A music theory tool for composers, artists and learners

  • Features over 40 scales to work with their notes or chords.

  • Select your scale, key, and note/chord mode for your project.

  • The virtual keyboard layouts notes or chords that you can send via MIDI.

  • Supports CoreMIDI, Audiobus MIDI, and AUv3 MIDI for maximum compatibility.

A music theory tool for composers, artists and learners
Take advantage of AUv3 Plugin

Take advantage of AUv3 Plugin

  • Compatible with supporting hosts like AUM, Audiobus 3, Cubasis 2, Beat Maker 3, apeMatrix, and Sequencism.

  • Route its MIDI output to other AUv3 Synths.

  • Route your MIDI keyboard or other MIDI app's output to ScaleBud for scale-locked playing.

  • In note mode, ScaleBud filters out off-scale notes.

  • In chord mode, ScaleBud plays appropriate chords if available in the scale for the root note.

Supports Audiobus MIDI Sending and Filtering

  • Use in Audiobus 3 as a MIDI Sender.

  • In this mode, send notes/chords from its keyboard to other apps.

  • Also functions as a MIDI Filter in Audiobus 3.

  • In filter mode, it removes off-scale notes in note mode and sends chords in chord mode.

Supports Audiobus MIDI Sending and Filtering

Discontinued! Please check out ScaleBud 2

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