Constrain keboard to scale?

[Corrado Prizzi]

Is there any way to make a midi keyboard play only notes in a certain scale in real time?

I can only find an example of what I'm thinking of in this Ableton tutorial. 

"Scale" effect in Ableton

Thanks and kind regards

[msmcleod]

I think the Scaler plugin does this... https://www.pluginboutique.com/product/3-Studio-Tools/72-Utility/3933-Scaler

It's got a trial version so you can give it a try.

 

[Corrado Prizzi]

Oh yes! Thanks. That looks like what I'm after.  Was hoping CW might have had it. I don't do much in MIDI at all.

Btw.. You're not by any chance Mike McCleod from Heaton Mersey are you?

In which case, Mike, I'm sorry for for scratching up your brand new skateboard 40 (+) years ago buddy. ?

[Corrado Prizzi]

If anyone's interested in this (not the skateboard damage details..) I found this:

Autotonic. Presentation vid by Computer Music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPq41SFyh7g

Bought the digi version of the issue (links on the video) and got the full version of Atotonic! Amazing! 5 bucks!

[David Baay]

You can get the desired effect in Cakewalk by routing the output of the MIDI track to a Drum Map that only passes notes that are  within the scale. I do this when composing for a music box so that I won't use notes it can't play.

[Corrado Prizzi]

Thanks David.

I'm absolutely no keyboard player - I can just about manage to play guitar chords and I have no theory whatsover.

Using Autotonic, I can select any ANY scale quickly and just play pure improv on the white keys. No wrong notes.

After the initial blowout, I'm now making really lovely, interesting (imho) chords, chops and runs which then get cut, repeated and edited.

Yes, cheating like hell, but what isn't when sequencing. I'd say this is the most fun I've ever had playing keys.

BR

Edited August 19, 2019 by Corrado Prizzi
semantics

[scook]

The Transpose MFX has constrain to scale and custom map options which should work as well.

To record the effect in real time requires a virtual MIDI cable to connect the MIDI track hosting the plug-in to the input of the recording track. Or just add the MFX to the MIDI FX rack, set up the plug-in as needed, record with input echo enabled to hear the effect of the mapping and apply the effect after recording to change the notes in the clips.

[David Baay]

46 minutes ago, Corrado Prizzi said:

Yes, cheating like hell, but what isn't when sequencing. I'd say this is the most fun I've ever had playing keys.

Yes, I can see how that might be both helpful and fun. I'm a pretty decent self-taught keyboard player, but I still can't solo fast without hitting lots of 'wrong' notes.

[msmcleod]

On 8/12/2019 at 6:01 PM, Corrado Prizzi said:

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Btw.. You're not by any chance Mike McCleod from Heaton Mersey are you?

In which case, Mike, I'm sorry for for scratching up your brand new skateboard 40 (+) years ago buddy. ?

No, sorry - not me

[Bapu]

Cales by CODEFN42

It's free

 

Edited August 20, 2019 by Bapu

[Gswitz]

Could you use a stack of midi filters to do this?