Scaler EQ | Everything you need to know
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
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0:00 Intro
0:18 Scaler EQ UI, Features and Functions
5:49 Working with Scaler EQ on Acoustic Guitars
7:55 Scaler EQ with Electric Guitars
9:21 Mixing Drums
12:02 Using Scaler EQ as a Musical Resonator
13:39 Scaler EQ on Vocals
16:15 Mixing Piano, Keys and Synths with Scaler EQ
18:22 Using Scaler EQ on FX Buses
In this extensive overview video for Scaler EQ, David Carbone, the creative director of Scaler Music, takes viewers through the essential features and user interface navigation before delving into practical examples with guitars and drums.
The user interface of Scaler EQ showcases nodes that users can select either directly or via dedicated node buttons, allowing for easy manipulation of cut, boost, and reset functions. Users can fine-tune parameters such as window width and Q to sculpt various shapes, boosting natural frequencies while cutting out-of-key elements.
Scaler EQ provides dynamic capabilities like toggling nodes, transposing keys, and selecting scales and modes. The presence of a dynamic compressor and expander, along with unique filter shapes like harmonic peak, partials, and magic shells, contributes to the plugin's versatile nature.
Notably, Scaler EQ enables selective boosting and cutting of in-key and out-of-key frequencies, offering a distinctive musical touch. The tool's ability to distinguish harmonics and toggle them enhances its adaptability. Users can opt for uniform changes across nodes using global mode or set individual keys per node with global mode turned off.
Within the settings, users can customize display preferences, switch between sharps and flats, and explore tool tip options. Scaler EQ can function as a traditional EQ, harmonically, or both, providing users with a flexible and versatile approach.
Moving on to practical applications, Scaler EQ proves its efficacy with acoustic and electric guitar loops, demonstrating its capacity to enhance or shape the sound. In drum loops, the plugin excels in separating musicality and rhythm, showcasing nuanced adjustments.
When applied to vocal tracks, Scaler EQ emerges as a reliable tool for traditional enhancements. Features like magic shelf and harmonic peak refine vocals harmonically or selectively remove undesirable frequencies. The plugin is also adept at cleaning up vocal tracks and applying resonator effects.
In the context of music buses, Scaler EQ showcases its ability to identify bass frequencies' key, enhancing or cleaning up the effects bus. Users can achieve a smooth reverb effect while preserving musicality by adjusting node width and cues.
In summary, Scaler EQ offers a comprehensive set of tools for audio enhancement and shaping across various instruments. Its dynamic and harmonic capabilities make it a versatile asset for both traditional and creative sound processing. Users are encouraged to explore Scaler EQ to elevate their music production experience. Thanks for watching!
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For anyone who wants this EQ and doesn't have the money, just know that you can do all of this on your DAW's stock EQ. Just know the key of your track, Google the frequencies of the notes, create individual notch filters for the notes and frequencies, and adjust them accordingly. In many ways, it gives you more control than Scaler EQ.
I personally use Pro Q3 as my EQ of choice and it makes this process easier because it has a keyboard at the bottom that you can click to make adjustments based on specific keys.
What an Innovative EQ. Just when you thought there was nothing more to EQ Plugins - This is Brilliant!
I dont think so. I think they should improve Scaler first before anything else. So much to improve like correct chord detection, displaying inversions, larger chord visibility so its possible to actual read without using a magnifier glass etc etc.
I AM SOLD
the guitar and piano examples were so noticeable in a great way
That fake pad resonator preset is insane
Seems like the ultimately smart EQ
Honestly? This is the EQ I have been waiting for in all my considerable years of mixing inside the box. I used to have to do these tasks by hand and it was so laborious. Thank you Plugin Boutique and the team!
Tempted to say it, what's next for Fabfilter! Scaler is great (each for its own)
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First, Fabfilter will be playing catch up with the Kirchhoff EQ . . . Pro Q 3 is like the iPhone of eq's . . . Kirchhoff is like the Samsung Galaxy . . . !?@y@?!
I am a Samsung & Kirchhoff guy , myself . . . and I really don't want my Kichhoff to mess around with this . . . I'll just use my Scaler EQ to do what IT does . . . Just like . . . I will use my Eiosis Eq and SSL Native X EQ 2 both for what they do, Respectively . . . ! . . . 🙂
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Yes Sir !
All of my other eqs in my collection are smiling at the new Scaler eq, saying , "You Complete me" . . . ! . . . 🙂
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At first I was like “an EQ for scaler? What does that mean?”
Props to Scaler for getting into the EQ game!
Thought this was too good to be true so I downloaded the trial version and after about 1 minute I became a believer...
I use Scaler 2 all the time it is an awesome plugin but now with Scaler EQ there no words for it using both
The potential and future updates make this a great deal
YES!! - JC
No doubt, definitely definitely
Especially in drum buss Scaler EQ is superb!
The 800hz and 3k-5k (the 5 band) is so good too
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A few questions:
Could you give an example of how to use Scaler EQ on material with complex key changes? Also, could a future update including the option to follow the root note similar to Surfer EQ or could note detection be implemented via midi send the same way you can in Scaler? Great work btw!
Seconded for all of this. Some way of automating the keys and modes would also be useful. Otherwise it's pretty useless for any material that uses modal interchange or non diatonic notes.
Without automation, it's not useless at all. You simply need to add multiple instances of Scaler EQ that each correspond with the individual scale.
Would it be a preferable quality of life addition to be able to automate? Yes without a doubt.
oh my i've been thinking of this kind of eq.. sounds so clean and transparent. amazing.
Already trying the demo. Great work guys as usual.
Wow, this is insane.. This thing is outstanding.. That is crazy what this plugin can do to manipulate sound.. The quality is bananas AND, dynamic too.. Ohhhhhhhh my, I believe you guys just changed the game for a lot of sound-designers, sonic nerds etc.. lol.. Incredible demo dude..
Thanks for posting - the automating + sweeping especially for drums is a great concept - 👏👏
Beautifully done!
i tried this on vocals, sounds pretty good.
Sold! i was thinking, yep, a great addition and then you went and did all that tuned sound design stuff, so now it's a must have!
A very cool plugin! thanks to the developers!
would be great to have it only act on the tonal content and not transients, i feel like it affects the esses in a weird way, or maybe the vocal track already had a strong de-esser
U could use a vst to split the tonal and transient layers and effect them separately. Physion mark 2 can do it!
Amazing and extremely useful. I'd love being able to use it also on iPad, like Scaler 2.
Brilliant!
We need this on iOS 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Used to do it with couple of Waves Q10 and a hertz to note chart. Now this is way more feature rich and convenient. Great plugin!
Best EQ EVER, period...
This is the only EQ that makes sense!
Like many I get notices about plugins. How about another LA2A? Nope. How 'bout a new limiter? Nope. How 'bout another saturation plugin? Nope. David: How 'bout a new musical EQ? No-... hold on.🤯 Let me get my card.💳
This is great. Been reading about tuning a kick drum to the song. Looking forward to playing around this. 🔥🔥
Hi Ben, Scaler EQ is great for this. Once you have your key and scale input or detected, I'd suggest for the kick that you boost your root, 5ths and maybe 4ths. That will tune it nicely, you can do so by deselecting the notes as per this video. In terms of in-harmonics be careful not to notch too extremely around the bottom end as this type of filtering will cause post filter decay which is not too much of an issue but just FYI
@@davidecarbonemusicThanks. 👍
Another EQ is what we all badly have been waiting for.
Nice EQ! Been playing with it for a few days now and it certainly adds flavour and clarity! And is massively powerful when combined with Scaler 2 to power my instruments.
I hope a future update has the Dynamics pop-up bar moved off the frequency window. It's a bit of a nuisance popping up all the time when dialling in frequency removal. Just give it its own static frame beneath the main EQ frame.
DEVS have talked a bit about the focus for the next update and I think Davide mentions it in his live stream that they will make those boxes floating or totally collapsible which we agree will improve the UX.
Rent to own looks pretty neat.
In luv again!
it'slook like powerfull
What’s crazy is I was using fab filter for the longest along side a piano plugin boosting or controlling frequencies that’s was in key of my mix and cutting frequencies that where not and it took my mixing to another level but now I can do these steps even faster sold 🔥🔥🔥😂
Testing it out and was wondering if there would be a side chain input. Testing it with reverbs and delays but having to run extra chains instead of having a side chain input. Has great sound design potential and cleaning up stem separations.
Sidechain is actually there! And it's pretty awesome! This works automatically for VST3/AU/AAX in most DAWs, as in: you don't need a button on the plugin to enable/disable the side-chain. However, for VST2, we would need a button to make the plugin work correctly.
Is there a harmonic-follow function? If this plugin had similar note-follow features (both via realtime audio detect or midi input) this would be a serious contender to take over the space from SurferEQ2
Kinda revolutionary, I love where music tech is going lately. Is there a way to dry/wet the entire device? I couldn't locate that somehow. Thanks
I would love the ability to automate switching keys and/or create and save "scales" and then be able to automate switching between them. Adding or subtracting a single note in the scaler EQ creates over 20 tracks of automation. So it would be nice to just be able to switch keys and be able to create and save your own.
Totally agreed and was always on the roadmap. Will happen Q1 24.
Thanks, David. This looks to be a rather amazing plugin. I am also a Scaler-2 owner. Keep up the great work!
haaa, I was hoping you'd show an electric bass guitar example 😞
Interesting concept. If we are going to be so passionately in-depth on frequencies I would like to see flexibility for deviation from the compromising 12 TET and 440hz tuning (this system doesnt truly serve us anymore in this digital age). For scaler I can use it with Entonal Studio. For this i dont think that would work. Also if the peaks become resonant filters and its easily midi learnable this could become an interesting and quite unique instrument for electronic experimental/ambient musicians. If these things would be addressed this could really open up a whole new market.
I was waiting for you to tell me the option of how it can follow the chords in scaler using a linked mode.
Hey Team, please include undo and redo buttons too since there's a reset button. Don't want to reset all the work already done by mistake without having anyway to undo that.
Awesome! What, exactly, are the magic shelves doing? It looks to me like they are increasing (or decreasing) the sides of the shelf more than the mids. Is that the case? For both the magic high shelf and the magic low shelf, or is it reversed for the low shelf (i.e. boosting the mids and cutting the sides)?
I might be doing something wrong but I noticed when I use scaler eq with additive harmonics there is like a 1-2 decay on the notes its adding, like a resonator, which means that anything short and staccato it becomes blurry? is there a way to make it not do this?
where is the output for compensating volume changes?
Once they add auto real time key detection game over
Is it possible to automate Key changes in scaler EQ for compositions that involve key modulation?
Hi princegrwl. We will be introducing the ability to automate key changes in an update in Q1 24
I have the PDF of the manual, which is identical except that it's easier to read. The first relevent information says that Scaler EQ will run in "evaluation mode" and there will be periodic "bursts of white noise." Well, I have my earbuds in and there is no noise at all. But what really irks me is that it says I need to register Scaler EQ by tapping on the logo in the upper left, which will supposedly open a "Registration" area or link. Well, no, it does no such thing! When I tap on the logo it only opens a box with some irrelvent information and nothing at all about Registration. All the videos here show a lot of tapping around scrolling of the interface, accompained by uninformative double-talk and nothing that would help anyone to get started.
Hello, can I use scaler EQ for Mastering or only for Mixing? Thanks in advance.
Is there a Global Tune capability for working with non A=440 tuning?
Unless your DAW is capable of it (what is really rare) and streaming services aren't encoding your tracks back to 440, I think we're out of luck. I do really hope that there's room for it in the future!
Just wondering all the instruments & vocals in a song are recorded in the same key as the song's key. So aren't all frequencies in the song within the same key?
Please fix the beatport access thing, locked out of scaler EQ atm.
This beatport thing is just buggy as hell, update please, scaler EQ is great. paid for this.
Hello. Sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues. Please, email support@pluginboutique.com and they will help you out, I am sure of it.
Idk why but the „flip harmonics“ element confuses me. When I want to identify nasty frequencies and turn them down, do I need to turn it on or off? Thanks for clarifying :)
Turn off In Scale (so you hear out of key frequencies) and turn off flip harmonics (so it doesn't cut out in key) Watch the keyboard, grey notes indicate out of key!
I purchased but the GUI glitches out after activation. We need a patched version 1.1 with bug fixes ASAP. Thanks.
Hello. Sorry to hear you are experiencing issues. Can you please email support@pluginboutique.com detailing what you are experiencing? - JC
@Plugin Boutique Was there a problem with the email I sent yesterday? I still have not gotten a response.
I am sure they got it. Please, be patient. November is the busiest month of the year :) - JC
No disrespect this plugin is 🔥🔥🔥 but i want scaler 3
You're not the only one! 2024 is going to be a great year!!!!!!🙏
@@davidecarbonemusicWait there will be a scaler 3 next year?
but I just bought scaler 2 an hour ago :(
Will I get a free upgrade or do I still have to pay $10 to upgrade?
Wow I feel 16 again!!
is the acoustic guitar a preset or loop?
most eq plugins are kinda lame, but this one could be really cool (i'd need to test it myself to confirm tho)
This seems like a capable EQ, but there is no point in removing from a vocal, for example, the notes that are not in the key in which the person is singing. If the person isn't singing those notes, there's nothing noticeable to remove. There are certainly good uses for this EQ! But that particular claim doesn't really make sense.
What software do I need to use these plugins?
Hello. Per the product Page:
System Requirements
macOS
macOS 10.14 or higher.
Natively compatible with Apple Silicon
Plugin Formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX, Standalone
DAW's Supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason + more.
Compatibility: 64-bit compatible only.
Windows
Windows 7 or higher
Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AAX, Standalone
DAWs supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason + more.
Compatibility: 64-bit and 32-bit compatible.
sidechain?
Ableton 😎
What about importing tuning files?
At the moment that is not possible. - JC
I really hope they'll update it somewhere in the future, it would be a lovely option, especially since acoustic recordings sometimes deliberately play in different tunings!@@PluginBoutiqueOfficial
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Demo tried.
Gimmick found.
@15:10 you state you are taking out frequencies out of key - but your 'in-scale' tab is lit so you are actually taking frquencies out in key. Just trialing Demo Version - why is there white noise every 20 seconds - I cannot seriously demo it with this - Also causing Reason 11 to unexpectedly close without warning!!! uninstalling which is a shame...anyone else successfully tried it with Reason 11?
With 'In Scale' and 'Flip Harmonics' Lit when you boost it boosts in-key and when you cut that behaviour reverses and you are cutting out of key. By toggling those switches you can create any behaviour to suit. Have you seen my 'Everything you need to Know' video?, first five minutes does a run through of the different behaviour. I use Scaler EQ is Reason 12 and we have tested in Reason 10 also so can't see why there would be issues in Reason 11 but would love to know if there are, any chance you could head over to the scaler forums and post your Platform/OS what's happening etc so we have our Dev's investigate? Thank you.
@davidecarbonemusic Oh yeah I follow the reversing behaviour now - The 20 sec white noise has put me off the trial but If I decide to install again I will report any issues 👍
He looks like more plates more dates
What is a noid? I know what a node is 😂
I've got Melodyne... I can put everything into key using it automatically.
You've completely misunderstood what this does
I'll rewatch the whole video later .. kind of wish you'd say less and show more :P
@@GTSongwriter "rewatched" ....you saw the WHOLE video and missed it?...nah, I'm not going to "show more," bc you'd still not understand 😂
I've got Melodyne Studio (the real version, not the pirate bay one you probably have). And I think this EQ is just the ticket...
@@timspencer1mentioning you have a legit Melodyne Studio here isn't a relevant flex. Melodyne's Sound Editor, which has a terribly outdated gui, focuses on partials, not full scales. For course I see you are saying there is benefit for the plugin, even for Melodyne owners, but anyone who legitimately knows what this and Melodyne do would know that already because of how very different they are....and have some humility. You assume he can't afford a legit Melodyne Studio, and I'd assume you can't afford to shoot a real music video, due to your affinity of stock footage.