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Yes I have both as well and definitely agree. What I’m anxiously waiting for is Chord Generator (Same Dev as Harmony Bloom). It’s on its way to iPad here shortly. I have it on desktop and really looking forward to using on the iPad. Feels more musical (if that makes sense) and intuitive than Scaler or Progressions in my opinion.
I'd be interested to know how it differs from Chordjam as it looks very similar on the face of it
I have both Scaler 2 and Progressions, and they work differently, so it depends on what you need and your workflow.
*Scaler 2
f you're interested in using the principles of music theory and a massive library of chords, arpeggios, performances and very deep tools, then that's Scaler 2. I love it, and it's amazing, but one of the difficulties that I face with it is that it's easy to just scratch the surface and just randomly pick built in chord progressions, and some sort of performance type, and just feel like I'm just grabbing random stuff, and not really feel in control. That's because I haven't consistently spent time with the app and done a deep dive to find my own path. For someone like me (not a producer, not a whiz) to do this app justice, I would have to dedicate some serious time for that. That's not to say that you can't get amazing results in five minutes, especially if you know some theory. It's just that the app is so deep and wide, that I always feel like I'm just swimming in the shallows. In my view, it's intended to pair with a DAW and be a sort of assistant to creating chord progressions and sections of chord sequences and performances - its not for creating full songs within the app itself.
There are so many features, I can't even do it justice with a comment here - it would required a book. Suffice to say, the app is a beast, easy to get started, but requires some serious experience and knowledge to really utilize all of it's features.
Lastly, this may sound odd, but I actually find myself using Scaler 2 more as a learning tool for music theory and harmony than an actual creative tool.
*Progressions
This app is geared toward using an algorithm that generates collections of chords, that you can then select from and make your own progressions from. It includes very capable strumming and arpeggiating tools, and has a song mode with arrangement labels. You can customize the chords with inversions, create custom chords, change the range of the chords, choose spread voicings, and lots of stuff like that. Scaler 2 can do all of that stuff (Edit: It does not have an algorithmic chord generator), but lacks an arranger, but Scaler 2 does have a pad page that let's you stack up sequences of chords in a grid format. It functions well as a self contained song generator when paired with one or more external instruments, and I find that it puts me in a more outside the box type of creative space. I feel more able to experiment and play with different performances in Progressions and try different things by tapping on knobs and changing settings after I have a progression in place. In Scaler 2 I always feel like I'm working within some sort of predefined musical space based on something like modal or tonal harmony, or a particular style, and I find it a bit tedious to work out the performances for each measure in a long series of chords but again that's just me.
In Summary:
That's a bit of my own take on these apps, but I strongly recommend that you check out videos for both. The folks over at Scaler Music do a great job of showing how the app can be used on desktop with very powerful DAWs and plugins. It's easy to be blown away by the results when they use incredible sounds and effects with Scaler 2, whereas the Progressions videos are shown using iPad and AUM or maybe Logic Pro on iPad, so it's dificult to do a proper apples/apples comparison, but if you focus on what the app offers in terms of workflow, content and the interface, you'll probably get a decent idea.
@charalew looks like Chord Generator just dropped. I think you’ll like it.
@EdZAB exactly the kind of explanation I think a lot of us appreciate. Have you tried Harmonicc? If so, how do you feel it relates?
I enjoyed scaler 2, but don't own full version and use harmoniccer often.
This may be Progressions 101 so excuse the question if it’s a dummy. Is it possible to bind chords to keys so one can trigger chords with a note from an external (or internal) keyboard?
Yes - MIDI Notes 0-17 will trigger the Chord Pads 1-18. You must tap on the MIDI Input Control button (lower left corner next to the chord wheel) to enable MIDI input. The first MasterClass video (link below) covers some of the MIDI input control options but the app's built in help has detail on every MIDI note control, which extends up to note 23. **Please excuse the excess of information - others may have this same question and more, so just throwing this all in:
Progressions MasterClass Video #1
My companion guide for the video
4Pockets - Progressions for iOS - MasterClass 1 - 01-24-2022 - Rough Guide Companion
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mp79yo79A-7sgSuVvnBrWqLDhO056bP0/view?usp=sharing
Yes - I got Harmonicc when it was released. It's very interesting - completely different from Scaler 2 or Progressions. I'm still experimenting with it to figure out how it will fit in my workflow, but I am finding that it offers up very unusual chord sequences, which I like, and which have a different character than any other chord generator app that I've tried.
Awesome! Thanks so much @EdZAB, greatly appreciated.