# Scaler 2.7 - Another try to drive a brass section **URL:** \ **Category:** Scaler 2 Tutorials\ **Tags:** BitwigStudio\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-7-another-try-to-drive-a-brass-section/12402 "2022-12-01T00:45:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **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:** [December 1, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-7-another-try-to-drive-a-brass-section/12402/1 "2022-12-01T00:45:44Z")
Hi there I tried again he he I always struggled in finding a way to drive brasses with Scaler and it seems to me I am close to improve here is what I did the routing ![Routing](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/6/67eaba0ecda268322a2e6b0a3e9d762fb9925fa0.jpeg) And the Scaler used for the brass section [Scaler per guitar.xml](https://forum.scalermusic.com/uploads/short-url/gsu9Y0M0sMPAak2x5IPJOedhqsW.xml) (24.2 KB) After having listened some brass part I got that an alternation of very fast and less fast arpeggios, of riffs and melodies, and long notes, all found by ear, may work Here is the brass section used ![Brass section](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/f/f78522a31a39f2cf02af3ed801c286a68da2080c.jpeg) The 1st step was finding a cool series of chords, then I used them to drive Xpand!2 and Ezkeys; with the latter (and with the bass) I duplicated the part applying different patterns to have more variability ![Keyboard](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/f/f78aa125a533658ffec5686f6c1b6fbc61f5f6eb.jpeg) Then I found a nice pattern for the guitar in the Loop Mode ![Guitar](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/6/64d8095a6fd1ecc97d22f27c38ed078deec2332c.jpeg) The drums part was found using the MIDI recorded in Scaler Section C The bass was made using the same MIDI, then I duplicated it a few times applying different patterns as for EzKeys And here the result [Funk 1907](https://soundcloud.com/user-658469515/funky-1907?si=f3d79b424b154ff6983d2d15f8c86d18&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) Let me know your opinion, and any insight is welcome for example, I didn’t find a way to MIDI fade in/out in Bitwig 🙃 😁 ---
**Author:** ![jamieh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/jamieh/32/1139_2.png) [@jamieh](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/jamieh)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-7-another-try-to-drive-a-brass-section/12402/2 "2022-12-01T03:00:04Z")
What are you trying to fade in and out? The whole piece, different parts? There are easy ways to do 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:** [December 1, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-7-another-try-to-drive-a-brass-section/12402/3 "2022-12-01T11:23:41Z")
> [@jamieh](#): > > What are you trying to fade in and out? the start and the end of all MIDI tracks quite oddly 😁 I read the manual and looked at videos but they often refer to previous releases, so they are often useless Hum, I am starting to suspect that fading MIDI tracks is not allowed later I’ll try a fade with an Audio track instead ---
**Author:** ![jamieh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/jamieh/32/1139_2.png) [@jamieh](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/jamieh)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-7-another-try-to-drive-a-brass-section/12402/4 "2022-12-01T17:05:45Z")
It’s automated just like Live. Automate the volume of the track in clip view. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-7-another-try-to-drive-a-brass-section/12402/5 "2022-12-01T19:10:09Z")
> [@jamieh](#): > > Automate the volume of the track in clip view. mmm, never used clips… maybe this is why I can’t see anything ---
**Author:** ![jamieh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/jamieh/32/1139_2.png) [@jamieh](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/jamieh)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2022, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-7-another-try-to-drive-a-brass-section/12402/6 "2022-12-01T19:39:28Z")
Actually Track view works to. Use the pencil tool. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-7-another-try-to-drive-a-brass-section/12402/7 "2022-12-02T16:10:29Z")
> [@jamieh](#): > > Use the pencil tool. I’ll try that tonight