Scale Variator app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Berklee College of Music
First release : 10 Mar 2011
App size: 3.35 Mb
The Scale Variator guitar app from Berkleemusic.com, the online school of Bostons renowned Berklee College of Music, allows you to instantly create, hear, and practice interesting guitar scale patterns that typically take hours to write out by hand. This easy-to-use app cuts out the tedium and lets you concentrate on what matters most: playing!
This is not just a scale dictionary; it is a revolutionary app that will empower you to manipulate your favorite guitar scales and take your soloing lines and guitar neck knowledge to the next level. An essential tool for players of all levels. Practicing guitar has never been this much fun!
Scale variations are the foundation of any method of study to acquire more interesting improvisation ideas. They are the secret weapon, like The Modern Method For Guitar, that Berklee guitarists have been employing in their practice routines for years!
App features include:
- Scales based on time tested, Berklee methodology (both modal and parallel versions for each): Major, Minor, Minor Pentatonic, Japanese Pentatonic, Harmonic Minor, Harmonic Major, Melodic Minor, Whole Tone, Diminished
- Ability to "variate" the scale of your choosing using four variation buttons to create interesting sequences that move up through each position at a chosen scale interval
- Standard notation/TAB
- Transpose to any key
- Swipe/Tap to switch to any scale position/mode
- High fret option that will transpose scale patterns to accommodate different size fretboards (acoustic/electric, 15-24 frets)
- Option to highlight roots (modal or parallel)
- Four choices of octave displacement
- Audio playback with note highlighting
- All variations and scales can be set to ascending or descending
- Metronome with three click sounds, highly variable tempo, and ability to change accent (which also updates the notation bar lines for easier reading)
- Ability to remember the last variation that you have been practicing
- Shake iPhone to reset the scale
- A help tutorial
Take your guitar playing to new heights with Scale Variator!
Latest reviews of Scale Variator app for iPhone and iPad
This app is so cool! Coming up with some killer lines. I highly recommend this to any guitarist whos looking to take their scale playing to the next level and/or freshen up their practice routine. Youll be flying all over the neck in no time, trust me! I used to write out patterns like these by hand and man... this is SO much easier. Wish I had this when I was studying at Berklee! Wouldve made my exams a breeze
Wow! I just got this and hands down it is the most useful and practical guitar app I have. I just wrote a cool pentatonic line that Sounds like something Eric Johnson might play....I am practicing it now. So many possibilities!
This is one of the most useful guitar apps Ive ever seen! Its an AMAZING tool for all levels - great for improving your chops in scales and improvisation. Worth every penny, and more!
im a student at Berklee and just got this app - all i can say is WOW. thank god someone thought to do this - its everything i need to know for my proficiency exams and more. HALLELUJAH! :)
This is the best music app I have found in the AppStore. Its great for anyone who wants to learn new scales and boost their chops on bass or guitar!