# Can Scaler detect chords from clips? **URL:** \ **Category:** Scaler 2 General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 28, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/can-scaler-detect-chords-from-clips/12645 "2022-12-28T02:16:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RexRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5e925/32.png) [@RexRed](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/RexRed)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/can-scaler-detect-chords-from-clips/12645/1 "2022-12-28T02:16:02Z")
I’m quite sure there was a way to feed some audio clips into Scaler from my project and have Scaler detect the chords Can anyone detail how this is done? ---
**Author:** ![elmo5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9dc877/32.png) [@elmo5](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/elmo5)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 5:09am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/can-scaler-detect-chords-from-clips/12645/2 "2022-12-28T05:09:56Z")
Use Scaler Audio as an effect on the audio track, press the Scaler record button and Scaler does the biz ![Untitled](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/e/e4f662c104c8f9e6778ba032821d8a2efb18ee65.jpeg) ![Untitled 2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/d/d60f3c81aa295d95d80c078f361cb119d9c68d4f.jpeg) ---
**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:** [December 28, 2022, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/can-scaler-detect-chords-from-clips/12645/3 "2022-12-28T10:32:13Z")
As @elmo5 said you can > [@RexRed](#): > > detect the chords He has described how to do this in a Windows environment, but you may have to use the fx version of Scaler in a MAC environment. To help people answer your queries can you please include the OS and DAW versions with your query. Then users who have a similar environment will be able to help you. ---
**Author:** ![RexRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5e925/32.png) [@RexRed](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/RexRed)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/can-scaler-detect-chords-from-clips/12645/4 "2022-12-28T13:05:54Z")
Thanks Elmo 5, your Windows explanation was very helpful! And thanks Ed66 for the MAC heads up just in case I am using a MAC. I am using Windows. I used this as an effect and pushed the play button and it came up with a chord but only one. But down below it gave me 7 chords in the Bb major scale. I had to align these 7 midi chords up in my project as needed. Is there a way to get Scaler 2 to write these chords into a midi track as it hears them? Okay I deleted the single chord that got detected in Scaler 2 by using the trash can, then it finally worked and made a long list of the chords I heard in my audio track. Though the chords do not seem to have any timing associated with them. ---
**Author:** ![elmo5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9dc877/32.png) [@elmo5](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/elmo5)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/can-scaler-detect-chords-from-clips/12645/5 "2022-12-28T13:38:40Z")
Hallo @RexRed, “Is there a way to get Scaler 2 to write these chords into a midi track as it hears them?” I am using Logic Pro X on a Mac in the example above, with the Scaler recording the chord sequence, I can do nothing more because it is on an Audio track. Perhaps using a second Scaler on a Midi track in sync could do that, I can Imagine a certain latency and the chord accuracy may vary with audio clip content, I used a pad to play the dragged out chords in my example which was acceptable, Glad it worked for you. ---
**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:** [December 28, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/can-scaler-detect-chords-from-clips/12645/6 "2022-12-28T13:48:21Z")
Scaler does not detect timing, only chords. Chord length is global depending on what you have set in preferences.