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I am new to EDM, so forgive my ignorance. I'm currently using Tracktion 7 DAW.

When inside the piano roll, I would like it if the notes could be mapped to a particular scale. Is there a VST that performs this functionality? I have tried MelodicFlow however I don't seem to be able to get it to do what I wanted. Please note that I just want to enter notes, not chords.

Thanks.

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  • The function of a VST plugin is primarily to process audio samples in real time, or offline. The functionality you are asking for is somewhat outside the scope of what a VST was intended for and is more a core function of the DAW you have chosen to use. Might be that you need to look at something that is a little bit more customizable, such as reaper? – Mark Jun 17 '19 at 14:01
  • Cubase can do a lot along those lines, using logical edit or transform - transpose or force to key, scale, etc. I don't know of any plugin that can do it. As Mark says, "VSTs" tend to be audio devices, not midi. – Tetsujin Jun 17 '19 at 17:58
  • I have unfortunately come to that conclusion also. As a hack, I currently create an empty track and fill it with the notes of the scale I desire and set it as a ghost track. I was hoping something like RapidComposer might help, but I'm not sure if this is possible. – Ryan McClue Jun 18 '19 at 8:39
  • I don't know exactly how other DAWs handle this, but in FL Studio you have the possibility to create a ghost channel (which you also currently use in your DAW) and in the piano roll go to Settings > Helpers > Scale Highlighting which let's you hightlight every kind of scale for every key possible. Here you can find a picture which shows the possibilities in a bit more details. – Samaranth Jun 21 '19 at 17:27
  • The plentiful and simple features of the piano roll in FL Studio have won me over. Initially I was hoping for functionality similar to that of the program Bosca Ceoil. Specifically being able to 'automagically' alter a track's scale, e.g. from a Minor to say Hungarian. – Ryan McClue Jun 24 '19 at 7:59

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