# Scaler 2.8.1 new feature: automating fill in Section C **URL:** \ **Category:** Scaler 2 General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 26, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-8-1-new-feature-automating-fill-in-section-c/14027 "2023-06-26T16:51:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![TMacD](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/tmacd/32/6358_2.png) [@TMacD](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/TMacD)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-8-1-new-feature-automating-fill-in-section-c/14027/8 "2023-07-11T14:38:39Z")
Below is a post and little video I did on the Exploring Scaller Settings topic. FWIW, I tend to think of Scaler in several modes: 1 **Learn and Practice** - using things like key locking for chord learning and play quantize for timing practice 2 **Compose and Produce** - using things like existing chords & patterns, as well as Suggest and Performances to get a particular sound I’m looking for. 3 **Explore and Create** (by far my favorite) - using the settings and various performance modes almost like a synth. It lets me play with the different settings in real-time to see what can be teased out of Scaler. I’ll also feed Scaler’s midi back into Scaler in what might be called a recursive pattern. I sense most people just scratch the surface when it comes to this amazing tool. When you start combining settings, performances modes, instruments and midi sequences, the paths through Scaler are, for all practical purposes, infinite. > [@Exploring Scaler's Performance settings....an easier way the look beyond the chords](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/exploring-scalers-performance-settings-an-easier-way-the-look-beyond-the-chords/9104): > > We all know Scaler is a chord creation and playback machine, but what about the performance playback engine? If you are new to Scaler (or maybe not) do you ever wonder what all the performance settings actually did and how they influenced each other. If so, did you know you could change almost all of Scaler’s performance settings while it is playing, letting you hear the changes almost instantly without missing a beat? You can even keep the Settings pane open letting you more easily see (an… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-8-1-new-feature-automating-fill-in-section-c/14027)._