Scaler 3.3.0 Is now available at scalermusic.com
Scaler 3.3.0 (Released July 16, 2026)
New Motion workflow
- Multiple tracks can now be bound simultaneously with Multi-Bind, allowing users to perform and loop multiple lanes at once.
- Create, load and perform different Motion types across different tracks.
- Drag Motions between tracks.
- Motion auditioning from the sidebar now uses the sound from the selected child track, rather than always using the Main Track sound.
- Motion categories are now shown in the selected clip header, including Phrase, Performance and Articulation.
- Replacing a Motion on an existing track retains the Mixer settings for that track.
- Double-click track names in either Track Headers or Mixer Headers to rename them.
- “User” has been renamed User Track throughout the track headers and Motion Browser, to distinguish it from incoming User Motions.
- Create User Track is now available in the parent Motion Browser menu as a dedicated non-Motion track option.
Timeline, chords and scenes
- A visible timeline is now available across Browse, Create and Arrange.
- The playhead is now draggable, and clicking in the Browse Page timeline moves it directly to that position.
- The Main Track position remains synchronised across all three pages.
- Browse now shows bar position, bar lines and timeline feedback when working in Section C.
- Selected-chord behaviour has been made consistent across Browse, Create and Arrange.
- Shift-click now selects all Scenes and Chords between the first and second selection.
- Right-click options now support:
- Insert at Playhead Position
- Replace at Playhead Position
- Chords can now be replaced correctly at divisions shorter than one bar and when working with chord lengths other than one bar.
- Removed Shift-click mute behaviour, freeing Shift-click for multi-selection.
- Main Track chord display now retains correct sizing on the Modulation page when using non-four-beat preview durations.
Detect and capture
- Scaler 3.3 adopts the updated Detector-style Detect workflow.
- Added a dedicated Detect category in the ChordSet menu.
- Detected results are now saved in a dedicated Detection History list.
- Updated Detect and Capture MIDI interface and behaviour.
- Starting a New Session now correctly resets Capture MIDI.
- Detect MIDI can now respond to the internal Scaler keyboard in Scaler 3 Desktop.
Voicing, scales and musical tools
- Voice Grouping now retains the chord root for inversions and slash chords.
- Added Extracted as a Voice Grouping option in the Main Track right-click menu, including multi-chord use.
- Updated the Extracted workflow.
- Updated Open voicings, including new Voice Grouping profiles and refreshed Colors / Section B menus.
- Scale tooltips no longer show unnecessary repeated notes and now follow the active chord-scale notes more accurately.
Presets, settings and interface
- Added horizontal GUI resizing: drag the window wider or narrower, and reduce its vertical height to zoom the interface in.
- Updated preset Save As and Overwrite behaviour.
- Added preset import support.
- Added preset export functionality, aligned with the iPad workflow.
- Settings saved as defaults now apply correctly when starting a New Session.
- Added Disable external MIDI output option to preferences.
- MIDI FX Instrument Slots are now labelled MIDI FX for clearer identification.
- Added the Help Page to the Hamburger Menu.
- Removed the Help Page route from Settings.
- In standalone mode, Audio and MIDI Settings have moved to the Hamburger Menu.
- Clicking the background of a Track Header or a track in Mixer now automatically arms that channel for MIDI input.
- Removed unnecessary scrollbars from Main and Colors pages.
- Zoom handles are no longer shown in sections that cannot be zoomed.
Playback, sync and fixes
- Updated swing behaviour so swing moves notes forward as expected.
- Improved loop performance at lower buffer sizes, reducing the risk of stuck notes.
- DAW Sync Stop control is now active.
- Linked the Section C Play button to the main transport.
- Updated the self-managed licensing system.
- Scaler 3 now automatically checks for available updates.
Content
- Added new chord sets: Baroque, Bluegrass, Dubstep, Dancehall, Trip Hop, UK Garage, and Dream Pop.
- Expanded the Cinematic category with additional Action chord sets.
- Added new Bass Motions: Contemporary Funk, Reggaeton, and Drum & Bass.
- Added new Preset Templates.
- Updated User Manual and Onboard Tutorial.