# Pattern duplicated, but the second is off-key

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/pattern-duplicated-but-the-second-is-off-key/5351>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [November 1, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/pattern-duplicated-but-the-second-is-off-key/5351 "2020-11-01T22:51:31Z")\
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**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:** [November 1, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/pattern-duplicated-but-the-second-is-off-key/5351/1 "2020-11-01T22:51:31Z")

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check this xml [Rocky.xml](https://forum.scalermusic.com/uploads/short-url/24h649TlI5qS90zh0R2Z1a3pOIt.xml) (13.2 KB)

I used a preset, found some expressions in the range of “performances”, recorded it and moved the MIDI in a lane for the first guitar (the project was using scaler to have 4 guitars)

then I duplicated that pattern to drive the 2nd guitar, moved from “performances” to “phrases” (similar time signature) but found that the second pattern is not in the same key, so I had to put an Ableton midi effect i.e. a Fmin scale to have the 2nd pattern on-key

 ![Fmin](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/b/be576cd837dcbf9db91fdf5d3ef694c8fe7e7ce3.jpeg)

I noticed this odd behaviour in all similar situations, when I dont use expressions in the same range

I know that I can set multiple Scaler instances to drive multiple instruments, but I was testing the option to have **one Scaler only and multiple patterns** to drive instruments, to possibly fix the number of crash I am experiencing

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**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:** [November 1, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/pattern-duplicated-but-the-second-is-off-key/5351/2 "2020-11-01T23:23:31Z")

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here is the 4 guitars project [Rocky-4guitars.xml](https://forum.scalermusic.com/uploads/short-url/oYYHH4nXfYqTLWLU5cOl1LTFqf6.xml) (23.9 KB)  
and 2 of them (2nd and 4th guitar) needed the Fmin scale to be on-key