Scale Mapping Midi Controller

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#1

I have an Electribe 2 which I don’t use too much, but one feature I use the most is the scale mapping.

Basically you can use this to map different scales to the 16 pads of the Electribe - such as a major scale or blues scale, each pad will play a not in that scale, rather than simply scaling in chromatic order.

I really like this feature for breaking out of creative ruts as I often find myself sticking to similar melodic patterns on the Digitakt’s chromatic keyboard.

Are there any other pieces of equipment that provide a similar functionality to this (the beatstep pro seems to be similar), perhaps in a more compact form factor?

Cheers!

#2

IIRC Launchpad Pro MK3 and SL MK3 have scale mode (not sure about other models), NI Komplete Control S also have scale mode.

Ableton Push
Korg Nanokey Studio

There’s also the Artificial Noise Key Control

If you route any midi controller through your DAW with a scale plugin, you could have similar functionality. No fancy lights or smt like that and added latency ofc.

#3

there also is the novation circuit, which is brilliant for noodeling on the pads… it gives you 4 octaves of a scale at once…

#4

Launchpad Pro mk1 also does it btw… In fact I think standard Launchpad does

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