall?
I’d like a lighter GUI AND higher contrast, plus the use of a few more colours. At present it looks like you bought a job lot of blue and grey paint and nothing else!
Some GUI elements need to be larger too. The indication of the notes in the scale on the piano keyboard is currently only a few pixels high and the note names on the same are almost too small to read. The very light blue highlighting of white keys also needs to be bolder. In a brightly-lit room some of these things are hard to make out.
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