# Set midi control to cycle through performances **URL:** \ **Category:** Scaler 2 General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 3, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/set-midi-control-to-cycle-through-performances/7369 "2021-06-03T08:56:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![erikma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@erikma](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/erikma)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/set-midi-control-to-cycle-through-performances/7369/1 "2021-06-03T08:56:59Z")
Hi is it possible to assign a midi rotary encoder to cycle through the scaler “presets” or is this a feature request? Best Erik ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/set-midi-control-to-cycle-through-performances/7369/2 "2021-06-03T17:07:51Z")
Glad you asked for it too @erikma ! Let’s build some momentum behind this idea 🙂 > [@Wishlist for Scaler 3.x for MIDI control](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/wishlist-for-scaler-3-x-for-midi-control/7341): > > This first iteration of MIDI control in Scaler 2.4 is awesome! It allows dynamic selection of performance expressions in real-time from the DAW. And I do hope that on the Scaler 3 roadmap we may experience some growth of this concept, especially applied to selecting chord progressions from the menus “Songs” and “Artists”. My hope is that we eventually can get general CC assignments to each chord progression selection menu folder, so that twisting knobs/sliding faders can be applied to selectin… ---
**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:** [June 3, 2021, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/set-midi-control-to-cycle-through-performances/7369/3 "2021-06-03T21:17:06Z")
I guess once it’s in focus that should be possible, we are assigning buttons to \< and \> so you can do it that way but yeah - rotary encoder makes sense. I’ll discuss with team. ---
**Author:** ![sj1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sj1](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/sj1)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/set-midi-control-to-cycle-through-performances/7369/4 "2021-06-04T16:14:15Z")
Rotary control would be very good for this, but specific selection via CCs also makes sense to me for some things. A flexible combination of both possibilities would be ideal I think. As a possible example, the 8 Performance types ![Scaler - 8 Perf Types 01](https://cdck-file-uploads-canada1.s3.dualstack.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/flex012/uploads/scalermusic/original/2X/2/290e08083ca1db8ef4814f1c79dc8e68ad3cacd1.jpeg) might nicely be chosen from 8 controller pads (typically a single row or column). Putting the next level down on rotary might then be very nice, _but_, if the user only has controller pads available it would be unfortunate if they were not able to make assignments on their pad controller to get the desired results. ---
**Author:** ![erikma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@erikma](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/erikma)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/set-midi-control-to-cycle-through-performances/7369/5 "2021-06-04T16:35:12Z")
Excellent ideas and as icing on the cake also a “random” button which chooses from all te available options. Also assignable 0,5 1 or 2 times the speed of a variation or is this already possible? Best Erik ---
**Author:** ![erikma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@erikma](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/erikma)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/set-midi-control-to-cycle-through-performances/7369/6 "2021-06-04T16:41:22Z")
In this scenario it would be nice to cycle through presets with a rotary encoder and to be able to assign a preset you like to a midi cc without leaving the list that the rotary controls. Best Erik ---
**Author:** ![erikma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@erikma](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/erikma)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/set-midi-control-to-cycle-through-performances/7369/7 "2021-06-12T15:29:01Z")
Hi davide is it already possible in version 2.4 to assign \<\>? Best Erik ---
**Author:** ![Ed1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/forum.scalermusic.com/ed1/32/263_2.png) [@Ed1](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/Ed1)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/set-midi-control-to-cycle-through-performances/7369/8 "2021-06-12T20:37:13Z")
Hi @erikma It will be possible in version 2.4.1. Cheers, Ed ---
**Author:** ![erikma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b2d939/32.png) [@erikma](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/erikma)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2021, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/set-midi-control-to-cycle-through-performances/7369/9 "2021-06-13T08:21:26Z")
Excellent news Ed! is there already a release date for 2.4.1? best Erik