# Load third party instruments into Scaler

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/load-third-party-instruments-into-scaler/3577>\
**Category:** Scaler 2 Feature Requests\
**Created:** [May 31, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/load-third-party-instruments-into-scaler/3577 "2020-05-31T18:46:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rockshamrover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a6a055/32.png) [@rockshamrover](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/rockshamrover)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/load-third-party-instruments-into-scaler/3577/1 "2020-05-31T18:46:28Z")

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Hi,  
Just thinking that it would be cool if you could load other third party instruments into Scaler so that you could save your favourite patches as your default instrument rather than the built in ones.  
Probably a bit like Akai VIP, Scaler acting as a host for the virtual instruments you already own.

I know you can use Scaler to trigger other VI’s already, but it take a good ten seconds 🙂 and I’m thinking that’s 8 seconds wasted 🙂

Obviously not a must have, but would be a nice little extra.

Cheers.

Vinny

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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:** [May 31, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/load-third-party-instruments-into-scaler/3577/2 "2020-05-31T20:00:39Z")

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Yes we’ve been toying with this idea for time and it’s on the roadmap. Thanks for feedback.

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**Author:** ![rockshamrover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a6a055/32.png) [@rockshamrover](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/rockshamrover)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/load-third-party-instruments-into-scaler/3577/3 "2020-06-01T09:47:21Z")

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Cool 🙂

Looking forward to that in the future hopefully.
