Setup - Bitwig Studio 2 - External Instrument Control

Scaler 2 Tutorials
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To control external instruments within Bitwig Studio you must use Scaler as a VST plugin and route Scaler’s MIDI output onto the track of the instrument you wish to control.

How-To

  1. Load Scaler VST onto an instrument track and the instrument you wish to control on a second track.

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  1. Select Scaler’s track and change its output in order to send the notes to the track you wish to control: “Notes to Tracks > Tracks > [Your Track]”

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  1. Scaler MIDI output is now routed to your instrument.

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PDF version: Scaler - External Instrument Control Setup - Bitwig Studio 2

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this is even easier possible in Bitwig. just drop your synth behind Scaler in the chain for simple setups:
grafik

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This is way easier! I am used to DAW having complicated routing setup so I did not even try this. Thanks for sharing.

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Alright,

Bitwig 2.5 user, latest version of scaler.

I have tried it both ways, as a chain and as a separate instrument with routed outputs.

I have no output.

??? I don’t have this problem with other plugins. Cthulu for example. What am I missing here…

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Hi @PappaBlowflay

make sure to use the VST2 version of Scaler for MIDI routing.