You mean how to input the MIDI note generated by “chord potion” into nexus?
Or how does nexus arpeggio output to other instrument tracks?
I didn’t see what you meant
So nexus doesn’t let you edit the notes in its arpeggiator. It’s just presets then? I assumed you routed Scaler into Nexus to have Nexus arpeggiate it’s sounds with Scalers Chords.
I use scaler to generate chords, and then drag and drop the chords into the instrument track.
If the work requirements are not complex, I directly use nexus arpeggio.
If I want to modify the notes, I use VPS Avenger’s arpeggio
That is, I put the chord generated by scaler into the instrument track of VPS avenger
Then use VPS Avenger’s arpeggio to make nexus sound.
Because I prefer the sound in nexus.
That’s the only way right now. Because nexus does not have MIDI out
Assuming that scaler can do all this, it doesn’t need to be so complicated. All chords and arpeggios are OK. The rest of the work is drag and drop, modification, experiment, release, ha ha
The two best arps, imho, are those by Steinberg and Omnisphere. If Scaler eventually offered something similar to either of those it would be total knock-out. In the meantime, I use them both with Scaler and it’s still a dream world of scales and sounds.
Do you mean the Arp built in to Cubase? It’s a good one. Just getting into it since I purchased Cubase 11 this Spring.
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I heard that studio one will also optimize ARP soon
In fact, studio one has always existed, but it has not continued to do better.
I believe that the future of music must be convenient and rapid, which will save a lot of creative time.
I’ve used Studio One and feel it has been improving quite rapidly. It has the fastest workflow of any DAW
that I’ve used. Version 5 is outstanding.
yes. That’s how I feel. My only hope is that he will roll up the piano window. At present, I think the most comfortable piano roller shutter window is FL Studio. However, FL Studio has many other problems. If studio one can improve the piano roller shutter window, such as larger, even imitate FL Studio, it will be more perfect
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Thanks for sharing. Can’t “Blue arp” drag and drop MIDI like our Scaler?
No, but it is an excellent example of an arp/pattern driven arp. Nothing stopping you from recording the resultant MIDI 
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OK.thanks 
i will try
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With great power comes great responsibility (to learn) 
Let me know what questions you have and I may consider making a tutorial video, if you cannot find a suitable intro on Youtube already.
You’re using Blue Arp? I’ve had it on my system from an early search for the perfect Arp but I forget why I stopped using it.
Yes, occasionally. It is rather complex, and when it comes to aleatoric applications, RandArp is still my favorite tool. It allows for intelligent/bounded randomization of note playing probability, velocity, gate, swing, and octaves, instead of just randomization of chord note play order as most “random” arpeggiator functions do. And most of its modulation options are MIDI controllable (therefore automatable in DAW, or for live performance)
I would consider BlueArp more of a very capable sequencer that can be triggered (or even used) like an arpeggiator. It is no doubt very powerful, but, as @Swingmix pointed out, has a very steep learning curve. BlueArp also has an often overlooked force-to-scale feature, similar to Scaler. That’s why they are probably complementary in feature set and approach. Except BlueArp’s UI is very overwhelming, but hey, it’s free 
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Not sure if it has been mentioned here before, but I remember that some Unify users were amongst the Scaler user base. And Unify includes BlueArp, in fact, that is the main arpeggiator in Unify ensembles.
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To me, an ideal arpeggiator tool offers the following functionality:
- take in large chords, not just triads
- allow for dynamic expression (per note), such as velocity, gate length, swing/shuffle, octave, sequencing (up/down etc)
- play speed (in relation to host tempo)
- tie notes
- all parameters can be modulated, ideally with probability options
- all parameters are MIDI controllable
- read incoming velocity/aftertouch/modwheel
- scale mapping
- save/load presets
- starting point within input chords (akin to inversions)
- transpose options per note (incl. probability driven)
Also consider that arpeggiators are not just suitable for melodies, but can also used for percussive patterns, so as to support rhythms. Just link the arp MIDI to a percussive sound.
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The Omnisphere arp satisfies most of those requirements including ‘chaos’. It can have 8 independent arps running per patch, so that makes it pretty heavyweight.
Omnisphere is a hugely under-rated synth and insanely powerful ; 4 independent layers per patch / a single instance can have 64 LFO’s, 64 filters , 96 envelopes and 160 oscillators per NOTE (!) - I can’t think of any other with that capability.
I should know why you would not use it anymore. Because this blue arp has something in common with chordpotion, making music is not like making music.