Still, we’d happily use these sounds in our tracks, and it’s nice to have some varied inspirations when building your progressions.

It’s a shame there’s no editing, as even simple controls for the decay time and reverb amount would add additional and very welcome flexibility. Expect felt pianos, tech synths, house plucks, acoustic guitars and deep pads, as well as a choir and several orchestral ensembles. There are now 33 internal sounds, which may not sound like a lot but the quality of these remains impressively high. When installing, you have the option to include 492MB of extra sounds, which takes the total install to just under 1GB. Finally, there’s the ScalerAudio version, which can be placed on audio tracks for quickly analysing audio content. The ScalerControl version can be used as an AU MIDI effects plug-in in programs such as Logic, where external control works differently.

The main one loads as a virtual instrument and can detect from audio and MIDI, and control external instruments. To cover all bases and DAWs, it comes in three plug-in versions. Scaler 2 allows you to load preset progressions, detect chords from audio and MIDI, and build and edit your own chord sets.

Download Plugin Boutique Scaler 2.8.1