Producer Tips: Scale Effect in Ableton

Ableton’s Scale is a powerful MIDI effect that allows you to constrain every note on your keyboard to a specified scale. For example, if you wanted all of your keys to play only notes within an A minor scale, Ableton’s Scale can do this.
In this tutorial we’ll take a look at how Scale works and map out some of our own scales.
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[@antonmills5619]

EPIC!!! This is what I've been looking for!!!

[@chriswatson2407]

Very good explanation, especially the rerecording part. You renamed the source which means you really know how to teach!

[@thecorruptversion]

oh my GAH I love you man, you changed my life.

[@wyteco]

Thanks!

[@NozUrbina]

Thanks! A much better and more thorough explanation than the other tutorial I saw.

[@eleones]

Excellent explanation! Thank you!

[@AntidoteAudio]

scale is soo good! such a time saver!

[@productionplatform7145]

Thanks🏆

[@lennyblandino]

Nice video Fabio!

[@ProfessorSaibertin]

Awesome tutorial, thx!

[@jimmysophus]

Good tutorial, easy to understand

[@cristaples]

Nice explanation. Cheers!

[@hausverkehrs3676]

When you choose a C minor scale and transpose it up to say a B minor will everything be in B minor?
Thanks for the video :)

[@somedudenamedkyle5298]

nice demonstration. thanks for the tip

[@yoelonek1014]

Thanks Very easy to understand

[@KlimLevene]

If you have several songs of different keys in your ableton set, can you map the Scale effect to change with each song?

[@MegaMixking]

thank you = cheers from vegas

[@ambientdave]

Great tutorial,cool device,really handy for us non keyboard players.
just got a question to ask,would it be possible to create a kind of master midi track ,using the scale midi plugin,and then to direct the midi say from a synth ,keyboard etc to that plugin.
Save the whole thing as a custom template,that would be a great time saver.

[@JNomeMusic]

Make it Saucy!!! Yeayah!!!

[@chosenheyoka777]

Amazing 👏👏

[@zeitgeist909]

again!!! wow, just learned so much! love it - thanks : )

[@theStepFamm]

so wait, it gives you the right notes once you re-record it back into a clip???

[@shalevhanamura]

You didn't explain how you know the keys selected in the scale were C minor when playing on top of the base line

[@erradate6425]

pure gold

[@oleg.ptiitz]

Still it is so unhandy device, the stupidest part is the there too nearby key can play the same note. Would be a lot better if same made it like the scales in Garage Band work, like no black keys, only white

[@tania9266]

Thank you, very helpful.

[@nachonsis_the_dysaster_of_3699]

Gracias. Muy util !!!

[@finnsally8011]

"basslines pads and melodies are gonna fit together without you having to think too much about it" :'(

[@Jorge.O85]

Fantastic!! 🤩🤪👍🏼 Thanks ...

[@loontil]

Bass and beat sound like Boards of Canada ROYGBIV track

[@fuva]

Thank you!

[@scratpater]

Thanx for the thorough Scale tutorial. Respect. Could you tell us where in Ableton is this very nice Rap Piano you used. I checked my Suite out but nothing. Thank you

[@FutureMusician23]

Did you create those scales inside of the MIDI effects? Or can we download those from somewhere?

[@Ratarue]

Wow. That’s some Russian golden cookies right there! Thanks.

[@SjN7HETIK]

thanx Fabio :)

[@federicoricchiuto4421]

Grazie Fabio, ora mi sembra un po' più chiaro...non capivo bene come interpretare la griglia ;)

[@BirthPiatar]

What is your screencapture and how to set audio in that both of mic and sound from ableton live.

[@tomkent4656]

Are there scale presets available, or do you have to manually enter the grid changes yourself?

[@simiall]

preset available in ableton dude

[@nandoblondemobydick5438]

but you miss passing note and lot of stuff that add interes to a melody, notes that are not in the scale but sound right as aproximation, chromatisme ect...

[@JacobOrtitz]

This is pop music baby but thanks for the insight

[@nandoblondemobydick5438]

I agree with the technique it must to be know, but also in the most successful Pop Music there always a note, harmony, bass inversion, a clever chord which wasn't´t expected to be here at a certain moment, (i had play lot of Pop Music in different genres and styles) or whatever that make the difference and create the style. anyway as a base the tutorial is good

[@sinetwo]

Yes but this video isn't intended to cover the intricacies of music. It's just a quick tutorial on the midi effect itself. I agree with you but going down this path means you need to learn music theory.

[@ricardobribiescas]

Hi why i was following your tutorial why if i leave the C minor scale and the base at C if a press C note in my keyword it and using tuner as reference i get C, but i i move base one up to C# tuner now marks B, if i again move the base one up to D then tuner marks C .. is this a correct behavior?

[@ArcherSterling112]

Can you add an arp on random and hold down all notes in the scale and have ableton write the beat for you? haha

[@davidlloyd9598]

At 7.28 it goes a bit Trent Reznor!

[@sov2545]

gostei do sotaque! :)

[@russianvoodoo]

10 minutes of a 30 seconds to understand midi effect.

[@scgoldberg12]

make it sawcayyy

[@guerywwe]

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[@KidCortez]

Is this on lite live 😂😂

[@liamgildea_]

KFC Thug I believe so

[@anythingbutcrediblepodcast6149]

Lego Batman is proud

[@hazymind8684]

nice tutorial but please deess your voice next time

[@bornyhitch1975]

i didn't like it :(

[@kv7164]

this gird makes 0 sense

[@loontil]

Kinda a bit corny ..better to learn about scales and keys..