ScaleMaster 2.0 is now available at the App Store. In version 2.0 ScaleMaster's layout has been optimized to provide a much larger viewing area and displays up to two rows of music notation. Scale's can now be viewed in any direction or combination thereof. In single row setting up or down ScaleMaster now indicates semitones for all intervals. Also new is landscape view which allows for a larger instrument area - 7 frets for the guitar, bass and mandolin instruments and over 2 octaves for piano. The center screen toolbar adds two buttons to adjust notation and instrument view detail respectively.
ScaleMaster 2.0 adds a completely new facility called chord matching. With chord matching one selects chord symbols in the matching picker to display a list of all scales that include the complete chord as scale tones. ScaleMaster's notation view then shows chord tones in red and regular scale tones in black. On play the entire scale is played with the chord at the end. Chord matching comes in very handy when trying to determine which scales to use in improvisation and gives a number of alternatives to one's go-to scale choices.
The scale picker in ScaleMaster has been re-designed as well and now adds color coding as well as type display directly in the picker. Additionally there is now a rating feature with 6 steps from no rating to 5 stars. That makes it a little easier to remember one's favorite scales and adds a visual reminder. Scale ratings are displayed in the main view just above the instrument view.
Amongst other improvements are revised instrument graphics, support for left-handedness in all stringed instruments and additional included sound libraries. ScaleMaster HD for iPads has been updated to version 2.0 as well and reflects all above mentioned features. ScaleMaster 2.0 is available in the App Store and is a free upgrade to all current users.
