# Drag a clip from the DAW directly into Scaler

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/drag-a-clip-from-the-daw-directly-into-scaler/24495>\
**Category:** Scaler 3 General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 10, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/drag-a-clip-from-the-daw-directly-into-scaler/24495 "2026-03-10T13:51:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![riccoboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@riccoboni](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/riccoboni)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/drag-a-clip-from-the-daw-directly-into-scaler/24495/1 "2026-03-10T13:51:37Z")

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Okay, it’s possible to drag a selection from Scaler 3 into the DAW.

However, you can’t drag a clip from the DAW directly into Scaler without first using an intermediate MIDI file.

If you confirm this, it’s a shame (it would make it very easy to generate a motion effect from an existing MIDI clip).

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**Author:** ![davide](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/davide/32/824_2.png) [@davide](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/davide)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2026, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/drag-a-clip-from-the-daw-directly-into-scaler/24495/2 "2026-03-10T19:48:05Z")

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DAW’s don’t allow regions / chords to be dragged internally (to a third party VST). You can export them to your desktop and then drag them into Scaler 3.