# Keys lock for Recording midi

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/keys-lock-for-recording-midi/18450>\
**Category:** Scaler 2 General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 18, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/keys-lock-for-recording-midi/18450 "2024-12-18T09:35:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![swingmix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/swingmix/32/3328_2.png) [@swingmix](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/swingmix)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 9:35am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/keys-lock-for-recording-midi/18450/1 "2024-12-18T09:35:19Z")

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I chose C Phrygian. I want to record MIDI, but I can’t play the piano. So I chose Keys-Lock in Scaler and scaled only the white keys. Then I played ＣＤＥＦＧＡＢ

The sound I heard was ＣＤＢＥＢＦＧＡＢ（ＣＰｈｙｇｉａｎｉｓｍ）

However, when I opened the DAW piano roll window, I found that I still recorded ＣＤＥＦＧＡＢ

So, can I record the same as I heard, and the recorded MIDI is also ＣＤＢＥＢＦＧＡＢ

How can I set it up to do this? Or is it impossible?

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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:** [December 18, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/keys-lock-for-recording-midi/18450/2 "2024-12-18T23:33:15Z")

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Hi @swingmix The DAW always records the trigger notes. So you are hearing the notes of C Phrygian but you are looking at the actual notes you triggered. Easy solution is to hit the MIDI CAPTURE button in Scaler, hit play to capture and then drag to your DAW!

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**Author:** ![swingmix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/swingmix/32/3328_2.png) [@swingmix](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/swingmix)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2024, 12:42am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/keys-lock-for-recording-midi/18450/3 "2024-12-19T00:42:25Z")

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Ok .  
thank you very much!