ScaleBud 2 AUv3 MIDI Keyboard builds on the original ScaleBud app while adding many new features. With over 110 scales available, which is 2.5 times more than before, users get a lot of musical options. You can also create custom scales and easily share them with other ScaleBud family apps like SnakeBud and MelodyBud.

One of the key features of ScaleBud 2 is its unlimited keyboard rows. Each row can have different key, scale, or chord configurations. This flexibility allows for advanced MIDI mapping and even MIDI keyboard splitting. You can control multiple ScaleBud 2 keyboard rows from one MIDI keyboard, making it easy to play complex arrangements.

A useful feature in ScaleBud 2 is the ability to round off-scale notes to the nearest note in the scale while you play. This ensures that you always stay in the scale. You can also access unlimited pattern pages and change these pages with MIDI CC messages, giving you even more control over your music.

For those looking to find specific scales that contain the notes they need, the Scale Finder AU is a handy tool. It helps you explore musical ideas quickly and efficiently.

ScaleBud 2 can work as an AUv3 Audio Unit plugin with various host apps like AUM, Cubase, Nanostudio, Beatmaker, and apeMatrix. Alternatively, it can be used as a standalone MIDI app. To control your audio app using ScaleBud 2, simply route the MIDI output from ScaleBud 2 to your audio app's MIDI input.

Additionally, ScaleBud 2 acts as a MIDI transformer. If you connect a hardware MIDI keyboard to it, you can control any of your ScaleBud keyboard rows. You can assign different MIDI channels and configure MIDI input ranges. It even allows you to transpose incoming MIDI notes by octave. This feature is particularly useful if you want to play always in scale or if you want to access chords with just one key press.

Using the MIDI input range settings for your ScaleBud keyboard rows, you can effectively split your MIDI keyboard, allowing you to play chords on one side and notes on the other. This opens up many possibilities for creativity and musical expression.

It’s important to note that ScaleBud 2 is a MIDI app, which means it does not generate sound by itself. You will need additional audio apps for sound control. Using an Audio Unit host app like AUM, Cubase, Nanostudio, Beatmaker, or apeMatrix is essential to fully utilize ScaleBud 2 as an AUv3 plugin.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced musician, ScaleBud 2 AUv3 MIDI Keyboard provides powerful tools for music production. With its user-friendly features and endless possibilities, it is a great addition to your music-making toolkit.