ScaleMaster Pro1.5.5 - App Store

Just started piano lessons? Or maybe you picked up that cool looking headless guitar from an auction site and surprise, it's a baritone and in D! Or perhaps you've been playing violin for a while, but that new piece has you wondering about the harmonic minor scale. And if you picked up a mandolin this time instead of yet another guitar, you certainly want to see how your favorite pentatonic is played on that slim fretboard. Starting out can be rough, but learning continues as our interests evolve and that is fantastic.

ScaleMaster is your go-to companion for learning scales on your instrument, and no matter how we look at it, scales will remain an essential part of our musical journey as beginners or professionals. Seeing any scale in music notation and on your instrument at the same time is pretty cool. No need to translate between the two. The notation shows you what to play, and your instrument shows you where your fingers go. Whether you're just starting out or need a quick reference, it's all right there.

As you practice, you'll want to speed things up, slow them down. Maybe you've got your fingers organized after a couple weeks of working that harmonic minor mode, or you're working through a tricky passage. Adjust the tempo and keep pushing yourself. Save your scales too, that E Blues scale you've been working on, the exercises for your band's repertoire, or the scales you're exploring for that chord progression that keeps showing up. Each scale document remembers your instrument and where you left off. And that includes positions because for some of us an F Mixolydian scale looks very different in 5th position than it does in 3rd.

But as for help with improvising, this is where ScaleMaster really shines. That Bbm7b5 chord keeps coming up, and you're tired of that same old scale. So, find the scales that work. Hear how they sound, and flip back and forth between different possibilities until something clicks. It's not about memorizing every scale, it's about discovering the ones that speak to you and expanding your vocabulary when you need it.

If you're a pianist, you get a full 88-key interface. Guitar players get the 24 frets they want. String players can set custom tunings, that detuned E string on your violin, your new five-string banjo, or that Open D tuning for that one song. And when you're ready to work on reading music, switch clefs and practice with the same scales you know by ear. It all connects.

. Over 200 scales from around the world
. Scale visualization for your instrument in music notation and schematic
. Reference instruments: piano, guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, double bass
. Scale documents recording instrument, position and more for current and future reference
. Universal transposition of any scale or exercise
. All common clefs for reading practice
. Dozens of tuning presets

There are two main pillars to ScaleMaster Pro - reference and play. Finding good scale options for that old major chord is one thing, evaluating their sound another. For that you can generate scale patterns, change their tempo, key and sound to get a taste for what fluency would get you. Reference - as in reference instruments, alternate tunings, sound and notation alternatives and more. Playing along on the other hand is foremost excellent practice. You can slow things down or crank up the speed - ScaleMaster shows you where the notes are and play along if you want it to. Scales are a central topic for us musicians with many periods of interest. For a while we're into pentatonics but then get caught up in blues scales, church modes, exotic scales and more. ScaleMaster helps keep track and lets you sound things out.

Version History The new version of ScaleMaster Pro includes a revamped audio engine and some UI updates.

ScaleMaster Pro's playback engine has been rebuilt: legato phrasing at any tempo and smoother count-in transitions. Reference mode now has more playback options and the new chord filter UI lets you set and clear chords with ease. 1.5.5 Sep 15 ScaleMaster 1.5.0 is a major new release that brings significant enhancements to your musical practice experience. 1.5.0 Jan 16 Version 1.3.6 includes some bug fixes and other updates. 1.3.6 09/10/2025 Version 1.3.5 fixes a potential issue with file deletion and adds some improvements in instrument responsiveness. 1.3.5 05/04/2022 Version 1.3.4 includes some minor graphic issues and extends 2-octave exercise generation toward the lower instrument range. Also addressed were potential localization issues for several locales. 1.3.4 04/12/2022 In this release some ui animations have been updated amd optimized. Additionally, compositions in the compositions table now reference chords where applicable. 1.3.3 03/28/2022 Version 1.3.2 contains several maintenance fixes and resolves some ui ambiguity relating to custom tunings. 1.3.2 03/15/2022 Version 1.3.1 adds support for 5-string banjo tunings, substantial performance improvements and bugfixes. 1.3.1 02/08/2022 Version 1.3.0 includes some important bug fixes and continue the line of some of our UI updates. Somewhat more exciting maybe is the addition of a whole bunch of tuning presets for some of our instruments. In particular guitarists will be happy. More to come ... 1.3.0 12/17/2021 This release focuses near-exclusively on iOS 15 and some of the associated visual and graphic issues we have identified. Looking awesome now. More to come ... 1.2.7 12/09/2021 In this version we are taking another look at the new iPad Mini. Some layout fixes are included as well and the circle of fifths should display without indentation on iPhone. As always, anything the matter, let us know. We are always available at support at rogame dot com. 1.2.6 10/03/2021 Version 1.2.5 ties up a layout issue that sometimes hid the toolbar when using the app in landscape mode on iPhone. There were several other minor fixes as well. The biggest news item in this release, however, is a much improved dark mode. ScaleMaster includes over 100 hues and color choices, so this took a while. Check it out xD 1.2.5 09/21/2021 This version addresses includes layout fixes for 12.9" iPads and other minor fixes. 1.2.4 12/17/2020 This version fixes a compatibility potetial with 7th gen iPad and also addresses a layout concern. 1.2.3 11/26/2020 This version includes some improvement in db operations and addresses some minor graphic updates. 1.2.2 08/15/2020 This version adds chord tone highlighting stringed instruments and some playback improvements. 1.2.1 05/10/2020 • Our latest version improves functionality and addresses layout issues occurring on some devices with iOS 13.x. 1.1.9 04/26/2020 • This version fixes a critical issue that may occur on select 11 inch iPad Pros. 1.1.8 10/01/2019 This version fixes a display issue on some iPhone models and improves playback timing accuracy. 1.1.7 08/14/2019 This version improves layout in several of instruments and overall handling. 1.1.6 07/08/2018 - This version improves several ui aspects, playback performance and evens out output amplitude in some configurations. 1.1.5 08/24/2017 • This version improves file export and addresses a layout issue that could occur in some localizations. 1.1.4 08/14/2017 • This version improves compatibility with the new iPad 10.5. 1.1.3 06/26/2017 Updates graphics handling and improves document interchangeability between iOS and macOS. 1.1.2 05/02/2017 This release brings a large number of new features and updates the document format for compatibility with the macOS version of ScaleMaster. Foremost the app now works in two distinct modes - reference and exercise modes. These modes affect playback and music notation. Every ScaleMaster document can now be displayed in either of these two modes. The centrally located view button in the main toolbar allows switching back and forth.
Another prominent change from previous versions is the new exercise generation tool which also gets its own icon in the toolbar. With this tool patterned scale exercises can be generated. This is also where new recordings are now started.
The left-hand mode for string instruments like guitar, banjo or bass has been changed to a vertical reflection starting in ScaleMaster Pro 1.1.0. This view reflects the players view of the instrument much more closely and supports positioning by dragging or positions menu. Also new for string instruments is the string thickness indication which has been added to make for better visual likeness to the actual neck. The piano instrument adds piano dots to highlight current scale tones.
The notation view in ScaleMaster now features to additional display modes in addition to the new continuous exercise display. It can now display MIDI values and also remove all auxiliary information. Please refer to the documentation for a full overview. 1.1.0 03/23/2017