Welcome Angelo;
A couple of assumptions on my part
- you are using the most current version of Scaler (2.3)
- when you say “scales mode (window)” you mean you were in the Main pane (A) and clicked the Scales button (B) (see image below for UI map)
Playback Direction
When you hit the play button (C) you are playing the default chords in their standard sequence. You can play with shape and such while the chords are in this slot (D) If you want to change their orientation you will need to drag chords into a pattern. (E) Here you can move them around or change other performance properties using the Edit button (F). (If you want to trigger the chords wiith a MIDI device, be sure to select a bind button at the right side of a chord set to bind those chords to your device)
Tempo Synch
In my Windows DAWs (Studio One and Zen Beats) the tempo of the playback always seems to synch automatically. I can start playback within in Scaler and change the DAW tempo and the playback slows or speeds up in real time. (Others might have a different thoughts here). Have you tried selecting a performance and then changing your tempo to test? Sometimes this is more obvious.
On the topic of synch, there are 2 other types of synch w/in Scaler. 1 is synching Scaler playback with your DAW’s playback controls (this is what you did when you set DAW synch to On). This is also enabled when you right click on the Play Button in your pattern (G) and it will turn into a play/pause icon. Now when you hit play in your DAW, Scaler will play. The other Synch is synch multiple versions of Scaler that you have loaded. This is found by right clicking on the Scaler name and selecting Synch. Here you can copy properties from one Scaler instance to another quickly.
Hope this helps a bit and Good luck!
For more info, you might explore the great videos at School of Synthesis
(1) Scaler 2 In-Depth Tutorials and Workflow Videos - YouTube
