# Scaler 2 Not Sending Chord Data To VST **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [August 3, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872 "2021-08-03T19:31:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chase16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@Chase16](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Chase16)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872/1 "2021-08-03T19:31:31Z")
I’m having a huge issue when working with scaler 2 for some reason when I configure Scaler to trigger a VST it only sends the note of the key that I triggered on my MIDI keyboard not the chord that’s triggered in the Scaler2 VST would greatly appreciate why I’ve been having this issue Thanks! ---
**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:** [August 3, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872/2 "2021-08-03T19:55:09Z")
Do you have Key binding activated? It’s the button on the right of each of the sections. If on it will be green. ---
**Author:** ![Bernd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/bernd/32/1320_2.png) [@Bernd](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Bernd)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872/3 "2021-08-03T19:55:53Z")
Do you have this button active? The one with the red circle… ![image](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/images/transparent.png) ---
**Author:** ![Bernd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/bernd/32/1320_2.png) [@Bernd](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Bernd)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872/4 "2021-08-03T19:56:28Z")
> [@jamieh](#): > > Do you have Key binding activated? It’s the button on the right of each of the sections. If on it will be green. Jinx! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chase16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@Chase16](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Chase16)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872/5 "2021-08-03T20:19:09Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/6/6006b60cbb3adeb7950978d7071f764b5b2d0972.jpeg) Yes as you can see it’s activated however when I press a key on my MIDI Keyboard it triggers the chord on Scaler2 but I don’t hear the actual chord being played on the VST just the single note that’s played from the midi keyboard not the actual chord ---
**Author:** ![Bernd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/bernd/32/1320_2.png) [@Bernd](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Bernd)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872/6 "2021-08-03T20:41:33Z")
How does your routing within Ableton look like? I couldn’t read the details in your screenshot above. ---
**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:** [August 3, 2021, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872/7 "2021-08-03T21:15:52Z")
If that 2nd slot is where Scaler is routed to, it should look like this — ![Screen Shot 2021-08-03 at 2.10.29 PM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/images/transparent.png) Yours is missing the Scaler connection where it says PostFX — ![Scaler](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/d/d0278e62eb346cde5f01b5530da5a6268d4a8c72.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![lelek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/919ad9/32.png) [@lelek](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/lelek)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872/8 "2021-08-03T21:17:10Z")
@Chase16, on the 2nd channel set “Scaler 2” where you have ‘Post FX’ now. ![Screen Shot 2021-08-03 at 11.14.03 PM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/images/transparent.png) ---
**Author:** ![Chase16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@Chase16](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Chase16)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872/9 "2021-08-03T21:39:25Z")
That’s the issue I’m having for some strange reason it doesn’t give me that option I only get the option for post Fx and Pre FX why don’t I have the option to select scaler2? ---
**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:** [August 3, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-2-not-sending-chord-data-to-vst/7872/10 "2021-08-03T22:00:29Z")
To me it looks like you have using the AU version. It won’t give you the option. You should be using the VST version. The AU version says Scaler 2 and the VST version says Scaler2 without the space between r and 2. You’ll have much better results. The AU version doesn’t really do all that is needed (as you found out) because the AU spec doesn’t have it built in. (So there’s nothing the Devs can do to fix that. It’s the way the AU plugin spec is.)