# Strum Feature Not Working?

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/strum-feature-not-working/1229>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [August 28, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/strum-feature-not-working/1229 "2019-08-28T22:37:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![WiseGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbce88/32.png) [@WiseGuy](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/WiseGuy)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/strum-feature-not-working/1229/1 "2019-08-28T22:37:23Z")

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Hello,  
Is anyone having issues with the strum feature not working in scaler? I have noticed this recently happen, has anyone found a fix? Could there be a setting I’m using preventing this to happen. Normally when I click the strum feature, the sound goes completely out of the plugin, whether in solo mode or connected to another vst. I have tried multiple DAWS and controllers and still I have no luck. I noticed this happen after the update to version 1.8.

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**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:** [September 2, 2019, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/strum-feature-not-working/1229/2 "2019-09-02T04:43:48Z")

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Working fine for me, can you give us the steps required to make it happen on your end?

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**Author:** ![ash042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/da6949/32.png) [@ash042](https://forum.scalermusic.com/u/ash042)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/strum-feature-not-working/1229/3 "2019-09-10T00:04:40Z")

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The strumming only seems to work when Bind Midi is selected. Strumming does not work when triggered from DAW midi. Arpeggio works but strum doesn’t.

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**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:** [September 13, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/strum-feature-not-working/1229/4 "2019-09-13T20:51:12Z")

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Yes that’s the intention at this stage, otherwise it would be difficult for scale to guess whether you are playing a chord or a single note and strum incorrectly, we are changing this behaviour for the future to give you the option to strum on non bound material