Playing C Scale in keyboard, but sound in other scales

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  1. smusic

    smusic Newbie

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    Dear music experts, hear my cry please!

    I am not a good keyboard player. I love playing in C Scale :) When there's black keys, I can't keep up. What i want is, I want to play in C Scale, but actual key will be in G#, or A, or such with black keys. Hope you understood. Playing C Scale in keyboard, but sound will be other scales. It should be real-time playing. Not changing later. Please anyone, who knows there's any plugins or way to work.
     
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  3. binarycoders

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    I hear you. I know learning scales is not easy, but I understand. Try Scaler 2!

    PS: Keep practicing scales!
     
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  4. Paul Pi

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    All DAWs and midi controller keyboards support a key transpose feature, which does precisely what you're asking for. Look up the function in the user manual (or youtube) for either your keyboard or DAW.
     
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  5. Olymoon

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    Scaller 2 is very easy to use for that. And there are a lot of scales in it, including Jazz modes and all sort of unusual scales.
     
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  6. DonaldTwain

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    Learning how to play the scales on the correct keys will make you a better musician in the long run.
     
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    I know you can use several tools to fake any scale from white keys, but have at least a try in reading and performing scales (at least 2 octaves) with the whole keyboard palette.

    @BEAT16 gave you the visual layout of scales, here below the fingering (you won't use just your index finger, will you?).

    The complete 12 traditional scales major, minor harmonic, minor melodic with fingering (1-thumb, 5-pinky), both hands (starting at page 49).
    Hanon - The virtuoso Pianist
     
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