# SCALER 3 -- can now HOST any VST instrument of your choosing **URL:** \ **Category:** Scaler 3 General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 15, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654 "2025-01-15T22:59:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![etyrnal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/aeb1de/32.png) [@etyrnal](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/etyrnal)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/1 "2025-01-15T22:59:54Z")
**UPDATE SCALER 3** to be able to **HOST a VST INSTRUMENT PLUGIN** inside SCALER 3 ! This way, in DAW hosts that don’t handle midi out/in messages correctly (Reason and others) can use SCALER 3 with external sounds. Just make it so that it can HOST a VST another instrument so we can use the internal sounds OR a synth of our own choosing. That would be FANTASTIC!! ---
**Author:** ![etyrnal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/aeb1de/32.png) [@etyrnal](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/etyrnal)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/2 "2025-02-13T17:06:29Z")
nobody else sees the usefulness? It solves a problem prefectly. ---
**Author:** ![NYGuitarist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@NYGuitarist](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/NYGuitarist)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/3 "2025-02-14T06:51:44Z")
It would great to saveinstruments/FX as presets. I hope it’s possible! ---
**Author:** ![Straker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Straker](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Straker)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/4 "2025-02-14T14:25:22Z")
> [@etyrnal](#): > > nobody else sees the usefulness? This enhancement was confirmed by davide a few months ago, it will be in v3. > [@Enhance Scaler VST to host a VSTi plugin](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/enhance-scaler-vst-to-host-a-vsti-plugin/17910): > > As far as I’m aware in most DAWs, and certainly in Studio One, you have to create a track for Scaler and then a parallel track for the VSTi that you want Scaler to drive, then you have to route Scaler’s midi output to the VSTi midi input. You have to repeat this for every Scaler instance and it gets a bit messy. It would be really neat if Scaler could host a VSTi itself so that only one track is needed per Scaler instance and the combo could be saved as a preset. Maybe this is going to be part… ---
**Author:** ![DPH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@DPH](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/DPH)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2025, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/5 "2025-02-21T00:16:06Z")
Does anyone know if SCALER 3 will be scalable? It’s a serious question. I mean the app, zoom in or out, resize the app? ---
**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:** [February 21, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/6 "2025-02-21T23:42:34Z")
Of course, it’s quite nice too! ![Feb-22-2025 10-41-48](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/2/21da1550f5f90d1852d87cda6be22610a16492d2.gif) ---
**Author:** ![DPH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@DPH](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/DPH)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/7 "2025-02-25T23:16:02Z")
Looks Great! Thanks davide. ---
**Author:** ![Rembi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/rembi/32/10094_2.png) [@Rembi](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Rembi)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/8 "2025-03-22T13:48:57Z")
This is a spectacular new feature. For the moment, one needs to use Scaler them export a pattern or theme into a corresponding DAW vst - which is time consuming, and quite limiting. This new feature solves a lot of issues and extends Scaler significantly. 1. Saves time 2. Allows for quick changes in scaler directly to the DAW instrument as being used. 3. Will extending the ability to experiment, explore and refine. 4. Will I am surmising, also bring VST modulators and effects vst into the direct signal path. 5. In some cases where scores are being used, it will make writing and publishing significantly faster and more exploratory. I await this release, especially since learning about this today. ---
**Author:** ![MusicStudent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@MusicStudent](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/MusicStudent)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/10 "2025-03-22T19:37:05Z")
If you mean like EZKeys 2, the answer is yes. The standalone S3 will play the EZKeys2 keyboard as the sound synth. Otherwise, What specificially did you have in mind and I will try it. ---
**Author:** ![clavia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@clavia](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/clavia)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/12 "2025-03-22T23:00:50Z")
Not sure. Automating the hosted plugins in your DAW might be a problem. ---
**Author:** ![kabuin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/kabuin/32/11996_2.png) [@kabuin](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/kabuin)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/13 "2025-03-23T03:27:54Z")
I first bought scaler on plugin boutique, recently i decided to have my account on scaler music instead but i didn’t know how to transfer my purchase to my scaler music account, so i decided to purchase a new copy, how do i resell the purchase at plugin boutique? ---
**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:** [March 23, 2025, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/14 "2025-03-23T12:54:31Z")
> [@kabuin](#): > > how do i resell the purchase at plugin boutique I am unsure that you can do it with Plugin Boutique In this case, you can try [KnobCloud](https://knobcloud.com/) ---
**Author:** ![ZincT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/49beb7/32.png) [@ZincT](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ZincT)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/scaler-3-can-now-host-any-vst-instrument-of-your-choosing/18654/15 "2025-03-25T10:19:22Z")
How do I change the location of my VST2 plugins for Scaler 3 to rescan? I can find a “rescan” option in preferences but not a “folder locations” option. Thanks