# Getting Scaler good at soloes, also **URL:** \ **Category:** Scaler 2 Feature Requests\ **Created:** [September 28, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-scaler-good-at-soloes-also/5101 "2020-09-28T13:29:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ClaudioPorcellana](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/claudioporcellana/32/14242_2.png) [@ClaudioPorcellana](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ClaudioPorcellana)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-scaler-good-at-soloes-also/5101/1 "2020-09-28T13:29:28Z")
Hi there it’s clear to me thatScaler is particularly good at accompaniments but the “green keys” (those that appear clicking on Keys-Lock \> Chord Notes), i.e the capability to play soloes/melodies that are always in-tune, is an underrated feature to me, that can be possibly improved a lot giving the option to “mute” the phrase/expression etc I say that because I found that too often, on my 49 keys keyboards at least, notes from phrase/expression etc. overlap the “green keys” up the point they cannot be used to compose in-tune soloes and melodies I tried duplicating Scaler in another track, hoping to have the chance to compose soloes and melodies with the same serie of chords of my accompaniment, but it doesn’t work as phrase/expression canot be muted and go to the recording I don’t know if I explained it correctly… 😀 ---
**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:** [September 28, 2020, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-scaler-good-at-soloes-also/5101/2 "2020-09-28T20:49:01Z")
There are a few ways around this. You could have a dummy track with the chords and no expression and mute those chords, move the bound area, play melodies. As I said, quite a few ways. If you supply a quick video of what you are trying to do I could suggest something. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudioPorcellana](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/claudioporcellana/32/14242_2.png) [@ClaudioPorcellana](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ClaudioPorcellana)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-scaler-good-at-soloes-also/5101/3 "2020-09-28T22:05:36Z")
> You could have a dummy track with the chords and no expression and mute those chords, move the bound area, play melodies Hi Davide and thanks for information a dummy track with the chords and no expression: OK I think I tried that and mute those chords: How? move the bound area, play melodies: OK I think I tried that but the 2nd step seems important 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![1stInversion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ac91a4/32.png) [@1stInversion](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/1stInversion)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-scaler-good-at-soloes-also/5101/4 "2020-09-29T14:59:42Z")
I’m new to Scaler, but, I think he’s talking about: Settings \> Keys Lock \> Mute Chords. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudioPorcellana](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/claudioporcellana/32/14242_2.png) [@ClaudioPorcellana](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ClaudioPorcellana)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-scaler-good-at-soloes-also/5101/5 "2020-09-29T15:14:48Z")
> [@1stInversion](#): > > I’m new to Scaler, but, I think he’s talking about: Settings \> Keys Lock \> Mute Chords thanks for information as far as I can I’ll try that together with finding a way (if possible) to play funky with Scaler: somebody says it’s impossible, while Davide and others say it is viable ---
**Author:** ![1stInversion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ac91a4/32.png) [@1stInversion](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/1stInversion)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-scaler-good-at-soloes-also/5101/6 "2020-09-29T16:40:52Z")
Try the Chords Mute and see how that works. But, to go off topic. Any kind of syncopated funky rhythms not present in the Scaler presets could be easily done with one finger performance of the chords recorded to midi or audio. Also, think about using the Scaler chords feeding an instrument that has a built-in arpeggiagtor. I’m getting some very interesting results with that. In fact, knowing that I could do that with Scaler was one of the key reasons I got it. ---
**Author:** ![ClaudioPorcellana](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/claudioporcellana/32/14242_2.png) [@ClaudioPorcellana](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ClaudioPorcellana)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-scaler-good-at-soloes-also/5101/7 "2020-09-29T17:02:04Z")
> [@1stInversion](#): > > I’m getting some very interesting results with that. In fact, knowing that I could do that with Scaler was one of the key reasons I got it. interesting… where can I listen them? ---
**Author:** ![ClaudioPorcellana](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/claudioporcellana/32/14242_2.png) [@ClaudioPorcellana](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ClaudioPorcellana)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/getting-scaler-good-at-soloes-also/5101/8 "2020-09-29T17:04:05Z")
> [@1stInversion](#): > > think about using the Scaler chords feeding an instrument that has a built-in arpeggiagtor. I’ll try that also… or maybe I tried it already as I use it often with AAS Strum-GS that has a sort-of arpeggiator inside