# Is 'Force into Scale' available for detected MIDI?

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/is-force-into-scale-available-for-detected-midi/8738>\
**Category:** Scaler 2 Support\
**Created:** [November 27, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/is-force-into-scale-available-for-detected-midi/8738 "2021-11-27T16:20:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![EricJames](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/ericjames/32/2903_2.png) [@EricJames](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/EricJames)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/is-force-into-scale-available-for-detected-midi/8738/1 "2021-11-27T16:20:32Z")

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Hello.

As soon as I load a song or artist in from the dropdowns, a padlock icon appears on the left of the UI (from which I can choose to ‘force into scale’). There are also controls to transpose the progression.

Those options aren’t available if I use the detect feature and play in some chords. The scale I’m playing in is detected correctly in the middle section though.

I was wondering if I’m overlooking something, or whether those controls aren’t meant to be available for detected MIDI

[Here’s a video](https://www.dropbox.com/s/969mh2z34dq95vf/Scaler2-ForceToScale.mp4?dl=0) if the above description isn’t clear

[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/969mh2z34dq95vf/Scaler2-ForceToScale.mp4?dl=0](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/969mh2z34dq95vf/Scaler2-ForceToScale.mp4?dl=0)

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**Author:** ![Ed1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/ed1/32/263_2.png) [@Ed1](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Ed1)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/is-force-into-scale-available-for-detected-midi/8738/2 "2021-11-27T20:14:04Z")

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Hi @EricJames

those controls are not available from the Detect screen. There is a workaround, you can transfer the chords to **Section C** , then press **Save** and give your chord set a name:

![Screen Shot 2021-11-28 at 7.07.38 am](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/images/transparent.png)

This will open the chords as a chord set in Section A, allowing you to force your chords into any scale.

 ![Screen Shot 2021-11-28 at 7.12.22 am](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/0/00d501be1132c124d7a51e69e059a588e47bdffc.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![EricJames](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/ericjames/32/2903_2.png) [@EricJames](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/EricJames)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/is-force-into-scale-available-for-detected-midi/8738/3 "2021-11-27T23:36:45Z")

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Ah yes, I should have thought of that! Thank you, Edouard. Much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![1stInversion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ac91a4/32.png) [@1stInversion](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/1stInversion)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/is-force-into-scale-available-for-detected-midi/8738/4 "2021-11-28T19:12:30Z")

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Thanks for a good answer to a good question. I’d not realized this, but the Save Set is a great workaround. I’m not sure I’d call it a “workaround.” This is more of a simple method. The Force options are a very powerful function offered in Scaler.