# Bind options

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/bind-options/13110>\
**Category:** Scaler 2 Feature Requests\
**Created:** [February 28, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/bind-options/13110 "2023-02-28T12:20:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ben88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Ben88](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Ben88)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/bind-options/13110/1 "2023-02-28T12:20:19Z")

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Hi Scaler fam,

When we press the bind button in section B, it only lets us play one octave of the chords we have in the section, I would find it very useful to have the possibility of at least being able to play a range of 3 octaves of the chords with only one key (That 3 black octaves appear on the piano when the bind button is pressed). I think this would help to open the possibilities when generating songs with chord progressions.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![jamieh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/jamieh/32/1139_2.png) [@jamieh](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/jamieh)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/bind-options/13110/2 "2023-02-28T13:46:14Z")

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You lasso the patterns you want to play with the bind. If you have 7 patterns you want to play lasso all patterns. The bind keys will reflect that.

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**Author:** ![ed66](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/ed66/32/5339_2.png) [@ed66](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ed66)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/bind-options/13110/3 "2023-02-28T17:45:14Z")

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@jamieh is absolutely correct. In the example below I have loaded a scale into pattern 1 and duplicated the pattern twice. I lowered the pitch of the first pattern by 1 octave and raised the pitch of the 3rd pattern by 1 octave in the EDIT page.

By lassoing all three patterns I created a bound range of three octaves.

 ![Bind Range 2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/1/1d68d5849ba9a6f12589734c6046704b93822717.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Ben88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Ben88](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Ben88)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/bind-options/13110/4 "2023-02-28T20:57:26Z")

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Thanks @jamie and ed66, I will definitely apply the hack you just showed me, although it would be nice if it would happen automatically in the B section without having to create it by hand and not waste time on things other than creating new music. But this will work …thanks guys!!!

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**Author:** ![jamieh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/jamieh/32/1139_2.png) [@jamieh](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/jamieh)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/bind-options/13110/5 "2023-02-28T21:13:35Z")

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To be fair this is by design, it’s not a hack. You can set the Patterns to be selected with Key Switches if you would like.